15 March 2012

I must do this more often.

Blog about clothes makeovers that is.  I've done quite a bit of it lately and don't have any photos to show for it.  Naughty me.  So here's a fresh start -
A nice little op shop (thrift) find.  An older girls' hipster skirt in little girls' colours.  I knew I'd regret it if I didn't fork out the $2, and felt confident I could convert it into a dress for my girl (I had already taken out the side zip when I took this photo).
I thought I could do enough shirring on the yoke to bring it down to size enough but I think there was too much bulk, and I didn't want to start cutting bits out of it to make the shirring work.  It needed to be simple.  Luckily the skirt was lined, which meant I could sew a few parallel lines of stitching and thread hat elastic through.  Easy peasy, and has also given it a lovely fulness.  Sorry it's not the best photo, we've had a dull rainy day here today and this was the only photo where she kept still.  Although I do like this photo as well -
She's a very busy girl you know......

Oh and that footstool she's leaning against.  That's on the makeover list too.

4 comments:

  1. Very, very cute! It makes the perfect dress!

    Liri

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  2. That is adorable --- and a steal, by the way! ---"Love"

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  3. I came out just perfect. Of course with such an adorable model how could you go wrong. Great dress, like that you gave that skirt new life.

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  4. Gorgeous! Love the colours in the fabric and the dress is lovely!

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