DOB had a Very Nice Shirt that turned up with a rip in the sleeve. I couldn't bear to throw the shirt away but a patched sleeve didn't seem quite the thing for work.
So I decided to try transforming it into a dress for D1. I came across various levels of complication in attempting this, and determined to go with the simplest method possible. I used a simple jumper-type top pattern and just flared gently out from there, using the existing yoke and buttons. I sewed some pink bias tape that had been in a bag of freebies around the neck, armholes, and top of the pocket (which I moved down). I cut the bottom straight across and gave it a rolled hem.
I thought about adding an elastic waistband--I had enough bias tape to make a narrow band--but decided it wasn't worth the trouble, especially when I discovered I didn't have any elastic.
It's a little big at the top, but we decided she can wear it as a jumper this year and a sundress next year. I might have to add a ruffle at the bottom for that.
All told it cost however many pennies' worth of thread I used and took about three hours.
4 comments:
Frugality reigns!
And she's learning that it's a generational thing. Not a hand-me-down, but a gift from both parents. Neat.
Oh, that is so clever!! Love it!
Very clever! I am impressed.
-- SJ
So cute!!! My family will have to try that some day!
Klenda from Zoom
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