Refashion - Frumpy dress to a skirt

05/12/2013 01:45

Sur le blog Sew Hopeful

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Refashion - Frumpy dress to a skirt

This one is a dress to skirt refashion from an old strapless Review dress that is about 15 years old. I have always loved this fabric, but the gathered skirt looked terrible on me and the strapless bodice just didn't work for my top half - completely the wrong shape for me. Every couple of years I would find it again in my wardrobe, take it out, try it on, shudder, muse "but the fabric is lovely" and then put it back and forget about it again. But never fear, its all good!! This is why I sew. By knowing what shapes and styles work for my shape I can refashion frumpy-on-me* to flattering in a few easy steps. Feeling inspired this week, I removed...

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