okay, i really need to stop with this whole ruffle madness. as you probably know, i love ruffles, and i just counted how many ruffled clothes i have and guess the number—-52!!! i even have 5 ruffled swimsuits! this is getting ridiculous so i vow to not buy or make anymore ruffles! that’s it! we’re done!
well, after this DIY project that is. he.he.he. but hey this is my 52nd and my last! (i vow to try my hardest but no guarantees :p) i loved this dress when i saw it but they only had bigger sizes in stock, not to mention it’s a one shoulder strap dress. so i bought it anyway and altered/modestified it.
before:
after:
i only had to cut off and sew one side of the dress since it’s a tube top and i also cut off the bottom length. (if you notice the before picture it’s a slanted assymetrical length but now it’s symmetrical) and with the extra fabric i cut off, i added the sleeves on both sides. it’s basically a long rectangle and you bunch up one side in the front of the dress and bunch up the other side in the back and sew. i did the same for the ruffled shoulder, just a smaller rectangle and i sewed the sleeves under the strap.
then we went to our friends wedding.
dejavu anyone?
such a cute, happy couple! and the bride looked beautiful.
adi: “mom, when am i going to get married?”
me: “when you get older and find a boy you love.”
adi: “but i already have my prince!”
me: “uh…who?”
adi: “daddy! so when can i marry him?”
me: “NEVER, you cannot marry him, he’s mine! i’ve already married him, so bad, so sad.”
okay…so i didn’t say the last line but the rest is all true story. 😉
oh and speaking of prince, there’s this king’s daddy-daughter grand ball i’ve been trying to get jay to take adi and ana to. the prince dresses up in his tux and the princesses in their fancy dresses and eat treats and learn & practice special dances in a castle-like ballroom. HAHAHAHAHA, am i the only one that finds this hilarious? i mean it’s such a cute idea and my girls would love it but really? what about those poor dads! can you just imagine a bunch of dads in their best suit with their male testosterones flying across the room while they munch on special treats and practice some special dances in a castle of magic and wonder? jay says no way he’s going so i’ve been telling adi to say to daddy, “but this is my dream come true, daddy! it’s all i want for my birthday! are you going to crush a 3 yr. old girl’s dream?” but it’s not working yet. but oh how i wish jay would take our girls to it so that i can spy on them and take plethora of pictures to blackmail him later.
Hallo,
Danke für die tolle Inspiratiom, Ich bin in der nächsten Woche zu einer Hochzeit eingeladen. Da werde ich so was in der Art auch tragen.
Ich finde deine Rüschen toll, hör nicht auf.Es passt zu dir.
Liebe grüße Christiane
Wow! i really love your 'modestifying' on this one. The 'before' was so ugly!
cute dress! and such a fun idea for daddy and daughters! 🙂 i wonder if it would be overwhelming if both of them wanted to dance with daddy at the same time!! 🙂
the dress looks fabulous! You really are an incredible seamstress! Great job!
ok so basically you made that dress look even better than it was to begin with! i wish i could sew like that!
HUGE improvement and you looked beautiful in it! I wish I could sew!!
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Dress looks lovely and so do you.
You are so unbelievably talented with that sewing machine! I couldn't imagine making that myself – from what it was, to what it is now. Looks SO great on you.
This is really great Sarah! I really appreciate your sharing the how-to's of modifying clothing to make it modest.
Thanks 🙂
Cute dress!
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Great work! Love your fashion ideas…my daughter would like you to be her stylist and make her clothes. High praise, she's 16!
You are amazing with your clothing alterations!! This dress turned out just gorgeous!
Love the dress much more after you modified it! Thanks for linking with Air Your Laundry Friday! xo Jami
I love your version so much better than the original! This last year my husband and my 11 year old went to the schools first ever father/daughter dance. Even though she ended up spending most of the night giggling with her friends, she said it was the best time she's ever had. I wish I had a memory like that with my father. He died young, 10 years ago. Let your hubby know that it's a gift that his little babies will treasure forever.