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transform pink bowtie dress DIY

~ SEWING

i purchased this dress from GAP a few months ago for $5.
it’s a size L and doesn’t have any darts, so it doesn’t have any shape to it.
so i cut the sides, made the shoulders smaller, and made a bowtie belt for the waist.
the before/after:
to make the shoulder seam smaller, i flipped it inside out,
then folded and pinned the shoulder seams about 1/2″.
then sewed it right by the seam on the sleeves.
(i didn’t want the sleeves any shorter so i kept the length of the sleeves
by sewing along the seams on the sleeves, if that makes sense.
if i wanted the sleeves shorter too, i would’ve folded it right along
the line on the sleeves and not 1/2″ across from it.)
then sewed the sides about 2 1/2″ smaller. (see the gray line)
then with the extra fabric i cut from the sides, i made a bowtie using this tutorial with one strip
and with the other made a waist tie.
and there you have it!
the dress is very cute & girly so i felt the need to pose like one. 🙂
p.s: the headband i’m wearing is available for purchase at my store right now. 
and there’s only one left. 😉

Comments

  1. Wynter says

    I have always loved your head bands.. I just wish I had the extra money for them.
    I swear I saw you at Old Navy the other day.. and was star struck! 😉 I love your work and now that I have a sewing machine I hope I can take from some of your creativity and make beautiful things too. =)

  2. donching says

    hey sara..luv d dress ,u r simply a genius
    i feel lucky to hav found ur blog u inspire me so much with ur beautiful words of ur family life and also artistically ,if i can say so,
    THank you sarah…kisses to ur girls..cant wait to hav my own n experience the hullaballoo and all the love :))

  5. colorcitos says

    AMAZING!!
    I have so many clothes I don't use anymore but I love the fabric and I would like to restyle them, but I am scare I will ruin it. 🙂
    Lovely transformation!!

  7. Meagan says

    You make it look so stinkin easy!!! Adorable dress and that pink is so flattering against your skin tone. Love this transformation! It is hard to walk away from a high quality GAP dress for $5 and it is amazing that you can transform it into a completely different dress!!

  18. Becki and Jeff says

    I love love love the after picture! That looks like a dress I'd love wearing as well!! $5 from Gap?! Nice! Only, I think Gap shouldn't have gone with a mu mu look in the before picture. You are quite talented to make something quite lovely!

  31. Sarah says

    @Wynter: No, that wasn't me at old navy, i haven't been there for awhile(i should though!) haha, i guess i have a doppleganger walking around somewhere in ut! 🙂

    thank you so much for your comments everyone, I appreciate it so much! <3

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