Welcome to DAY 3 of…
Today’s piece…
The kid version…
Now the inspiration for today came from the flower girl dress that my mom made for Aunt P & Uncle S's wedding. Big puffy sleeves, cotton floral fabric, pink palette...this pink, satiny frock that I found just screamed 80s wedding, so I thought it would be a perfect choice for the day. As it was, this dress was not going anywhere!
I first cut the dress in half.
Once I had it into two pieces, I took the bottom to get cracking on. The top part is going bye-bye!!
I snipped a little slit in the fabric and began folding under the excess and pinning it down.
Next came trimming off the sleeves from the top part. We'll get to these in a few steps...
I took the bottom part of the skirt and began sewing down a new seam on the top of it. I lifted the ruffle and sewed underneath it so no stitches could be seen!
Now to those sleeves!! After they were trimmed off from the rest, I cut a few two inch section strips off of each and sewed the edges closed to make a few things...first off a strap to keep my dress up!! Second, a sash to be used around my waist. It's gonna stay a dress, but it's gonna look way different!
I took the first piece and pinned it from the front to the back right around my collar bone...
...and then took the other three, sewed the edges together to make a longer piece, and tied it around my waist. Insta-sash!! My dress was lookin' way less 80s and to be honest it could have totally worked as a dress to wear to a daytime wedding.
Instead I wore it to the parking structure. Classy, right?
I loved the way this turned out - it was dainty, summery, and frilly...three of my favorite pre-req's for the perfect dress.
Now I adored the handmade one my mom made...
...but I'm loving the 30 year old version!!
The only thing missing from my night was a little dancing. That's alright - I wasn't really looking to work up too much of a sweat...
...I think my face is still cooling off from the rug that I clearly tore up at the reception 24 years ago!!
