tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620978042162641272024-02-19T06:43:43.377-08:00So-So SewerThe So-So Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167166241309728319noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162097804216264127.post-74229012360164744852019-07-29T18:48:00.000-07:002019-07-29T18:48:39.288-07:00Dress too small? Let's fix that<div style="text-align: center;">
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Wow! It's been a while since I posted last. Life happened and time got away from me, but I'm back now! Since I last posted, I have discovered ESTATE SALES! These are a-maz-ing! It's as if you get to pilfer through a stranger's earthly possessions! I wish I would have known about these long ago. They are so much better than yard sales. You get much better deals and find cooler stuff. All the ones I have gone to have had someone in the house that is a crafter or seamstress. SCORE! The first one I went to was at the house of a sewer/refashioner. There was a huge tote of fabric remnants and the closets were full of dresses that were a size or two too small. That didn't deter me though. Needless to say I was bottoms up in the fabric tote and elbow deep in that closet! With it being the last day of the sale, everything was 50% off. I bought everything I thought I could use. I ended up spending about $15 and my arms were full. This sale is where I found this beauty: </div>
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It wouldn't even come close to zipping. </div>
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I really loved this dress and I really wanted to wear it. I just had to figure out a way to make it bigger. I decided the best plan was to sew panels on each side to widen the dress evenly. I had hoped I could find that exact fabric on the internet somewhere and use it to make it wider. I searched but couldn't find it. Then, on Saturday, I went to a church yard sale. (Church yard sales are just as great as Estate Sales.) At this particular yard sale, I bought a lot of great fabric. It was "fill a bag for $1" and they handed me a big bag to put it all in 😀. Another score! That's where I found the fabric that would allow me to finally wear this dress. </div>
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Since the bottom of this dress mostly fit (it was a little tight getting it over my hips), the first thing I did was take my bust measurement. Then I measured the bust (armpit to armpit) of the dress and multiplied this number by 2 to get the total bust measurement of the dress. Then I subtracted the dress measurement from the bust measurement. I took that number and divided it by 2 since I want the fabric to be even on both sides. </div>
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For example: 44" Bust measurement, Dress measurement was 18" x 2= 36" </div>
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8"/2 = 4" </div>
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My side panels needed to be 4" on each side, so I cut them 4.5" each for seam allowance. </div>
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My dress is sewn with a seam at the bust, so I measured from the armpit to the bust seam and got 7". So I cut two pieces of fabric 4.5"x 7.5" (the extra 1/2 inch is for seam allowance)</div>
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The other two pieces were cut from the measurement of the bust to the hem of the dress. </div>
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4.5" x 27.5" (again, I added 1/2" for seam allowance)</div>
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Next, I had to open up the side seams with the seam ripper. I opened the seam on one side of the dress and put in a panel one side at a time. </div>
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I pinned the panel into the side of the dress. I pinned one side of the panel at a time. You could pin both sides of the panel and then sew, but I did it one side at a time. </div>
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I left about 1/4 inch of white fabric above the green fabric. This gave me enough white fabric to fold down twice to finish the seam when the panels were sewn in. </div>
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After I sewed the panels in to the dress, I sewed the short panel and the long panel together where they meet. </div>
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This is how it looked up to this point...</div>
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The next step was to fold the raw edge of the fabric at the top of the dress 2 times and sew a seam. This gives it a polished look and keeps the ends from fraying when washed. </div>
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I repeated all of that on the other side seam of the dress. </div>
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Then I folded the bottom hem of the dress twice and sewed a seam. </div>
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I tried the dress on once more and....</div>
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Yay! It zipped!!!! (I was so happy I may have jumped up and down)</div>
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I love my new dress!!!</div>
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This tutorial involves absolutely no sewing. However, I made it and thought it was super cute, so I'm gonna show you how I did it. </div>
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One of my favorite things to do is find things I have lying (laying?) around my house to use in my craft projects. The only thing better than crafting is FREE-ish crafting! </div>
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A frame. Any frame will work. You'll want something kind of big. Mine is a 16"x20". If you don't have a frame, you can grab a blank canvas (or an old painting you don't want anymore), like I did. </div>
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Fake Flowers. I used an old bouquet and just ripped the tops of the flowers off. And BONUS: when I made the bouquet, the flowers came from the Dollar Tree. So even when I purchased the flowers, they were still cheap! </div>
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Cardboard. You'll need this for the number or initial that you will be covering in flowers. I used an old Amazon box. Thanks to Amazon Prime, I have a ton of cardboard boxes. You could also probably use poster board or a shirt gift box. </div>
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Acrylic Craft Paint and Brush. I picked a bright color, because my door is navy blue. If you want to leave it natural, that could be cute, too. </div>
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The first thing I did was turn the canvas over and ripped off the cloth until I just had a frame. </div>
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Once that is taken care of, grab your acrylic paint. If your brush is small enough, you can obviously just get the paint as you need it from the bottle. My brush was too big, so I had to use a paint palette. A butter bowl lid will work if you don't have a palette. </div>
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Paint the frame. I slapped my paint on quickly, because I wanted my frame to look old-ish and distressed. I put mine on a tote lid so it wouldn't get on my carpet. </div>
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I grabbed my cardboard, and decided how big I wanted my number 5. Then I free-handed it on the cardboard and cut it out. </div>
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I punched a hole in the top of the "5" for when I need to put the string in it to hang it from the frame. </div>
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Next, pull the fake flowers off of their stems. There should be a teeny tiny nub on the back of them sticking out. Poke tiny holes in the cardboard and push the teeny tiny nubs in there. You can hot glue them on there to make sure they won't fall off. I didn't though. The sun shines directly on my front door and the heat melts the glue. So I just poked mine through and called it a day. </div>
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Now, I put the cord through the hole I punched earlier and tied it around the frame. </div>
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Look how awesome it looks against my blue door! </div>
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If you try this, I'd love to see the final product!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey! Thanks for stopping by to read this. I got that shirt on the left for free. I probably would have paid for it. I tend to buy clothing that looks great on skinny people without thinking it might not look the same on me. However, this time, I lucked into a free shirt. I decided it might look good without that awful elastic faux drawstring waistline. I don't understand why designers don't get this...women with bigger waistlines do not like clothing that cuts into or sticks to their stomachs. Seriously. And please, for the love, nothing that "blouses"! That's not a good look either. Take a look at that before and after pic above...I weigh the same in BOTH pictures. They were taken the same day. I look thinner and more "put together" in that second picture. (Or at least I think so.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So for this tutorial, I'm gonna show you how to re-shape a top with 4 super easy changes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To start, I grabbed my handy dandy seam ripper to take out the stitches of the elastic casing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I cut the sleeves off next. I like to cut the sleeves right before the armhole seam. (This makes it easier to sew the raw edge up.) With the shirt inside out, I rolled the raw edge over once and pinned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the shirt turned inside out, it was time to 'fit' the top. Starting at the armpit, I pinned the shirt down the sides. I like for my shirts to flare a little towards the bottom so the shirts aren't clingy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ran the shirt through the sewing machine along the pins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried on the shirt. When I had it the way I wanted, I turned the shirt inside out and trimmed the excess fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted this shirt to have a little something extra. So I grabbed an old white t-shirt and cut a wide strip. I folded it in half. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I put a gathering stitch in the wide white strip to make a ruffle.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Next, I pinned that white ruffle along the neckline. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is how the ruffle looked after it was sewn in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Annnnd, this is the final result. I love it! </span></div>
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Man, I have been super sporadic with my tutorials lately.</div>
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I finished my spring semester in May and my kids will be done with school tomorrow! (Yay! No more alarm clocks to set or lunches to pack until August! WOOHOO!) </div>
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I'm hoping to do a lot more tutorials this summer. Fingers crossed! =)</div>
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But for now, here's how I made this shirt....</div>
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Ugh. For realsies, I should never wear shirts that have no shape ever again. And note to self, get a hairstyle. yikes! lol </div>
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Anywho, onto the clothing...</div>
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I was gifted 2 big bags of clothes from a friend of a friend. They were too big, but only by one size. Even though most of the shirts were in great condition, they were shorter than I prefer. Also, most of the shirts looked like the red shirt on the left. Whomever (did I use that right?) owned these shirts before me either really loved the style or they got a seriously great deal. I have a ton of these shirts now. </div>
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I love the red, but it needed updated and shaped. So I searched through the bag and found that middle shirt. I love the pattern, but a shirt in my size should never ever ever ever (did I mention never ever?) have that as an all over pattern. Geesh. I knew the pattern would look perfect as an accent. </div>
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So here's the tutorial: </div>
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This is an up close shot of the shirts. See that crocheted part on the neckline of the red shirt?</div>
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I started with that. </div>
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I couldn't grab my seam ripper fast enough. I got rid of the crocheted panels on the shirt. </div>
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Btw, this is one of my favorite parts of a refashion...the demolition. =) </div>
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The picture below is what the shirt looked like at this point. </div>
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Next to go were the sleeves. (I need some tank tops for the summer.) </div>
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Instead of using the seam ripper here, I just went straight for the scissors. I cut off the sleeves right before the shoulder seam. </div>
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Then I sewed the seam of the arm holes. </div>
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For this next part (with the shirt turned inside out), I tried on the shirt and pinned under the armpit then I pinned the shirt down the sides. I didn't want it to be tight, so I flared my pins out towards the bottom. </div>
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After I was sure I had it pinned just the way I wanted, I sewed along the pins. Once I finished sewing the shirt, I trimmed the excess fabric from the sides. </div>
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Back to the neckline. I wanted to add the patterned material as a trim and then add a modesty panel to the neckline. </div>
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I cut a long strip of fabric from the patterned shirt. Mine was 2 inches in width. </div>
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This next step, I used this <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-make-a-v-neck/" target="_blank">tutorial</a> I found at Craftsy.com. It's an awesome tutorial on how to make a V-neck. I modified it slightly to only use the front part of the neckline and not all the way around. </div>
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The picture below is what the v-neck looks like from the inside of the shirt. </div>
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The picture below is what the v-neck looks like on the outside of the shirt. </div>
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To make the modesty panel, I cut a piece of fabric from the patterned shirt. I took the easy road and found a piece of the neckline from that shirt that already had a finished edge. </div>
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The next step was to pin the modesty panel to the v-neck.</div>
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I sewed it and trimmed all of that excess fabric off. </div>
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To make the trim at the bottom of the shirt, I cut off the original bottom of the patterned shirt. (Again, I saved myself a step by not having to hem the trim.) I don't remember the exact width of the patterned strip, but it was really just a preference on how long I wanted the shirt to be. If I had to guess, I would say it was probably 4 inches. </div>
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I pinned the strip up under the shirt and sewed it to the shirt. Once, I was finished, I trimmed the excess patterned fabric. </div>
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And this was the final result! I love this shirt. I think it's flattering on me now. Or at least it's way more flattering than it was in the beginning. =) </div>
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So, I've learned that buying clothes from a yard sale or Goodwill can be a gamble with the sizing if you don't try on the clothes. I encountered this problem with both Shirt #1 and Shirt #2 in the above picture. I can't remember why I didn't try them on. I wanna say it was a time issue. Anyways, In the first picture, the shirt is too tight even though the tag assured me it shouldn't be. (Liar, Liar pants on fire!) The problem with Shirt #2 was everything. The cut was awful, there was just no shape whatsoever, and it was way big (it may not look like it in the picture, but trust me on this one). The pattern wasn't bad, and the colors are what prompted me to purchase it. However, that pattern all over the shirt turned out to be just TOO much. I think I only spent about $5 total on the shirts.</div>
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I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way, but I'm a big fan of long shirts. After you hit 30 and have a baby, you tend to not like short shirts. I also don't care for clingy shirts that show any lumps and other such imperfections goin' on under my clothes, amiright? And if I'm being honest here, most of the shirts I own these days are too clingy for my taste. I think I'm gaining too much weight...or the shirts could be shrinking...Yeah, I like that, lets go with that! ;) </div>
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So, I've come up with a really good solution to the too tight, too short problem. I took two shirts and formed them into one miracle shirt! </div>
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First, decide which shirt is going to be your main shirt. The other shirt will be for accents. With the main shirt, cut the side seam open about 10 inches from the bottom. Do this on both sides. (I would have used the seam ripper for this, but since my shirts are knit, I didn't want to rip holes. And lets face it, scissors are faster.) It should look like this: </div>
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Next, you're going to cut out two triangle pieces of fabric to make inserts where you cut up the sides seams of the main shirt. With the accent shirt, I measured 6 inches across the bottom, at an angle measured up 10 inches and at the "point" of the triangle, I made it 1 inch across. (This could vary depending on how loose you want your shirt) Cut out two of these. </div>
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Turn the main shirt inside out. Lay the triangle (right side down) and pin the triangle to the shirt. You want to pin the right sides of the fabric to each other. Once that is done, sew it together. I used a zig zag stitch. Not sure if this is the correct way to do it, but I've found that zig zag works well on knit fabrics. There is actually a special needle you can buy for this, but I don't have one. I <b><i>think</i></b> it's called a double needle. </div>
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You need to decide how much longer you want your shirt to be. I cut 4" wide and gave myself 1/4" seam allowances. You'll need to measure around the bottom of the shirt to decide how long your strip of fabric needs to be. The best way is to carefully line up your shirt and measure across and double that number. My measurement was 28"x2. But it will probably be different for you. (If you don't have one continuous strip of fabric the length you need, you can sew them together like I did below.)</div>
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Once that's taken care of, you need to pin the strip of fabric (right sides together) on the hem of the main shirt. Then sew all the way around the hem of the shirt. I used a straight stitch on this part. I'm not sure why, I just did. Once you get to the end, you need to sew the two ends of your fabric strip together. Do this carefully, I messed mine up twice. Oh, and pay no attention to that seam ripper in the picture...I didn't use it, it was just there.</div>
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Wasn't that easy? Now you have a one of a kind shirt that's pretty and comfortable! </div>
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Thanks for reading! I hope this tutorial helps someone salvage shirts they may have thrown away! =) </div>
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The So-So Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167166241309728319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162097804216264127.post-51337325064655824362015-01-02T18:53:00.000-08:002015-03-10T14:58:14.461-07:00Fooler Top TutorialSince I last refashioned, I decided to go to college full time. And by "go to", I mean enroll in an online university and attend class in my jammies. =) It has kept me super busy though. So that explains why I haven't had time to refashion. I'm on my winter break right now, so I have extra time to be creative. Yay! <br />
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It all started with the boots. I got these amazing boots on Black Friday. Since I've gained some weight (I really shouldn't have eaten all those sugar cookies while doing homework), I had been looking for a pair of cheap boots with an extended calf. Not that my calves were all that small before the weight gain, but I digress. I got this pair of boots at Payless.</div>
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The original price was $69.99 and I got them for $16.99! I know right? I couldn't believe it either! Anyhow, I got on Pinterest to find cute ways to wear my new favorite boots. I found this outfit that I LOVE:</div>
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I tried this look the other day. I went "shopping" in my boyfriend's closet to find a long sleeved dress shirt to wear under my grey cable knit sweater. It did NOT look good. And certainly not as cute as the above picture. It could have something to do with the fact that I'm about 6 sizes bigger (at least) than that model. But I'm also gonna say the bulk of both the shirt and the sweater was unflattering. After this, I decided to make a "Fooler Top" (A sweater with cuffs, a collar, and hem). I didn't realize this type of shirt had a name until I googled the description of it. I dug through my big pile of yardsale and goodwill clothes until I found a pink sweater that was too short from being shrunk in the dryer and a short sleeve dress shirt that was WAY too tight (see first picture....EEK!). I figured these two items would make a super cute Fooler Top. </div>
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Before I did anything, I ironed the dress shirt. It's way easier to cut without all the wrinkles. Next I spread it out on the floor to mark and cut it. I started with the cuffs. My cuffs have two buttons and a slit above them. I marked 1" above the slit with blue chalk and cut the cuff off the shirt. Then I repeated it on the other cuff. </div>
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To cut the collar of the shirt off, I measured and marked 2.5" from the collar out towards the shoulder. Next, I made a mark between the 2nd and 3rd buttons on the shirt. I chalked a straight line from the marks on the shoulders to the mark in between the buttons. </div>
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For the hem, I put the sweater on top of the shirt to see how far I wanted the hem to stick out. Then I made a mark with the chalk so I would know later on where to sew the hem. </div>
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Next I measured 2.5" up the side seams and marked it with chalk. (This measurement is a preference. It all depends on how far you want the shirt tail to stick out from under the sweater.) </div>
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This is what all the pieces look like after they are cut out. </div>
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I ran into a problem here...The cuff from the dress shirt is way bigger than the sleeve of the sweater. So I pinned the dress shirt cuff to the sweater sleeve (sweater inside out and cuff right side out...I do it this way because the cuff will be folded up). And took off the excess material to make it match. </div>
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I pinned the collar to the sweater. I did this with the collar right side out and the sweater right side out so I could see where to sew. </div>
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I ran into another problem here. I sewed all along the seam of the neckline. However, when I tried the sweater on, my head wouldn't fit through the neckhole. So, I took a little bit of the front seam out with my seam ripper. Then I unbuttoned the collar completely, strategically placed and sewed both sides of the button placket to the sweater by hand with a few stitches. You can see where I hand sewed with grey thread in the above picture. </div>
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The biggest complaint I've heard from my friends is they can't buy jean shorts for their kids that are long enough. This would be perfect for that problem! </div>
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Other reasons would be if you get a hole or a stain in the knee or bottom part of the leg of your pants. </div>
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Another reason would be if your child grew up but not out and their pants were now too short. Making them shorts would be a great solution. </div>
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I just want to point out, I've saved so much money refashioning clothes instead of buying brand new. </div>
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I really only shop at thrift shops and yard sales anymore. </div>
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Refashioning is a real money saver! =)</div>
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pair of shorts I did this time was for my jeans (capris?) I'm not sure
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The first thing I did was try the pants on. Then I took a white marking pencil and made a line where I wanted the final hem to be. I also made a line 1.5" below the top line. </div>
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Then I turned the (now) shorts inside out. I made a line 1.5" above the raw edge with the white pencil. </div>
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I folded the raw edge up twice until it met up with the white line that I made. </div>
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I pinned all around the fold to hold it in place. </div>
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I sewed close to the top of the folded edge all the way around the pant leg. </div>
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And here is the final product! </div>
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Next up...Cuffed shorts...</div>
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For this tutorial, I used a pair of my daughter's capri-type pants to transform them into a cuffed denim short. </div>
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I purchased these at a yardsale at the beginning of summer and it looks like the previous owner must have tried to make a pair of capris from jeans.</div>
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I had my daughter try on the pants and </div>
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I marked where I wanted the final length of the shorts (while she was wearing them). Apparently, this tickled, because she started laughing uncontrollably. =) Then I marked a line 1.5" below that line. I used a regular pencil this time because the white pencil line wasn't noticeable.</div>
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I cut along the bottom line to make shorts. </div>
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Lastly, I sewed along the top of the folded edge all around the jeans.</div>
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See how fun and cute they turned out? Love them! =) And my daughter said they are way comfy. </div>
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This tutorial also works great if you have already purchased a pair of shorts and they are too short. Or if your child's legs have gotten longer and their shorts look shorter. =) It's a great way to lengthen shorts. I suppose you could also lengthen pants or jeans this way as well. </div>
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I marked where I wanted the denim section of the shorts to end. (Pay no attention to the top line I made in the picture. This was done by mistake...I got confused, which, if I'm being honest, happens frequently when I'm sewing. =P )</div>
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The fabric I'm using for the ruffle came from a vintage sheet I got at a yard sale. I have an obsession with vintage sheets...it's just so much material for so little money! And I'm in love with this pattern! It's so pretty.</div>
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I measured around the pant leg and added a couple of inches. That's the length of fabric I cut from the sheet. I made the width 2" wide. Because I'm lazy, I used the finished edge of the sheet, so I wouldn't have to hem it. =D </div>
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I sewed a gathering stitch on the raw edge of the flowered strip...this made an automatic ruffle. </div>
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Once I was done with that, I used a zigzag stitch on the raw edges of the ruffle on the inside of the shorts. </div>
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The final step was to iron the ruffle down. </div>
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Here is the end result! How cute are these?!? I love them! They are so cutesy! </div>
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I'm saving a bunch of money this summer by refashioning alot of my cold weather clothes into summer clothes. </div>
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I've turned some capri pants into shorts (which I will do a tutorial for sometime soon.) </div>
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And now I'm changing some long sleeve shirts into summer tops.</div>
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Unfortunately, for this shirt, I was experimenting and forgot to take pictures of most of the sewing part. </div>
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I started by cutting straight across at the bottom of the "v" in the v neck. I went all the way to the sleeve. </div>
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Then I cut off the sleeves. </div>
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Next I cut off the front portions of the shirt that were only attached to the back now. </div>
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After this step, it looked like this:</div>
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I took the sleeves that I cut off and cut up the seam and opened it up. </div>
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It looked like this: </div>
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I measured for width and length. I also added about an inch (just to be safe) for seam allowances.</div>
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Next, I pinned a strip to the back of the shirt. (I pinned them with right sides together, so when its flipped back over, the right sides are showing.) </div>
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Then I sewed a gathering stitch on the other end. I pinned it to the front of the shirt. I did this for both straps. Then I tried on the shirt to make sure everything was how I wanted it.</div>
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I sewed the straps into place on the back and the front.</div>
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And lastly, I tried on the shirt inside out, and pinned the excess fabric up the sides to give the shirt a better "fit". </div>
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I carefully removed the shirt and sewed along the pins. </div>
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I tried it on one more time just to make sure it was perfect! =) </div>
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I think it was 25 cents. I bought it at the same church yard sale that I got <a href="http://sososewer.blogspot.com/2014/06/pretty-summer-shirt-from-mens-dress.html" target="_blank">this shirt.</a> </div>
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I also top-stitched near the shoulder seam. I did two rows of stitches to keep the sleeve a little more in place. </div>
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I also want to point out my shoes! I love love love them! They were only 50 cents a yard sale! SCORE! =)</div>
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Have I mentioned how much I love Yard Sales! =) </div>
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It's one of my favorite things about summer! </div>
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I got this pretty pink men's dress shirt at a church yard sale. It didn't cost much. I think it was 25 cents.</div>
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It was big! I don't remember the size exactly and now I can't find the tag. lol </div>
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Here's how I made it girly: </div>
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Next, I laid out the dress flat in the floor. Then cut straight across from armpit to armpit. I used a ruler to get a straight line. (I set the top part of the shirt to the side, because I would need that later.) </div>
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Along the top, I finished the raw edge, by folding over the top twice (about 1/2") and sewing a hem.</div>
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Next, I turned the bottom part inside out and tried it on. I used stick pins to pin the sides closer to my body. This part is a little tricky. You want to pin the same amount of fabric on both sides.</div>
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I tried on the shirt (right side out) to make sure the fit was right. Not too tight, Not too loose, since I was adding straps.</div>
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Once I was happy with the fit, I turned the shirt inside out again and trimmed off the excess fabric.</div>
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This is what it should look like after the zig zag.</div>
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I turned the shirt right side out. I sewed the top two buttons shut. (Not everyone would have to do this, but I'm a little bigger than average on top, and button up shirts tend to gap on me.) </div>
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The next step was to try the shirt on again. I then measured for the straps,adding an extra inch on each end to sew inside the shirt. I also measured how wide I wanted the strap to be. For example, my straps needed to be 2.5" wide and 17.5" long after the raw edges were sewn. </div>
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I took one end of my strap and sewed a gathering stitch straight across the bottom. I only did this for the part of the strap that will be on the front of the shirt. **To make a gathering stitch, I turn up my thread ease to "9" and make my stitch size "5". I leave a long tail of thread on each end so I can adjust the gather before I sew it to the shirt.** </div>
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My next step was to attach the straps to the shirt (almost finished...yay!) </div>
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To do this, I tried the shirt on (again), I found a place on the front of the shirt that I was happy with and pinned the gathered part of the strap there. Then I sewed it to the shirt. I tried the shirt on again. This next step is a whole lot easier if you have a helper to pin the strap to the back of the shirt. </div>
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I felt the shirt was missing something. It seemed to plain. I went through my fabric stash and found some white fabric and decided this shirt needed a decorative ruffle. To do this, I measured in between both straps then doubled that measurement. Mine measured 9 so I cut a strip of fabric 18 inches long by 2 inches wide. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now I have a super cute summer top! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope this all made sense. If not, just ask and I'll do my best to answer any questions. =) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> www.zibbet.com/TheRufflyBuffalo </span><br />
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My facebook friend, Robin, suggested a refashion project of bleaching and dyeing jeans a pastel color. When I saw it, I totes wanted to try it. (Yes, I said "totes" and no, I don't care that I'm probs too old to use that slang.) </div>
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Anyhow, I decided that I needed a pair of light purple jeans. It was a toss up between light purple and mint green. But I thought light purple would be easier to achieve. Green dye could have accidentally produced lime green or kelly green (neither of which are a good look on me.) </div>
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So I spent Tuesday morning looking through every pair of women's jeans at Goodwill. </div>
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I ended up finding a pair of Tommy Hilfiger jeans in my "Goodwill size". What's a "Goodwill size", you ask? Well, you see, it's a size or two bigger than I normally wear. I found that I need to purchase things in my Goodwill size because alot of the clothes donated to Goodwill have been shrunk. Seriously, they should just call the place "Shrunken Treasures". </div>
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I made sure my jeans were 100% cotton. I read online that jeans with lycra, spandex and all that stretchy material would just shred when bleached. </div>
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I decided on a pair of mom jeans from the 90's. </div>
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I'm also gonna (hopefully) refashion that sweater that I'm wearing in the above picture. Which I'm pretty sure also came from the 90's. If I put on some Bass Buc shoes and a huge gold herringbone chain and I'll feel like I'm back in high school. </div>
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I followed the instructions on the Rit dye bottle..sort of. I mixed everything the way it said to, but it said to stir the jeans in the dye for 30-60 minutes. I did not do this. I had planned to stir the jeans for 20 minutes since I just wanted light purple. However, when I added the jeans to the dye, it started turning, like, Barney purple within 5-7 minutes. When I realized it was already medium purple, I stopped right then. I rinsed the jeans until the water ran clear. I did this part in my yard with my water hose. I didn't want to stain my bath tub. Once the water ran clear, I washed the jeans in the washing machine with detergent and then put them in the dryer.</div>
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First, try on the jeans inside out. With straight pins, pin the jeans close to the leg. Starting at one ankle and working your way to the other ankle. Also pin the crotch. I had to take the pants off to pin my jeans. Once pinned, turn the jeans inside out to check that everything looks ok. Also, carefully try them on to make sure the fit is ok. Be supes careful though, I shoved a straight pin into my leg when I tried them on. </div>
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Now I have a pair of purple jeans with a lower waist and straighter legs! ( And they only cost $4.69 for the jeans and $2.96 for the dye!) </div>
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Lately, I've had this obsession with ballet flats. I have this one pair that are navy blue and have a flowered print on them...they are my favorite! And I've gotten so many compliments on them. I got them on sale at Gabes for $7.99! </div>
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So, now I want to have a pair of ballet flats for every outfit. =)</div>
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I love how these turned out! </div>
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I grabbed my scissors and snipped off that stringy bow.</div>
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The next move was to pour rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab, tissue, etc...I used toilet paper. I rubbed that alcohol soaked t.p. all over the outside of the shoes. This step strips off that shiny coating from the shoe and helps the acrylic paint "stick" to your shoe.</div>
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Next, I let the shoe dry. This didn't take long. </div>
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The paint I used was acrylic craft paint in the color Plum.</div>
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I brushed on a thin coat of paint on the shoe. I used an actual paintbrush. However, if you don't want to deal with any stray bristles that might fall off, you could also use a sponge brush. </div>
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This is what one coat of paint looks like: </div>
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I let each coat of paint dry completely before adding another coat. I ended up doing about 6 coats of paint. </div>
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After the last coat of paint dried, I painted one coat of mod podge (I used generic homemade mod podge on mine).</div>
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This is how they look after the coat of mod podge dried.</div>
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Now I had to decide what embellishment I wanted on this shoe. I originally wanted a white lace bow on each one. However, when I sewed the little bow and held it up, it wasn't a great look. </div>
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Then it dawned on me that my boyfriend's grandmother had just given me a HUGE bag of buttons! </div>
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So I searched through the treasure trove of buttons and found these:</div>
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My 6 year old daughter suggested that we make these into earrings. But seeing as how I'm not a Golden Girl, I decided they would look better on a pair of shoes than on my ear lobes. ;)</div>
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I started out by hand sewing the buttons on to keep them in place.</div>
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And to keep the buttons from moving around, I used hot glue to really secure them on the shoe. </div>
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And this is the finished product! </div>
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Cute, right? </div>
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And I have the most perfect sweater to go with my new shoes! YAY! =D </div>
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I just love long shirts. And one problem I'm having lately is finding shirts long enough. Most of the ones I find are usually short and I have to keep pulling them down as to not show skin. I think I've finally found a solution to this problem! </div>
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I'm just gonna buy shirts way to big on me and alter them everywhere, but the length. It's alot easier to do than I thought! </div>
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While I was out of town this Christmas, I made a stop at an out-of-town Goodwill. </div>
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I loved it! That place was huge, the prices were great, and the merchandise was really nice. I wanted to get some sweaters to refashion, and since I wasn't familiar with the layout of this particular Goodwill, I started out looking at the Plus size rack by accident. That's when I spotted this beauty. It's gold with sparkly thread going through it. It was also 5 sizes too big. But I wasn't gonna let that be a problem. </div>
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I tried on the sweater inside out and pinned the shirt closer to my body starting at the armpit (which is gonna be huge because the shirt was 5 sizes too big). </div>
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At this point, I turned the shirt right side out and tried it on to make sure I took in the fabric enough.</div>
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Next, I turned the shirt inside out again, and pinned the sleeves (also inside out) to the shirt. I started pinning at the top at the shoulder seam and pinned until the pieces on both sides of the shoulder seam met at the armpit seam. If there is excess fabric (and there probably will be), it's ok. You'll just trim that off later after you sew the sleeve to the shirt.</div>
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I wore this shirt on New Years Eve. And it was super comfy and pretty! </div>
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This started out as a long straight skirt. I cut off the waist band, used a seam ripper to take the zipper out, and took out the back seam to open up the skirt. I put it out on the floor to measure and cut the fabric. I wanted my scarf to be on the skinny side because I don't feel comfortable with alot of bulky material around my neck, so I measured 7 inches from the bottom of the skirt and cut from one side to the other. I realized that my strip of fabric wouldn't be long enough for an infinity scarf, so I cut two strips of fabric the same width and length. </div>
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I cut two strips so I could sew them together end to end to make them long enough. It made my fabric strip 70". That was just the right amount for my infinity scarf to wrap around my neck twice and be the length I was comfortable with. </div>
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Once I was finished sewing, I ended up with an inside out tube of fabric.</div>
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This would be the point where you would iron the seam open. I didn't do this because I'm lazy and didn't want to drag out my ironing board. I do recommend this step if you a) like things perfect or b) you are giving this as a gift. Neither of these applied to me so I didn't care. ;) </div>
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Now this is the tricky part. (not really tricky to do as much as it is explaining how to do it.) To join the ends together, I matched up the inside seams and pinned. I put the fabric in the machine then sewed my way around the circle sewing the ends together until the circle got too small to sew. At this point, I took the fabric out of the machine, folded the raw ends under and put it back under the needle and sewed the gap shut. This method makes the seam visible. I, however, didn't care because this scarf is for me and I knew my hair would hide the seam. If you like things perfect or are giving this as a gift, you should hand sew the rest of the opening shut instead of putting it back in the machine. </div>
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So easy, in fact, my 6 year old daughter sewed most of this one and one for herself!(With guidance, of course, but still.) </div>
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And I love that I didn't have to go out and buy fabric for this. I just used old clothes that I don't wear anymore! =)</div>
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The scarf for my 6 year old was made the exact same way EXCEPT the fabric was cut 7" x 48" and we only cut one strip of fabric. </div>
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The lady who sold me the dress originally wore it as a Halloween costume. That's probably why she parted with it for only $5. Lucky me! =) </div>
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Right after purchasing this dress, I made a sketch of what I wanted it to look like in the end and to my surprise it actually looks ALOT like my sketch. Yay! </div>
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I've been looking at websites and bridal magazines for wedding gowns and I used the ones I absolutely loved as inspiration for this dress. </div>
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Here are a few of those gowns: </div>
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I know that one of these dresses cost $1500! There is no way I would pay that for something I would only wear once. </div>
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Knowing that the pretty dresses cost that much, I was more determined than ever to turn this $5 monstrosity into the dress of my dreams. </div>
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The first thing I did was remove all the ruffles on the top of the dress. Under all the frilliness was a lace covered tank style top with a sweetheart-ish neckline. </div>
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It was snug to say the least, so I decided to chop off the very top of the bodice and turn it into a strapless style with a straight across neckline. </div>
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My plan for the skirt of the dress was to take off all the lace except the bottom layer. I was super disappointed to find that the bottom layer of lace was only sewn to the bottom half of the skirt. The top half was only muslin. So, I had to have two layers of lace instead of one. </div>
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This is how the dress looked at this point. </div>
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Next, I had to work on the silhouette. With my hips, there was no way I was keeping the full skirt. I really wanted a mermaid style gown. </div>
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To make this happen, I had to take ALL the lace off of the skirt and I had to put on the dress inside out and pin the excess fabric closer to my body to make a slimmer silhouette. </div>
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This part of the refashion was a pain in my tushy. Figuratively and literally. (Hey there were stick pins where stick pins should never be!) </div>
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After about the 5th try at doing this, I finally got it right. However, the end result of this step wasn't pretty. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once the silhouette was refashioned, I had to sew the lace back on. Unfortunately, that mess I created with inside of the skirt was visible through the two layers of lace, so I had to sew a panel of lace under my original two layers of lace. Lucky for me that dress came with a ton of ruffles. It left me with alot of extra matching fabric. This is how it turned out with the panel and two layers of lace when I sewed them all back on: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This picture shows a strap...that wasn't sewed on just yet. It was merely for effect to see if it would look good. I thought I was almost finished so I emailed the above photo to my older sister Jen for her advice on how it looked. She informed me that the dress, while pretty, was still too poofy. This led me to taking the lace off the dress and sewing it back on a bunch of times to get it tight enough to not be poofy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think it was precisely at that moment when I understood why lace wedding gowns are $1500! =) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I don't think I've ever been happier to complete a refashion than I was when I finished this gown. =) </span></div>
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I would like to give credit to my 11 year old daughter for taking the after pictures of my gown. I think she did a great job! </div>
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Hopefully someday I'll actually get to wear this dress down the aisle. =) <br />
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For the Mary Poppins costume: The only things I had to make for this costume were the bow tie and the hat. Yep, I made the hat. Because of course, when you need something, no store ever has it. EVER. I already owned the umbrella, purse, and boots. I got the blouse and the skirt at Goodwill. I made the bow tie using a tutorial like <a href="http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2011/04/bow-tie-tutorial/" target="_blank">this</a> one from <a href="http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2011/04/bow-tie-tutorial/" target="_blank">The Pleated Poppy</a> . <br />
As for the hat...I found a cardboard box. I cut a strip a couple of inches wide (this will determine the height of the hat). <br />
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Next, I drew a circle on another piece of cardboard bigger than the circle I just made. This will be the brim of the hat. I cut out the middle about the same size as the circle that I stapled shut.<br />
I used the middle piece of cardboard that I cut out as the top of the hat. I hot glued and duct taped all of the pieces together. <br />
To cover the cardboard hat, I used a black sheet and hot glue. It didn't have to be perfect, because I was going to use a red ribbon/strip of fabric to cinch the sheet down. In fact, it turned out somewhat billowy. <br />
After the sheet was hot glued on, I used a red piece of fabric as a ribbon around the hat and I hot glued that down.<br />
I then searched my house for some white and yellow flowers. (I actually had to raid a floral arrangement in my living room, but it was totally worth it.) And I hot glued those on. Once that was done, my Mary Poppins costume was complete. =) <br />
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For the Olivia costume: I actually made most of this costume. I had a pair of red capri pants that I knew I would never ever wear. So I seam ripped the legs and crotch open all the way to the waistband. Then, I sewed the seams straight down in the front and the back. With leftover fabric, I made the straps. I found 2 big pink buttons in my sewing stash from a coat I had a couple of years ago. So I sewed one at the bottom of each strap. I hemmed the bottom and the jumper was finished. <br />
I found a long sleeve white t shirt in my daughter's closet that had a very small hole in the stomach, so I decided to use that t shirt since she probably wouldn't wear it again due to the hole. I used a ruler to mark off stripes and painted the stripes with red acrylic paint (*please note* I should have used fabric paint, but I had red acrylic paint on hand so I used that.) <br />
For the leggings....I searched and searched and could not find striped OR white leggings (see what I mean about stores never having anything I need when I need it? I couldn't even find a red and white striped shirt to make leg warmers), so I had to get creative. I bought cotton tights, cut off the foot and used a zig zag stitch to sew at the ankle. I did waste a pair of tights trying to paint the stripes on them. Of course, I used the acrylic paint and it did not work. The paint was hard and it wouldn't stretch over my daughter's legs. So we just made the easier choice of wearing plain white instead of stripes. <br />
She already had black shoes so that was easy. =) <br />
For the ears, I bought white foam sheets (because, again, I couldn't find baby pink foam) and peach acrylic paint. I cut out ear shapes from the foam. They didn't have to be perfect because Olivia's ears aren't. I painted them peach and attached them to a plain white headband with hot glue and a couple of handstitches. <br />
I think it turned out great! And she made the most adorable "Olivia".<br />
I will warn though, if it's raining even a little outside and these ears get wet, they will droop. We found that out the hard way.... <br />
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I believe I bought it at a yardsale last year. I know I didn't spend alot. I think it was less than a dollar. And I'm not sure how much there was. If I had to guess (and that's what I'm doing because, like an idiot, I didn't measure this before I started cutting), I would say it was about a yard of fabric.</div>
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I knew I wanted to make something to wear. I've searched and searched for the perfect tutorial, and I never really found one I was in love with. So today, I decided to make a tunic for my daughter without the help of a tutorial. What I really love about this is I didn't have to put in sleeves! </div>
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I folded my fabric in half. I pinned the open sides together so the fabric wouldn't move around while I was cutting out the tunic. </div>
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I grabbed a tshirt from my daughter's closet. I chose one that fit comfortably and was a little long on her.</div>
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I pinned the shirt down face down. I used a piece of red chalk to outline the tshirt. I left about an inch between the top of the shirt and the outline. This was to make sure the tunic was a little loose and for a 1/4" seam allowance I drew a curved line where the armpit is. From the armpit to the bottom of the shirt, I flaired out my outline. I wanted the shape to be more like a dress than a tshirt. I freehanded the outline. Once I finished outlining, I marked where the neckline of the tshirt was with 2 chalk marks. </div>
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Next, I cut along the chalk line. Be sure to keep the shoulder seams uncut, so once it's cut out, it will be all one piece. </div>
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I cut the neckline into a boatneck style. I did this by measuring about 1/2" from the chalk mark I made at the neck and scooping down just a little until I reached 1/2" past the other chalk mark on the neckline. </div>
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To sew the tunic, I flipped it. With the right sides together, I sewed up the sides, bottom of the sleeves and at the top of the sleeves. </div>
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While she had it on, I measured from her shoulder to a little above her waist. This is where I will place the elastic. </div>
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With the shirt inside out, I chalked a straight line where I decided to put the elastic. This will be the guide used when sewing the elastic into the tunic. This line needs to be straight all the way around or it will be noticeable once the elastic is sewn on. </div>
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I measured around my daughter to get a measurement for the elastic. I subtracted 1 inch from this measurement. I cut the elastic that length. I pinned the end of the elastic to the side seam of the shirt and started sewing all the way around. I stretched the elastic while sewing to give it a gathered look. When doing this, remember to stretch the elastic with one hand and guide the fabric through the machine with the other. </div>
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With the tunic inside out, I sewed a small piece of elastic (probably 3-4" long) on the top seam of the sleeve. I did this by stretching the elastic while sewing. </div>
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This tunic from start to finish only took about an hour, but it is super comfy and totally adorable! =) </div>
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With about a yard of fabric (with a little bit of stretch) and a black bedsheet, I made this cute, little dress! </div>
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I love that I had enough left to make the top of this dress. For the bottom, I used an old black bedsheet that I had. It had a hole in it, so I put it in my sewing stash. Using sheets as sewing fabric is a fun thing to do. I like getting old sheets and pillowcases from yardsales and thrift shops. It's great because it's alot of fabric and it's usually super cheap. Which is perfect for the person just learning to sew. If you make a mistake, you won't be out a ton of money. </div>
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<b>For the top of the dress</b>: I folded the fabric in half. I used my favorite tank top as a pattern. I laid out the tank top on the fabric and pinned it in place. I used a piece of chalk to outline the tank top. </div>
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I cut the front of the neckline a little lower than the back (like the tank top).</div>
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First, I cut off the sweats to a reasonable skirt length. Next, I grabbed my seam ripper and took out the seams of the crotch and legs. </div>
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I turned the "skirt" inside out, and pinned up the seam to make it straight.<br />
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I did that to the front and the back. <br />
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Now, onto the ruffle. I used the legs of the pants that I cut off. I cut the cuffs off of the legs, and opened up the legs by cutting up the leg seam. <br />
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Next, I cut strips about 3"-4" wide from the legs. I sewed them together to make one long strip. Once I did that, I put a gathering stitch in the strip to make the ruffle. I did a gathering stitch by putting my thread ease on 9 and my stitch length on 5. <br />
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Then I attached the ruffle to the skirt. I did this by having the skirt right side out and pinning the ruffle on the outside of the skirt with the right sides of the ruffle and skirt together. <br />
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The new prettier way to wear sweats and a tee! =) </div>
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This dress has been in my sewing stash for months. I forgot I even bought it. I remember getting it from Goodwill for $1. The tag on this dress was from "Blair" and the size was SML. It started out as a dress, but one that seemed to have been shrunk in the dryer, because it was way too short. </div>
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The first thing I did was remove that weird embroidered collar. I just cut it off. However, I did leave a little extra on the edge so it could be folded under and sewn. </div>
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Before the cut ^^^^ </div>
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Next, I pinned the neckline under and sewed up the raw edges.</div>
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Once I was finished with the neckline, I moved onto the waistline. It was shapeless before. I decided to gather it with elastic. Before putting the elastic in, I chalked a straight line across both sides of the shirt. I sewed a few stitches in the elastic to keep it in place and while pulling tightly on the elastic (and making sure to stay along the chalk line) I sewed the elastic to the dress. This creates that gathered look.<br />
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To shorten the hem, I tried on the dress on to get the desired length. I marked it with a pin, removed the shirt and pinned across the bottom of the dress. I trimmed it and sewed a new hem. </div>
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For the next step, I forgot to take pictures. (Sorry) I thought the shirt needed something else. I chose to ruche the sleeves. To do this, I just cut a small piece of elastic and pinned it to the shoulder seam on the inside of the sleeve. I used the same technique I used for the waistline. I stitched the elastic in place and pulled tightly as I sewed it down the length of the sleeve. </div>
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I scored this "gently used" tshirt at a yard sale this summer for 25 cents! </div>
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Now, I don't have any interest in college football. However, I've lived in West Virginia all my life, and I feel that I need to pick a side - Marshall University or West Virginia University. My choice was simple. I look better in gold than green. =) </div>
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**I do like the Washington Redskins (but only because my boyfriend does), so I really need to find a Redskins tshirt to do this to.** </div>
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To make this shirt more fitted, I had to move the shoulder seam. It was going half way down my arm. I put the shirt on inside out, and marked where the new seam should go with a piece of chalk. I marked it all the way to the bottom of my armpit. Then I cut along the chalk line. </div>
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Next, I slid the sleeve (the part that I cut off) on my arm and pinned it for a comfortable fit. I sewed and trimmed the excess fabric. Then I pinned it to the armhole on the shirt and sewed it back on. </div>
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Now, on to the ruching!!! (My favorite part!) </div>
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I used 1/4" elastic. I chose to ruche the sleeves and the sides of the shirt. </div>
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I started by attaching the elastic with a few stitches, then I pulled the elastic super tight while I was sewing it to the shirt. </div>
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I got these two fabric remnants at a thrift shop this past Friday. They were only 99 cents each! Not sure what kind of fabric the one on the left is. Maybe some weird polyester blend or something. All I know is that it feels sorta like polyester, has a tiny bit of stretch to it, and when I tried to iron a small piece of it, it disintegrated. (OOPS!) <br />
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I used to love that store! My mom took me in there a few times when I was a kid.<br />
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I immediately went on a pinterest search for the perfect sewing project that I could make with my new fabric.<br />
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I decided to make a new purse. I've been using the same purse for 2 years now. I bought it at Gabes for $15 (I think) and it's held up great! And while I still love it. I'd like to change things up a bit this fall. <br />
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I found the perfect tutorial from <a href="http://craftyvegasmom.blogspot.com/2010/01/corduroy-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Crafty Vegas Mom</a>. You can find it <a href="http://craftyvegasmom.blogspot.com/2010/01/corduroy-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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While I was cutting the fabric. My 6 year old daughter asked if she could have some of the flower fabric. A few minutes after I handed it to her, this is what I saw....<br />
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This dress was so comfy. Too comfy. It felt like a nightgown. And it was too clingy for my taste. I've been trying to decide for a long time what I wanted to make from this dress. I figured I would keep it a dress, just a different style. But I came across a tutorial on Pinterest that sparked my creativity. A lady had made a dolman style top from a knit skirt. Since I had a dress, I had to do my refashion slightly different. </div>
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I turned the shirt inside out again. I pinned the sides a little tighter and sewed those up. I decided the side seams needed to be ruched. </div>
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Oh! The tag in the dress said "New York and Company" and I got it for $1 at a thrift shop! =)</div>
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Now that that's out of the way, this is a GAP dress. I got it at a consignment shop for $1. If it would have fit, I may have left it alone. The tag says size 10. A couple of months ago, that would have been fine. But I've given into my love of Pop Tarts and I've been eating more of them lately than I care to mention. It was also pretty tight in the chest area. So tight, in fact, that it makes me think the dress shrunk in the wash at some point before I bought it. </div>
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In order to fit on top, this dress had to become strapless. So I cut off the top. I folded down the fabric on the top of the dress to create a casing for the elastic that I needed to add to keep the dress up.</div>
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Once I ran the elastic through, I sewed up the opening in the casing and I was finished! =) </div>
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It's pretty alone, but I LOVE it with my riding boots and my favorite navy and white striped cardigan (that I refashioned from an old lady tshirt I got for free at an estate sale.) </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">***If you have some time, swing by my Zibbet shop and take a look around!*** </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">http://www.zibbet.com/TheRufflyBuffalo</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks! =D</span></div>
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