MakeOver Monday - The Twice Rescued Butterfly Frock REinvent

'MakeOver Monday' 
... sharing how I cut up & REmake items from my wardrobe 
in the hope you'll pick up scissors & start cutting up yours!

Sometimes it's not diffcult to work out why something ends up in the oppy

[ugly pink piping]

and not for a moment did I think I'd ever wear this linen frock as-is

when I rescued her

[ugly pink piping] 

however it wasn't until the girls in the Wednesday class 

started rummaging through the sales rack

[I have a sales rack for rescues I wont use] 

and Kate nearly bought her

that I remembered what attracted me to her in the first place
[quality linen, colours & print]

so I rescued her for a 2nd time...

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first to go was the pink piping

which ran down the front & around the hem

once these & the sleeves were removed 

 the front bits were sewn back together

allowing me to open up the shoulders

revealing what I was now able to work with

if you've been following my REinventing over the years

you'll know exactly where this is headed

a Fisherman Frock 

is my go-to wardrobe staple

partly because I like/suit the style

but mostly because I don't need a pattern

which usually equates to a quick-fix

however with all the cutting done intuitively 

this doesn't always mean it's actually going to be quick 

as proved by the amount of time spent getting the straps just right

 however with patience, pins & some handmade bias binding

while remembering not to cut anything off until absolutely sure

I got the straps just where I wanted them 

 and am now looking forward to wearing her heaps... 

once I work out the best colour to wear under or over her...

who'd have thought I wouldn't have a cardy ready to go?!