If you can see, there were four pockets on the shirt. I started by seam ripping the top two pockets off.
Then I cut off the sleeves and the collar giving me some fabric to work with.
I took one of my daughters dresses and used it as a pattern
I took one of my daughters dresses and used it as a pattern
and this is what I came up with. I sewed the side seams up to the armpit holes and turned the top neckline under and made a casing for the elastic at the neckline. Then I prepared to make the sleeves.
I liked the detail on the cuff, so I wanted to keep that part of the sleeve in tact. So I cut the sleeve off halfway, and planned to make a puff sleeve. I must confess, I HATE sleeves. This dress would have taken me about 20 minutes to make if I wasn't so darn intimidated with sleeves. But I thought I would tackle it head on and face my fears, and I am glad I did. I don't have any magic solutions or tips for you to offer, sure wish I did. I just know I need to keep tackling my fear of sleeves and one day, they won't be so darn intimidating!
Oh great job! Very pretty dress and I love how she is modelling it. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! And the dress is lovely, too. You really made use of the details of the shirt. Very clever.
ReplyDeleteThat turned out super cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is too cute. I love it!
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Wow. That is gorgeous (the model as well). Thank you so much for sharing I cannot wait to try this myself. Thanks for linking up your great re-use projects, I have enjoyed them!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out great. You have a beautiful model too! Thanks for sharing at 'Look at me, I'm SO Crafty!' at Fun to Craft.
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