Dress to Skirt Refashion
Lately, I’ve been feeling like I just don’t have enough time for sewing. I decided to challenge myself to do some refashioning projects. In this tutorial, I take a dress and transform it into a very cute skirt if I say so myself.
Tools and materials:
- Dress
- Scissors
- Pins
- Measuring tape
- Elastic
- Safety pins
- Sewing machine
- Serger
I only just found this dress the other day. What’s amazing is that the print is actually woven into the fabric. As a dress, It was just too long and a piece that I would never wear so I thought why not refashion it into a skirt?
Plan
Planning ahead is an important step when doing a refashion project. After coming up with a few plans I decided to stick to the most simple one. I would remove the bodice, add a casing for an elastic with a cute ruffle on top, and create some pockets to add to the new skirt.
Remove the bodice
So first up, I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut off the bodice of the dress.
Try it on
Before I could move on to the casing, I decided to try on the skirt. I realized I wanted a more A-line style a bit tighter around the waist so I pinned the fabric and took it in.
I went ahead and trimmed off all the seam allowances and finished the edges.
Sew the casing
I measured and pinned the casing at the top of the waist. I then went ahead and sewed it in place.
Add elastic
Next, I went ahead and thread the elastic through the casing.
Add pockets
I decided to use the bodice from the dress and somehow create pockets. I first deconstructed the bodice and made two matching pieces from the front of the bodice.
I came up with an awesome idea for the pockets. I took the two pieces and sort of replicated the front of the original bodice. I folded over the edges to make the pocket. I then did a double fold with the fabric on top which would allow me to make pockets that tied together with the ties from the bodice.
I adore this skirt! I am so excited that I get to add this piece to my closet! My favorite detail is definitely the pockets. Share your favorite detail from this refashioning project in the comments below!
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Excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing!
Great idea for the pockets. It look fabulous !