Day 322: Refashioner’s Block Top
When I put on today’s piece, I really didn’t know what I wanted to do with it right away. It was sort of like having Writer’s Block…only Refashioner’s Block! I eventually decided to stop thinking about it and just start doing. Any step forward was probably in the right direction! 🙂 First, I took it in! I cut off the extra fabric with my pinking shears (This is to keep the sides from fraying, btw). I tried it on, and noticed a BIG problem! Luckily, this was a quick fix! I decided to make this dress into a top for the day. I chopped it off, and gave it a…
Day 315: Of Greater Fortuny Top
When I saw today’s piece, I knew exactly what I’d want to do to take it from little old lady to little young(ish) Jilly! 🙂 There’s a lot to hate about this one. The sleeves are awful, the fit is miserable, and the bottom is a bit more see-through than my modest tendencies find appropriate. Basically, the only good thing about this dress is the fortuny pleating with contrasting lace on the top of the dress. So let’s extract that, shaaaallllllll we? 🙂 First, I cut off the bottom of the dress, right above the elastic waistband. Then, I pinned each side under the neck hole, like so: I ran…
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Day 312: Nothing Rhymes with Flannel Dress
There’s a lot to dislike about today’s piece, folks. I am not a fan of flannel shirts. I realize that they’re comfy, warm, practical, and blah blah blah blah blah, but I don’t care. There is no reason to wear them in public unless you’re camping…or Paul Bunyan. This shirt had a few problems other than aesthetics to worry about, too! What’s a girl to do?!?! First, I removed those problematic sleeves. It’s pretty flippin’ hot here in SC, so the extra arm warmage wasn’t necessary! Then, I pinned up that wounded side seam. A quick stitch session followed! For my final trick, I cut the sleeves into strips and stitched them…
Day 303: Babies of the Eighties Top
Welcome back to the 1980’s, everybody! 🙂 Today’s piece is a fitted & shoulderpadded number that reminds me of one I had as a kid! It’s not all bad news here though! Right now bright neon colors are incredibly in, so all this dress needs is a bit of an update. 🙂 First, I ripped out those shoulder pads, as I had no intention of playing any full-contact sports that day. 😉 I thought this dress would work much better as a top, so I hacked off some of the length. Then I snipped off those way-too-dated sleeves! I cut a few triangle-shaped notches along the edge of my new…
Day 300: Culture Vulture Top
I get so inspired from all the fun prints I find when I go thrifting. Sadly, the fun fabric isn’t doesn’t always belong to the most fun garments! This is a pretty basic elastic-waisted skirt. Meh. Not much going on here. Today I was in a rare jeans mood, so a skirt wasn’t going to work! I grabbed my scissors and snipped off that elastic waistband. I wasn’t going to need the side pockets on this skirt, so I stitched them up and cut them off! Then, I put the skirt upside-down on my dress form and pinned it at the shoulders. I ran the pinned places through my machine,…
