ReSew2020 - #13 Skirt and Top

It has been a long time since I completed a ReSew project. To find out what the ReSew2020 Project is all about have a look at this page - https://www.simpleslowstill.com.au/resew2020.html. I know it is no longer 2020 but I am going to keep that name in honour of the year that was.

I really loved this dress when I bought it from the second hand shop but it was just a bit too short. I was going to just make a top out of it and use the lovely frills for something else. But then my daughter suggested I make it into a skirt to make the most of the frills. Then I thought I could use the top part of the dress, extend it and turn that into a shirt. Two for the price of one!

With the skirt I was able to let some darts out to give me some more width.  Then I simply attached some bias binding around the top of the skirt and threaded some elastic through.  It doesn't look spectacular and I will always wear a shirt over the top but it works. 

It took me ages to decide what to do with the top.  With gathered dresses and tops back in fashion I thought I would give that a go. It looked ridiculous! I looked like a clown in the circus.  Also wasn't sure what colours to use.  I didn't want to just use blue so I thought I would do the strips of varying widths.  

I love the skirt and have worn it several times.  A number of people commented how much they liked it when I wore it.  I am not sold on the top yet. I think it works.  I may just have to give it some time to get used to it.