Thrifted and refashioned almost $1 dress

Yes. I made this dress with almost $1. How? Easy.

Go to a thrift store or an antique shop and get something to refashion for $1. Then remake it to the dress. That's it!

Well, maybe it's not so easy. I was so lucky to get this for $1 that I could refashioned into the dress.

I got this jumpsuit ( Is that right? I'm not sure how to call this)  $1 at antique mall near my house. I also got some other dresses to refashion in $1. They were size in big girls' 8-12. Actually, I went there to get some fabric that I could reuse and make clothes, so when I found them, I got really excited. I thought I could have enough fabric to make dresses for my girls.

I wanted to make a dress with circluar skirt for A since I read this post on this fabulous sewing blog, Straightgrain. ( well, I think you all know how fabulous that blog is! )  Also, I wanted to make something vintage inspired by Vintage May series hosted by Craftiness is not Optional and Skirt as Top. I thought this fabric was just enough vintage-y to make a vintage dress with circular skirt.

But it turned out I didn't have enough fabric to make a dress only with this, when I cut skirt pieces from bottom part, pants. And I cut skirt pieces using this pattern of drop waisted dress, so I needed to add a contrast band on waist.

 

I cut another fabric and made a waist band. I also used that fabric for armhole binding. So that's addition to $1, and the dress was made with almost $1!

Contrast fabric is Quilter's Linen Print from Robert Kaufman. This has linen look print on it and is made from 100% cotton. I liked this. I think it's good for using as contrast fabric with cotton fabric.

Dress has a small peter pan collar which was on original jumpsuit.

And zipper on back also came from original jumpsuit.

This was first time to sew circle skirt, and I liked it. A seemed to like it too. So I will make another one soon! And I'm thinking making another vintagey outfit for T using another $1 thrift finding!

Comments

[Lorraine Glach]

Just adorable!!

[Shino]

Thank you so much, Lorraine!

[Jill]

What a cute dress - lovely refashion and great budget!
I would love if you came and linked this project to my clothes upcycling project page. It has a long term linky, so your project would stay there for more than just the week of a usual linky. We have over 400 projects linked up now – some fantastic ideas.
Do come and take a look!
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/p/clothes-upcycling-projects.html

[Shino]

Thank you,Jill! I linked up your project page. There are so many upcycling projects! Fabulous!

[Pam @Threading My Way]

Fabulous refashion, Shino, and even better that it cost next to nothing. I really like the way you've broken up the fabric with the band and that you've been able to reuse the original Peter Pan collar.

[Pam @Threading My Way]

Hi Shino, I've featured your dress today... Threading Your Way ~ Features

[Shino]

Hi Pam! Thank you so much for featuring! I like the band too! I think the dress loooks better than without it!