Does this count as a wardrobe refashion? If judged by scale,
or usefulness, perhaps not. But I’ll stake my claim and say, Yes, it's a refashion: I've taken an unused garment, reworked and given
it a new lease of life.
These pants came with a gorgeous toddler dress that both my
girls have worn for years and years. (Side note: I stopped insisting nice
dresses be saved for special occasions. I noticed that I was packing away
unworn dresses that I loved. I embraced the “use it up, wear it out” movement
and the decision has brought my girls and I great pleasure ever since. Want to
wear your best dress to the playground? Sure! *End tangent*)
I put the matching pants away in my fabric stash because the fabric was so lovely.
I came across them the other day, I think I was looking for scraps to make a
pocket lining. As I had doll clothes on my mind, it became obvious to me that
these pants would transform easily into a doll’s skirt.
And so they did. I sliced off the leg holes and bottom, leaving
the elastic waist intact. Then I trimmed the hem with an exposed bias facing.
Finally, I opened a section of the waistband, enough to pull out the loop of
elastic (thank goodness it wasn’t sewn into the channel). I pulled it tighter, to fit
the doll’s waist. Trimmed, re-attached and hey presto!
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