There are a few Facebook Live broadcast that I like to watch to get inspirational ideas from. One of my favorites is Shepherd's Fashions from Canada. I like that the ladies not only give tip on dressing current styles but also multiple ways to wear an item. The ladies are "real" sizes and all ages. I probably would shop there if it wasn't 1200 miles away!
This T-shirt dress with the runched front ties caught my eye. I love the style & the stripes. I didn't care for the length. It was a little too short for me. I don't love my knees (I'm working on that!) and wanted the dress to be a little longer.
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| $119 Dress |
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| Cute in blue too! |
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| A little denim Jacket too! |
I found a fabric similar at Fabric Mart Fabrics (surprise! surprise!). Jungle Green/Off-White Poly/Lycra Horizontal Stripe Rib Knit 56W $4.50/yard. I used 2.5yards, So my version was $11.25!
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| Rib Knit Fabric |
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| My Version |
I took in the side seams by 1" to reduce the fullness of the swing of the skirt. I lengthened the dress 4". I added a channel inside the dress for the ties and made two buttonholes to slide the ties out of.
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| Ties undone |
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| Buttonholes |
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| Back View |
I am happy with my version of the very expensive T-shirt dress and think there may be more in the future!
Happy Sewing!
Wow. That is so flattering and well done. If you dont mind I will use this idea also. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you! Hope to see your version.
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