Over a year ago, I made a wrap dress with out-of-print (OOP) Vogue 8827. And I never wore it other than trying it on and taking some pictures for the blog.
It was a classic case of picking the wrong fabric for a project.
As I was sewing the new hem, my fingers were gliding over the fabric surface, I couldn't help thinking that this fabric was better suited for a skirt. It is actually what I picked up the 2.4 metres of this fabric for, a skirt. At the time, I was thinking about sewing another OOP Vogue 9060. Today, I'm thinking it would make a nice skirt out of OOP Butterick 5790. It's too late to be thinking about skirts, I'm already transforming it into a cardigan to be gifted.
The one request that came with shortening it into a cardigan was that pockets could be added. Easy enough. To avoid the bulk of the edges of the pocket, I sewed a rolled hem on the serger and then top-stitched the pockets in place. The top of the pockets were interfaced with Knit 'N Stable tape and top-stitched with a one inch hem.
I am really grateful that it has been saved from the donation pile and it became a well-received gift. As a cardigan this bonded knit will be a warm addition to a winter wardrobe.
Did you know that 84% of donated clothing ends up in landfills?
Great transformation! It has finally found it's proper home! FWIW, Wrap dresses don't work for me at all.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bunny! I had a lot of fails in the wrap dress department before I was lucky enough to find a DVF wrap dress pattern, Vogue 1610, I believe. Once I shortened the bodice, it was the wrap dress pattern I was looking for all these years.
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