This was a little project I did a few weeks ago. I had been wearing this dress all summer even though it was scandalously short, especially for someone who spends a lot of her days bending over and crouching to retrieve documents on low shelves.
Some time ago I had purchased a 1/2 yard of a coordinating Calla Green Weavers cloth for $2.25 to add a tier to the bottom of the skirt. I will not tell you how long it took before I finally sewed it on or the very short amount of time it took in order to do it. However, I will show you how cute it looks!
New Look 6939
This dress was originally made to be little less than 34" long, it is now comfortably worn at 36.5" by adding a 6" strip of fabric and topstitching the join. So much more comfortable. And so much more decent!
Some time ago I had purchased a 1/2 yard of a coordinating Calla Green Weavers cloth for $2.25 to add a tier to the bottom of the skirt. I will not tell you how long it took before I finally sewed it on or the very short amount of time it took in order to do it. However, I will show you how cute it looks!
New Look 6939
This dress was originally made to be little less than 34" long, it is now comfortably worn at 36.5" by adding a 6" strip of fabric and topstitching the join. So much more comfortable. And so much more decent!
Hah! Funny post, but great "addition" to the dress. It really adds a nice touch, and I don't mean just in length.
ReplyDeleteShould there ever be a contest about ratio of waiting to sewing time, I'm sure you'd have heated competition for the prize. I like what you did. But I think it's a bit..naked. How about some upper detail to remind us that both fabrics are a planned part of the dress? A small bias at the neckline, a big sideways tab, a chest pocket, something?
ReplyDeleteIt's cute and looks intentional!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm Skye and I just found your blog from a google search of sewing blogs. I like yours. I just became a follower! This dress hem is really cute! My sewing blog is www.decemberskye.com
ReplyDeleteI love the two colors together. For a casual dress, it became a bit more elegant.
ReplyDeleteThe extra band on bottom looks great! It's always the easy stuff that seems to take the longest to get around to.
ReplyDeleteGreat save! The addition looks like it belongs right where it is.
ReplyDeleteNice work. THe extra band looks perfect and keeps the mod look of the dress.
ReplyDeleteLuv it - so simple, and v. chic, looks like it was meant to be there from the start :) !
ReplyDeleteThe fabric band co-ordinates perfectly. It looks really pretty. That color of mint green is one of my favorites for summer, but it can be hard to find.
ReplyDeleteGood eye on picking the coordinating fabric! It looks like a "design opportunity" and not a mistake. Hem lengths are so tricky. I generally err too long but sometimes I get a wild hair and go way too short and then am uncomfortable.
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