Monday's Mending Pile

It's been awhile since I focused on mending and alterations.  Things have been piling up and now that I'm switching over clothes to reflect the seasonal change I'm finding more things that need some care and love.  

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First up is this shirt dress that needed some attention.  Nothing to mend, it's actually held up well but I don't reach for this dress like I did when I first made it.  It's long, longer than when I first made it, and then throw in that my heel wearing days are behind me.  I look like I am drowning in it.  You see, I've lost some height in the past seven years, I'm not as tall as I was back when I made this dress.  

The shirtdress was shortened two and a half inches and had a rolled hem resewn.  Done!  

Next up was this recently made dress.  Even though I cut it at the same time as this dress, it is longer than the red version.  It's the fabric, the light purple coloured fabric is a four way stretch and has more drape that the red version.  And with the weight of all the fabric, it just hanging longer.  

If I compare the two dresses together there is a three inch difference.  I wanted it a little shorter.  I cut five inches off the bottom and then applied Knit 'N Stable tape and finished it off.  It is still below knee length and it now gives the appearance that it fits better.  Done!  

Next up is a mending project, a simple repair to some broken crotch seams on these sweatpants.  That was easy, no idea why it waited so long.  

And then this coat / jacket caught my attention while going through winter coats and jackets to see if anything needed repairs.  It is shy of two years old and honestly the fabric looked in rough shape.  I am saying this after only wearing it one season, I didn't wear it at all this past winter.  The faux lambs wool 100% polyester fabric pilled that first winter.  It's not pretty.  Fabric makes or breaks a project.  And despite looking like a warm jacket, it didn't hold a candle to the other wool winter coats and jackets I've sewn in the past.  

I'm not sure what I will do with it other than rescuing the rooster button and snaps.  I might try to save the the lining and see if it can be used in future project.  

The last mending task was to reattach and reinforce buttons.  Another easy mending task that I can't explain why it took so long to do.  

Mending Tools and Supplies:  Cutting table, thread clippers, fabric scissors, iron, ironing board, Janome 4120 QDC sewing machine, walking foot, threads, Janome AirThread 2000D serger, hand sewing needle, pins, pin cushion, tailor's chalk, tailor's wax and a pumpkin spice latte.  

Stand strong, elbows up and keep sewing mending.