Something I love about sewing is that I can take something that I don't wear very often because it doesn't fit well and turn it into a favorite!
A week and a half ago, I decided I was going to fix the pile that had accumulated in my sewing room.
I had two ready to wear shirts - one long sleeved work shirt for my husband that had a huge tear in the sleeve. Easy, cut the sleeves off and make it a short sleeved shirt.
The purple shirt is one I had liked, but decided it was too long, so I wanted to cut a few inches off the bottom and re-hem it.
You can see the purple shirt underneath a shirt I like the length of - that was my cutting guide!
Finally, there was a dress I made (and blogged about here) but just haven't loved the way it fit. I finally figured out that I needed the bodice to be shorter. I also didn't like how low the neckline was, so if I took in the shoulders that would fix both problems and luckily there was enough space in the armscye to do it!
It was also still a little too big through the waist - even though I have already taken it in once. (I'm not losing weight - I just clearly need more practice at alterations!!)
As luck would have it, I got a little side tracked by yard work the day I decided to tackle these, but I have chipped away at them over the last week and I'm happy to say I have worked through the pile!!
I'm so happy to have things that will actually get worn! It's the ultimate sustainability project!
You can see there's still plenty of length there!!
Finally, the dress fits much better as well!
Do you have clothes hanging out waiting for a few little tweaks before they can get worn? Do it!!
