I made this dress from a pattern for our daughter last year... it was large on her then, but thought maybe she'd grow into it. NOPE. This year has arrived and I took the scissors to the dress. It was expensive material and I was feeling horrible for "wasting" and having no idea how to fix it!
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| Gathered waist (with a lining underneath) and pleats across the bottom |
She was so excited to have a pretty purple dress from Mommy ~ too bad it was too big!
Thought I'd try with a raised waist line
Took some of the material out for less bulk
I couldn't even bear to take a photo of what that looked like! Still too much bulk around the waist line. So I cut again and this time tried pleats and NO lining in the skirt.
This worked! I took out the pleats (I don't know what they are called) along the bottom of the skirt and it made it long enough. I tightened the neck area as well.
It was a little full of static cling, but she wore her bloomers underneath and had a good time. The dress does not make her look like a block now...and we are happy with it. WHEW!
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