MM - The Little Red Dress That Was a Skirt

'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 a REinvent sneaks up on you...

while mucking around making a wrap pattern over the weekend

I REdiscovered

a rescued Miranda Brown Conscious Cloth soft-as-butter merino wool too-small skirt 
tucked up at the bottom of a cupboard 

 and thought I could use it to sample the new wrap pattern
while having a bit of fun  

so without another thought 
I started prepping her for REinventing

and before I knew it I'd cut off the waist & removed the zip

meaning I had to re-pin her in order to get some before shots

next came armhole placement

this took a bit of deliberating because once there's holes in the middle of the fabric

 there's no going back...

after leaving the room a couple of times and a couple of cuppas later

I opted for a not so high neck, 

giving me more length 

& the stripes coming up higher in the front

I was already aware of a few nibbled holes along the back zippered seam 
which had been cut away without interferring with the design

however it wasn't until about now 

that I discovered a teeny one centre front

which threatened to derail the whole project

I figured I'd soldier on

and when she was finished
ignore the hole

or work on adding darning to my repoitoire 

of make-do-and-mend skills...

it was only after laying out every length of bias binding in the place 
without finding a match to finish the edges
that I decided to retain the original skirt lining

lining runs a 2nd to bias 

as my preferred way to finish edges

it hides a multitude of sins

and especially helps a woollen garment sit & feel better 

and after all, at the end of the day

if you feel good

you'll look good

especially 

if it means you get to wear your favourite red boots!

Next Week:

I need a cardy to go with the butterfly frock
and this jumper volunteered!