Hello, friends of Hazelnutt House!
I was looking through my wardrobe and chiding myself for buying unnecessary clothing items that I end up not wearing. I came across this owl sleeveless top that I adore... the owl looks bright and cheery but I just haven't gotten down to wearing it.
So I decided to do some snipperty snip and convert it into a dress for The Kiddo.
This is not an accurate tutorial coz most of the time I eyeballed the material and just snipped. No exact measurements taken.
Step 1: Slim the sides by about 1.5 inches.
Step 2: Sew along the line and snip with a pinking shears - no need to seal the hem this way.
Instead of taking in the shoulder straps and resulting in a tight armhole, I decided to add elastic to the neckline.
Step 3: Sew elastic band along the neckline on the 'inner' side. Make sure to tug the elastic as you are sewing.
Here's how it looks after the elastic is sewn in. I do not like this finish coz the ruffles tend to flip downwards, revealing the elastic band.
So, I added this step.
Step 4: Fold in the material, using the elastic band as a guide and sew.
When the side is folded in along the elastic band, it looks like a seam is formed.
Yups.. this is the end result of the neckline.
The Kiddo is happy with it (",)
Well, I did not just stop here with this adult-owl-top-conversion-to-kid's-drees ... I converted another clothing item. Check out my next entry (",)
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