Today I…
Turned
a Skirt
into
a Dress
Over a decade ago someone gave me a skirt that was
too big for me, but the fabric had a great pattern. I wanted to turn it into a
dress, but until very recently had absolutely no sewing skills.
Having been inspired by the New Dress A Day blog (and
now book), I decided to finally break out the skirt and do something with it.
The elastic had been removed from the top so I just added two black grosgrain
ribbon straps. Instead of taking in the dress (which may still happen later), I
chose to place the ribbons where they would form a cowel neck with the extra
material. To give it a more finished look, I liquid stitched more ribbon around
the neckline and hemline. Since it is still unfitted, I’ll belt it with either
the same ribbon or liven it up with something more colorful.
It took ten years to think about and around two hours
to do. Ridiculous, right? Fortunately, I started this blog to be more
productive. Now I have a new dress.
I’ll post before and after photos soon.
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