For this project I started by ripping jeans on the inside seams of both legs. Then I ripped all the seams of the top part of the dress, so that I could use that as a guideline for the new top. I decided that I wanted the top of the dress to be jean, so I took the top of the old dress and laid it on top of one of the jean legs. From there I traced the outline of the top onto the jean, but since the top fit me small I made the outline about an inch bigger on each side. I did the same for the back part of the top, and then got to work on pinning the edges to make a nice seam. I took the bottom part of the dress and folded it to the desired length, ironed the fold, and cut. Then, it was time to sew!
After I finished sewing the top, I pinned the bottom of the dress to the new jean top. There was some extra fabric on the sides of the dress so I made some gathering stitches and pinned it. I finished up sewing the top and bottom together, and sewed on some straps that also came from the old maxi dress. And then...I was done!
Behold, a new summer dress! Since I don't have a sewing machine I did this project at my moms, and during the process my father asked me "do you have a pattern for that, or is it in your head?" At that point, I felt extra crafty telling him that I had no real pattern. This project took me about 2.5-3 hours to do, because I had a few setbacks that I did not mention...haha...
So, have you ever done a "redo" on any of your old clothes? Let me know what you think, I love comments!
Until next time...
