Sun dress turned into a skirt.
I purchased this at Target and have wore it as a dress, but decided I would like it better as a skirt.
First I pinned the front and back together through the draw string waist, to make sure when making my cut all the layers stayed in place.
Got out my handy dandy rotary cutter and cut 1″ above the draw string.
Serged along the cut line, which is now the waist of the skirt. This is all the finishing I did, no turning under and hemming at the waist. Just leave it as a paper bag top.
Just tighten the draw sting to your waist size.
This took about 10 minutes of time and I will get more use out of it as a skirt.
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That is really cute and a great way to get more use out of a piece of clothing you may have tired of.
That is really cute and super easy to do; I love it as a skirt! 🙂
Jodi
Clever girl!
Good idea! The pattern is so fresh and summery, it will look great with a matching tank. I’m visiting you from sew happy geek, hope you visit me too!
Wow how creative..I love it!
Yet again, I love what you’ve done. Can’t wait to see you in it on WIWW soon. I don’t keep a lot of things I don’t wear, but i see why it’s a great idea now!
So I went down further and saw you in the skirt!!! Genius…nice work, you look fab in it!
Great idea. I have a Target sun dress that I’m probably not going to wear much- it’s too short. I might have to turn it into a skirt.
Love this! I have a couple of sundresses that would make fantastic skirts. You can probably use the leftover top fabric to make some cute accessories, too. Maybe some rosette headbands? You’ve got my wheels turning. Thanks for sharing.
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really cute, and looks like it would even work as a strapless long top!
michele
I love easy ideas like this! Especially when it’s last minute and I don’t have anything new to wear 😉
Great job!
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