It's a new season in more ways than one. First, it's actually cool here in TX, so it feels like Fall!!! Second, and probably more important to me, it's a new season for the life of our family. I haven't blogged in what seems like ages. I took a little (long) hiatus when we moved in May. We are finally settled into our new home, new job and new school. Our school is a University model, so my kids go to school part-time and homeschool part-time. Needless to say, mom has had as much of a transition as the kids!
I was really missing refashioning, so I hit up the local Goodwill and scored big time! I mean, who could pass up this beauty?
In my head I pictured this dress could be cute with an empire waist, so I decided to remove the elastic.
I was surprised to see how huge the dress became after that!
Not only did the dress become huge, but the waist ended up really low. I decided I'd just chop it off and reattach it higher.
After reattaching it higher, I measured where I wanted my hem to be. Can I just say that I love hemming striped fabric? It's so easy to keep straight! At this point I tried it on and I liked it, but it was still too big. I turned it inside out and starting at the sleeves I took in about 1-2" on each side. Unfortunately, this did away with the pockets, which I was really hoping to keep. However, it just looked so much better taken in, so I had to sacrifice the pockets.
I added a fun necklace and a cognac bag and booties and wore it that very day!
Before and After
There were many ways I could have refashioned this dress. What would you have done?
