Take in a dress diy

Have a dress (or skirt) you love but wish it had pockets? Learn how to add pockets to a dress with our easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial.

Found the perfect dress but it doesn't have sleeves? Easily add sleeves to a sleeveless dress with this simple sewing alteration!

A trendy way to refashion old jeans. Here’s another one that I found on Pinterest with a broken link. It’s so pretty, but simple. This one is similar and absolutely beautiful. A cute romper – might be a little bit of work, but turned out really …

When you find out your dress has pockets, it’s like the best thing ever. So now I’ve put my sewing skills to great use- adding pockets to all the dresses in my closet. I figured out a pretty simple way and so today I thought I would share this post on how to add pockets to any dress. #sewing #sewingideas #sewingprojects #easysewingideas #sewingprojectsforbeginners #sewingforbeginners #sewingprojectsforteens #easysewingideas #sewingtips

See how to refashion a baggy dress into a new silhouette, transforming a dolman sleeve into a cap sleeve! Photo tutorial of how to alter a dress that's too big, sew yourself a new dress from an old one. #refashion #sewing

OUTFIT DETAILS: dress made by me | BCBG Paris sandals | similar sunglasses | similar bag *photography by sara walk Last week, Philip had a day off so we packed the kids up in the car and took an impromptu day trip down to San Juan Capistrano (about 40 minutes away). It’s been pretty hot the […]

Learn how to add back darts to dress for a better fit! This alteration is great to make your dresses fit better and add shaping in the back.

Supplies: 80's dress turned Parisian cocktail. What I loved about this 80's dress was the pretty lace detailing, so I wanted to use that as much as I could for this one. Sleeves were sewn together to create the bodice. The collar line was the bottom of the sleeves. I salvaged all the lace from the front, back bodice, and sleeves. The skirt of the dress was from the front and back of the bodice. I added a beaded belt to finish off the look.

I had this idea a while ago to make a jumpsuit (or romper if you prefer) out of a maxi dress. I had no idea if this would work, or even if I could pull off wearing one of these kooky items. But one thing I love about refashioning unwanted clothes is that you can have a bit of fun with it, and if it doesn't pan out its no big deal. After keeping an eye out for a suitable maxi dress for about the past month or so, I came across this. It was an XL, so I figured it would give me enough fabric to…

How to Make an Easy Dress (For Cheap!): Two facts about me: I'm cheap. I love dresses. I wear dresses probably 6 days out of the week. It's not that I one day just decided to wear dresses to feel cute and girly. Far from it. I spend a lot of time sitting at home, knitting, crocheting, …