Showing posts with label Refashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Refashion. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

DIY Refashion

Hey there so we are having fun not having a lot to do over here. Kade has been riding his motorcycle/dirt bike (still not sure what to call it) basically chance he can. I have been following a bunch of different blogs and pins about refashions( taking old clothing and making a few changes to update it) so here is my first attempt. I saw this idea, and remembered this dress I had that shrunk in the wash (major bummer) so I decided it would be my first try. So the first view: 
Please excuse photo quality!

as you can see the length is awkward. 

its also sleeveless which is hard in the summer when it gets so hot. 

So, with the scissors, I left three inches on the bottom ruffle, and took the remaining fabric to make sleeves. It took me a little while to figure out the sleeves ( I watched a tutorial earlier in the day) and just made it up as I went, so the seem lines aren't the best and it was my first time ever. I would say to watch any tutorial on you tube there are some really good ones. I also used the pre existing seem from the bottom of the dress, to avoid having to sewing more than necessary. Here is the final product:

  thats it for now tell me what you think!
dresses first appearance, worn with jean vest, Grecian sandals.