Revealing Maxi-Dress to Fun Skirt

 Hello Readers. This bright pink maxi dress was so cheerful and perfect for spring. But when they make a maxi dress... it is maximum length. I am short and I could not wear it even with heels. It was also really skimpy on top. What could I do to fix this dress?

Before and after. 

This dress was so skimpy and revealing on top. I could not wear it alone. I put a fun shirt on top. This looked good and I was comfortable but the bodice of the dress was a bit bulky. This dress would be a lot better if I removed the bodice entirely and wore this as a skirt.

 

I started making that happen. This dress had an elastic waistband. That will be the waistband of my new skirt. The bodice was useless to me but the skirt was fabulous. I cut the bodice away from the skirt. This was a knit so it would not fray when it was cut.

 

 I made sure I did not cut the elastic or the casing around it when i cut off the bodice.

 

I also cut about 4 inches from the hem.

 

Then I gave it a new hem so it would look nice and neat.
 

This skirt is super pink and it's more wearable for me than the original dress was. It turned out just right. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.