I LOVE this lace dress. I’m sure you’ve noticed by now but I love lace and embroidery, it is so feminine and classy. But when I got it, everything was perfect except it was just a few inches too short to wear with my LDS garments. GAH!!! But I loved it so much so I went to the fabric store to see if there was any lace trim that was very similar in design and color with no luck. So I got another one of the same dress to use it to lengthen. I knew I could use the second dress I’d be cutting to make it into something, so I felt it was justified. But I would never purchase another of the same dress just to cut 3″ of the bottom to lengthen the other dress and throw it away.
I put on the dress and went in front of the mirror to see how many inches I wanted to lengthen, then cut the bottom of the other dress and sewed it onto the bottom of the original dress. So easy and simple!
Purchase the lace dress here.
Stay tuned to see what I did with the other dress I cut the bottom of! ;)And don’t you love these after pictures? Thank you to Emily Cooper Photography for the beautiful image, she was amazing! I did 7 outfit pictures with her in one hour and wow, I have so much more respect for fashion bloggers who do outfit photos on a weekly basis like this. I barely grabbed 7 outfits of clothes and when I got in the car, I remembered I need to also think of shoes to match each outfit and jewelry and handbags! You’ll notice in later pictures that I switch between two pairs of shoes and I’m not wearing any handbags and minimal jewelry. 😀
What you’ll need:
-2 of the same dress
-Matching thread
-A needle or a sewing machine
-Scissors
Estimated time: 5-10 mins.
Budget: $100
Skill level: A very basic beginner
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gorgeous!!! you are a sewing rockstar!!!!!!
Lovely! Such a cute dress;)
Very smart thinking, and the dress is so so, so pretty!
Oh wow I'm so impressed with how this turned out–it looks like it was meant to be that length! I think I like the longer length better anyway too!
Shea | http://www.shealennon.com
I love how it turned out! now you can turn the other one into a peplum top ;0)
Just beautiful!! Great instructions!! I would like to invite you to my DIY Crush Craft Party which starts at 7pm EST. and is new every Thursday. I'll pin every post!! 😉
This looks absolutely amazing! Pinned and tweeted. You always bring the most amazing creations to our party. Thank you! I hope to see you again, this Monday at 7 pm. It wouldn’t be a party without you! Lou Lou Girls
Brilliant idea and it made a huge difference! Love the new length and you look gorgeous! Thanks for linking up with Thursday Favorite Things! Hope you'll join us again this week.
I love how the dress turned out. Super pretty.Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party @DearCreatives Pinned & shared. Hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for your idea. Your dress is truly lovely.
I have often sadly walked away from dresses that were too short. While I won't often be able to buy two of the same outfit, I might occasionally be able to do so if the price is right. Now I have a plan, don't I? 🙂
Such a sweet dress, and brilliant alterations. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE lace to wear too. So feminine and sweet. I have several lace creations coming up on my blog soon too. 🙂
— Cheryl http://www.rufflesandrifles.com