Quick Tank Re-do

While hunting for my slacks, I found this beauty!

Cute little summer dress!  I knew I'd use it as a tank, but when I got home and threw it on over a pair of jeans, it was just too bulky and didn't hang right.

Solution?

Cut about 3 inches off the bottom and wa-la!

Layered a white tank underneath and "bring-on-summer!"

Ginger

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Dress Rescue Part No. 2

So you saw my first dress rescue...I have one more...but it was a little trickier.

And I loved how it turned out!

The white ruffled part was already on there, but again...this dress had a REALLY low neckline.

(about an inch of my bra cup was showing on each side!!  And I wasn't gonna post a pic of it.)

But I couldn't rescue this one like my other three dresses.  Hmmm...what to do?

I decided to alter the sleeves and pull it in about an inch in the shoulders to bring up the front.

By turning the dress inside out, I pinched the back and front necklines together and stitched a new shoulder seam (starting an inch down...tapering up to the corner seam for the shoulder).

The result is full coverage in the front :) and...a cute little capped sleeve!

There were belt loops on the sides...but no belt.  No biggie...I had one that would work and with my altering, the waist line was shifted anyways.  I snipped em off and here is the new waist line with a smart black belt.

Yippee!  I'm wearing it to work tomorrow!

Ginger

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Thrift Store Dresses Rescued

So I went thrifting with my mother the other day and snagged three beautiful dresses!

Great price, great colors, fabric and the cuts fit me perfectly!

The only draw back was that all three of them had incredibly PLUNGING necklines.

And I'm pretty modest, so I came up with a quick way to rescue these dresses.

I've actually seen this in a few places like here.

So, I took an old shirt that doesn't fit well and that I'll never wear again and cut a few triangles shapes out of it.

I gauged the size based on the neckline of the dress.  Just eyeball it, and go a little bigger because you can always trim excess off.

I sewed the triangle into the neckline with coordinating thread and there you go.

Ohhh...I LOVE these dresses now.  Perfect fit and now appropriate for work and church.

Great for out and about with family or out to a nice dinner!  Enjoy!

Ginger

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Night Owl Crafting
Blue Cricket Design 
Sew Much Ado 
Fireflies and Jellybeans 
Somewhat Simple
Thrifty 101 
House of Hepworths
Punkin Seeds Productions 
Its a Hodge Podge Life\
Fingerprints on the Fridge
The Trendy Treehouse 
Sew Can Do 
Keeping It Simple

Simple Garage Sale Dress Re-do

So we had a big garage sale at my folks house this weekend...and of course, I just had to sift thru my moms clothing items.

And found this...

(My husband was kind enough to cut off my head.  Nice, huh?)

Simple little floral print and it fit really nice up top in the bust area!

But the skirt was long and out-dated, so...

I shortened it with a simple hem and kept it right below my knee.

The perfect length for me.

Tomorrow, I'll pair it with a cream cardigan and a pair of sandals and off to work!

Ginger

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