Monday, February 18, 2013

a refashioned peplum

remember this loverly llbean dress purchased just about a month ago?  well after a good wash and dry [which removed an obscene amount of dog hair and ..a used tissue], the dress waited for inspiration to strike.

ultimately, inspiration required math, which i am always loathe to do.  you would think as an engineer i wouldnt mind drawing up a little sewing sketch and calculating some quickie numbers.  we you would be wrong.  i suppose it has to do with follow-through and fear of failure, in that once i do math, something better come out of it.  like.. not a ufo [unfinished object].  but i digress as i prevailed!

since the top of the dress fit well enough, i cut it off at the natural waist and crammed it on my sewing mannequin.  i grabbed some bits at the raw edge - in back along the same line as the shoulder pleat, and in front matching the pocket button and halfway between that and the side seam - and made mini pleats.  with the length i cut off, i drafted up the wonkiest circle skirt ever, serged it even, and threw that pupper on.  attached the two pieces, reinforced the seam at the button placket, and voila: peplum tunic from a terrible 1990's schoolmarm/scary religious lady dress.

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4 comments:

  1. Girl, you done good with that top! Can you please come live with me and sew all my clothes, please?

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  2. hehe thanks! only if you can tolerate sporadic bursts of craftytime... like until 3am one day and then not for a week.

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