I bought this dress from H&M and loved it. However, I wore
it a few times and then I found a few holes in the front after washing it. I
loved it so much that I found the dress on sale and bought it again. When I got
it home, before I even wore it, I found another hole in the front. Needless to
say, this dress and I were just not meant to be. But I held on to it incase I wanted
to use it for scrap. I found some adorable striped jersey at the thrift store
for .50 cents and it was perfect to re-create this dress. This is how i used the old dress as a pattern:
Step 1.
Cut the dress at all seams. But pay attention to how it is
put together as you’ll need to remember this.
Step 2:
Place the newly cut pattern pieces on your desired fabric and cut out.
For the pieces that need two identical
parts , like sleeves, I doubled over the fabric and cut those out together.
Step 3:
Now that all the pieces are cut from your fabric, sew all the pieces back together. In this instance, I sewed
together the bodice, then the skirt separately and then joined them at the waist
seam.
Step 4.
Finish your hems and in this case I had to add a channel
in the middle for a waist band. I also had to finish the neckline, skirt and
arm hole hems. All of these things can be pulled from the original design.
I gave this dress to my sister for her birthday and she
kindly took pictures of herself in it. She is just so beautiful and she styled it
wonderfully.
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