House Dress to Chic Dress

 Hello Readers. This big bold floral print really caught my eye. It seemed so bright and cheerful. It had a big ruffle at the hem and ruffled sleeves that made it look more voluminous than it really was. It made me look more voluminous than I really was too. 

Before and after.

This dress seemed like it would be great for a refashion. Could I make a shorter summer dress? Sure I could.

I decided to cut off the ruffle at the hem. It made the dress too long for me. It had to go.

I used this dress pattern to get the shoulder shape I wanted. The body of the dress was nearly identical to the pattern already. My work was going to be very easy.

I had my dress front and back ready to sew. I liked this new sleeveless dress.

I put the front and back together with my serger so I would have neat seams.

Those ruffles were calling to me. I decided to put the sleeve ruffles back on my dress. 

The ruffles added a nice touch and made cute little cap sleeves.

The skirt of the dress had a fun high-low hemline that I really liked. It was easier to see it with the extra ruffle out of the way. I loved how it all came together. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.

***Year End Update- This is still a great light weight summer dress. It will come back when the weather warms up.

Night Shirt to High-Low Shirt (No Sewing!)

Hello Readers. My project today was a nightshirt. There is nothing wrong with it. I just don't like night shirts. They seem to get all tangled in the blankets and I don't need that kind of stress when I am sleeping. I liked the color and I had an idea. I would make a high-low shirt. I don't have one and I like how the back covers the caboose and the front elongates your legs.

I spread it out on the floor and made it very smooth. I was going to cut through both layers at the same time to make sure that each side was equal in length. I thought if i cut one side and then the other I would never get them the same. 

Here is a view of it on my dress form. I also cut a few inches off the sleeves. It is warmer out and I thought 3/4 length sleeves would be nice for spring.

Here we are finished. It is long enough that my stomach does not show AT ALL. (That is important to me. No one should see that mess.) It is also long enough to tuck into the skirt I showed you in my last post.

Sunshine and Daffodils. Spring has sprung!

Thanks for reading, now go make something fun for yourself.