Tablecloth to Robe

 Hello Readers. I wanted to make a light-weight robe. I didn't think that it would be that difficult but it was a hot mess and I still don't know exactly how I feel about it. 

Before and after.  

I actually had 2 of these tablecloths. I thought one was plenty big enough to make a simple lightweight robe. Keep reading to see how much this went off the rails. 

 

I used a robe that I made with the Bog Coat Pattern. It turned out like a dream. I love this gold robe but it is too heavy for summer where I live. 

 

I cut out my rob and I can see now that the front panels were not wide enough. They needed to over lap more to be a robe that closes over itself. 

 

I added this red ribbon to the edges of the front and used it as a belt. I liked how it looked but when I tried it on it did not overlap enough in front. 

 

I took the red ribbon off and added a panel along the front and around the neck. This added about 5 inches on each side and it overlapped and closed much better. 

 

I liked the red belt but I discovered when I tried it on again that it was really short. Like REALLY short. I was out of fabric. 

 

I added some napkins. Yes, cotton napkins. I cut them in half and folded them into pleats along the bottom of the robe. I was literally running out of fabric, options, hope and sanity. 

 

(Morning hair.) 

Here is my robe. It has been so frustrating and I am not sure how I feel about this robe. But thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.