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the ladybug dress

By On July 11, 2011 · 4 Comments

blog flashback: Two years ago I refashioned a woman’s shirred shirt into a dress for my daughter.

A few months ago, I got a message from a friend about some free fabric. I tried to resist. I really don’t need any more fabric. I did need a little quiet time with [...]

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how to: adjust the side seams of a dress in
4 easy steps

By On June 13, 2011 · 2 Comments

I’ve been waiting for this dress to fit my daughter for two years. When she tried it on this Spring, it was just above her knees, but still too big in the body. The only way she would be able to wear it would be if I took it in at [...]

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my creative space

By On April 28, 2011 · 1 Comment

In my creative space this week, I altered this cute dress to fit my daughter. She hasn’t been that interested in dress up clothes, but there were a few times at the children’s museum that wore a dress almost exactly like this.

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wardrobe refashion: beach dress blahs

By On August 23, 2010 · 3 Comments

I bought this dress because I thought it would be nice for the beach. After taking it in at the waist (sorry, you can’t really tell in the photos) and shortening the hem to knee length, it’s not really doing anything for me.

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how to refashion a dress into a skirt
in five easy steps

By On August 25, 2009 · 15 Comments

Even though I wrote this tutorial for a kid’s size dress, you can do this with adult sizes, too. This is the same way I turned a shirt into a skirt.

My daughter and I both love this dress. She only wore it a few times last season because it was too big. This [...]

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wardrobe refashion: shirt to toddler dress

By On August 14, 2009 · 12 Comments

This shirt turned into the cutest dress, but it’s big! I figure it’s at least a 4T or 5T. Since this season is almost over, I’m going to wait until next year to have my daughter try it on. It will probably need a dart in the back because she’s so tall [...]

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wardrobe refashion: t-shirt toddler dress

By On June 26, 2009 · 3 Comments

I’ve got way too many pictures for this little refashion, especially because it was just a practice project. I bought this shirt because I liked the embroidery on the front and back. You’ve gotta love fabric that comes already embellished!

It’s loosely based on this Simplicity for Kids pattern. I say loosely [...]

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