Spiced up your old HUGE BAGGY sweater to a sweater dress
STEP 1:
Get into your closet and find a HUGE sweater or go to your thrift store and find some huge but nice quality sweater.
This sweater doesn't flatter my body shape at all.. I look like I'm pregnant.
Get into your closet and find a HUGE sweater or go to your thrift store and find some huge but nice quality sweater.
This sweater doesn't flatter my body shape at all.. I look like I'm pregnant.
Step 2:
Chopped them off, waist and underneath the arms.. I think this sweater makes my arms looks humongous, so yeah cut them off!
Chopped them off, waist and underneath the arms.. I think this sweater makes my arms looks humongous, so yeah cut them off!
Step 3:
Throw away those extra pieces (look at that.. look slimmer already)
Throw away those extra pieces (look at that.. look slimmer already)
Step 4:
Sew them all up, first I did the side body first.. you can use serger if you have one. I don't so I just use the whatever stitch that closed to what serger does. Or.. straight line will do too. I gave 5/8" stitching allowances.
Second.. do the arms... same basic stitches..
Last thing I sewed the arms, put right side together and pin it to the body, and sew sew sew.
Sew them all up, first I did the side body first.. you can use serger if you have one. I don't so I just use the whatever stitch that closed to what serger does. Or.. straight line will do too. I gave 5/8" stitching allowances.
Second.. do the arms... same basic stitches..
Last thing I sewed the arms, put right side together and pin it to the body, and sew sew sew.
Step 5:
Tried it on.. take picture... and be happy :D you did it! YAY!! and you have saved at least 30 bucks! :D
Tried it on.. take picture... and be happy :D you did it! YAY!! and you have saved at least 30 bucks! :D
Project length: 35 minutes from cutting to finish.
Project level: Beginner-Intermediate
Project Cost: $4 sweater from Goodwill :)
Result: SEXY MOMMA!!! :D
Project level: Beginner-Intermediate
Project Cost: $4 sweater from Goodwill :)
Result: SEXY MOMMA!!! :D
2 comments:
Wuaahhhhh..hebat....Ibu Penjahit:)
I envy you*___*
wedewwwwwwwwww keren sekaliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.... i think i have one that can makeover like that but the problem is... i cant sew :(
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