Two Become One

This is a thrifted Old Navy dress that I loved but didn't fit. The bust was not quite....busty enough for me. I love the fabric though, beautiful pattern, and it's 100% silk! Old Navy is full of surprises. I used the fabric of another dress to make a new bodice and I don't have a picture of it because I started this project about a year ago and didn't think to take pictures then. I cut off the bodice of this dress and attached the new one, plus a black satin ribbon around the waist and made a whole new dress!

Chop Me Up

Quickest way to a face lift for a skirt? Chop off the bottom!

(Not too short of course.)

I cut off the bottom part of this peasant skirt and like it much better now.

I did this makeover in the spring time thinking I'd wear it in the summer. I never did, but hey, I guess it isn't too late here in El Paso. It still feels like summer!

Two-toned Flower

Can anyone guess where this flower came from???

Yup, an old pair of work out pants!

I simply cut out the stripes on the side, made them into a ruffle and then made the ruffle into a flower :)

If you want to know how to make a ruffle you can go here.

Lace It Up

In the previous post, I mention my M-I-L's "fat clothes" closet and this is another orphan that I adopted from that closet. I absolutely adore the material that it's made of and envisioned a pencil skirt.

I simply chopped off the arms and shoulders then sewed the sides together tapering them at the top so it sits on my hips. It's a knit material so I don't even need an elastic or a zipper or anything, I just hemmed it!

I sewed the front together and left a slit at the end then turned the skirt around so it's in the back.

(I can't believe I'm actually posting a picture of my derriere on here.

Proof that I need to work out!!)

Flowery Cardigan

My awesome mother-in-law recently lost a lot of weight (60 lbs if I'm not mistaken, yay MIL!) and she had a whole closet full of her "fat" clothes. I scoured through them and found a few articles with potential. This is one of them:

I cut out the blue part and took in a good three inches on either side and voila!

I love it paired with this skirt.