Some people bake. Some people drink. Apparently emotional turmoil makes me crafty. Who knew!
This weekend I made myself a dress out of an old men's XXL polo shirt.
I started with a super big polo...
and flipped it inside out and took the sleeves off using a seam ripper (look at me using technical terms!)
Then I used one of my shirts as a template to mark where I wanted to sew my new seam. I marked it using chalk (thanks Babe for letting me use your chalk when my fabric marker quit on me!) and then cut the shirt just outside the chalk line so I had room to sew.
Then I got out my trusty sewing machine (which I'm finally learning out to use without the help of other people! YAY!) and stiched up the sides. Then, after realizing I should have done the armholes first, I struggled to sew down the rough edges of the sleeves. I did it the hard way but it worked and now I know for next time!
And VOILA! An actual dress!
(Forgive the terrible quality of pictures. Apparently emotional turmoil makes me crafty, not technical.)
With a belt and a smirk
With a different belt and a bigger smirk
So I went from a huge polo to an itty bitty dress! I'm just as shocked as you guys are!
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I dream big my friends. I dream big.
Lily
HOLY sh*t - that is awesome! You could always wear it with tights too!
ReplyDeleteYou must not be very tall. I think even a men's xxl polo would barely cover my...ahem...Shanner of Attention, if you know what I mean. ;)
Thank you for that new euphemism! Love it! And yes, one of my defining features is my lack of height. I'm lucky to be 5". :-)
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Awesome!
ReplyDeleteHey it looks great, good job. Sorry to hear about the emotional turmoil though.
ReplyDeleteHere I was thinking when I took an old small dress and made a really fetching car rag out of it, I was big stuff.
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super cute! don't not wear it because it's short...leggings!
ReplyDeleteWTF!! This is amazing....it's like I don't even know you! Oh wait...;)
ReplyDeleteWow. This seriously amazes me. Partly just for your vision in looking at the first shirt and partly because I can't sew anything more than a button on! Oh and those Ukrainian eggs were gorgeous you posted.
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Crafty people like you blow my mind! When I am stressed out I just eat candy in my sweatpants. I especially love the dress with the 2nd belt, super cute.
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