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finished: elastic waist surprise

By On January 28, 2011 · 3 Comments

These pants are from the mending pile. They fit my daughter in length, but were too big in the waist. They looked like an easy fix: open up the waistband, take in the elastic, stitch the casing closed.

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wardrobe refashion: hippie shirt

By On November 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

It occurred to me as I got dressed this morning that I never blogged about one of my favorite refashions: the hippie shirt. I love the look of these style tunics, but they’re not the most flattering for me. I really need a defined waist.

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how to add adjustable elastic to kids’ pants
in 5 easy steps

By On November 24, 2009 · 58 Comments

My daughter is growing like a weed, except she’s only growing up, not out. She’s got 4-5T legs and a 3T waist. That means that most of the pants we find that are long enough won’t stay up.

I try to only buy pants with an adjustable waist, but sometimes I come [...]

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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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