remember the pleated dress i transformed a few weeks ago?
well, i found another pleated skirt in my mom’s closet.
except this skirt is below the knee unlike the white one i made before,which was to the ankle, so i couldn’t do the same to this one or the length
would’ve been too short.
so using a seam ripper, i cut off the gold whatchamacallit and the 2 tabs.
then i cut one side of the skirt to make a waist-tie, so when
i wear it as a dress, i can tie it on my waist(or else the pleated design
would make me look like a tent!)
so it can either be worn as the original skirt or as a dress.
after:
as you can see, the skirt/dress can be worn in many ways.
in case you wanted to know how i made the waist-tie, here is a tutorial.
pull down the scrunched part as you go.
so you’re basically turning the fabric the right side out.
fold the tip inside and then sew to secure the tie.and don’t worry, the pleated design is very forgiving
on the chunk cut off and you can’t even tell.
i’m planning on hand-sewing the snap buttons to the ends of the tie
(since it’s not long enough to just tie)
but we moved this week so i didn’t have enough time. oopsie!
(since it’s not long enough to just tie)
but we moved this week so i didn’t have enough time. oopsie!
and make sure to come back in a few days,
i’ll be entering a design contest!
that's very nice:)
have a nice day!
J.
you are amazing! i love this!
~selina
So clever, and versatile!
oh that's cute sarah! i love the different combinations! don't you just love mama's clothes!
beautiful!!! you´re so smart!! Great ideas!!
such a good idea! i can never decide whether i want to alter a long skirt into a shorter skirt or a dress. this is the perfect solution though!
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I love this!
you are seriously the most amazing girl ever!!!!!!!!! so so so talented!
i looove it as a skirt. mann and your so lucky your so small, if i wore that as a dress it would prolly just cover my butt. haha cute cute.
What a beautiful skirt/dress you made! Love that it can go both ways. I am not good @ sewing, so I love to see what people who are great at it can do!! I'm visiting from It's So Very Cheri. 🙂
I can't say it enough that you are seriously sooo creative! I love it the best as a skirt. I think it looks better longer than shorter.
Such a clever idea and it looks great!
You're so talented at sewing. It's such a money saver to be able to re-make clothes into something even better.
How absolutely ingenious. Great job and the skirt looks better re-purposed. Thank you for sharing.
What a great DIY blog you have Sarah! It's my favorite.
I like it so much more as a dress. Great idea~
Oh I love this!! Awesome idea!! I started a linky party called "Handmade Tuesdays." I feature a tutorial first and then I have a linky at the bottom where you can link up your tutorials 🙂
you guys are all just too sweet. thank you so much. 🙂 and kirsten, i'll check it out right now!
This is absolutely gorgeous and looks beautiful both ways!
Another beautiful piece. Thanks for linking up to Trendy Treehouse.
Hey, we have new buttons and I know your sporting a lovely Trendy Blog award. So you might want to go update to the new one. If you like. 😉
Have a great week!!!
So pretty!
How creative! Another great transformation!
You have such a great eye for styling! Love this.
Wow! I love how it can be worn in so many different ways and look great no matter what!
I love this. So pretty!
You're good!! Very fabulous!
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Very very pretty!!