Sewing Project #3 – Altering an oversized dress.
10 Aug
So I bought this pre-loved cotton cheongsam online for less than RM20. Thought I had scored till I put it on. Check this monstrosity out:
# – Too big and too long for me.
I thought of just wearing it as pajamas but a bit wasted right? So I decided to alter it. My first time ever altering a piece of clothing. Even if I fucked it up, it’s less than RM20, not a very expensive lesson ;)
# – Firstly, I used an old short dress as a template for the length.
# – Next, I cut off the excess length according to the existing short dress. I deliberately left more length in case I screwed up the sewing, I’d still have more fabric to play with.
# – Then, I turned the cheongsam inside out and fold the edges in.
# – After that, I pin the folded fabric down so it won’t run off while going pass the sewing machine. I guess you could iron it down too but I was too lazy to do it.
# – Then I just sewed a seam. With the extra fabric that I cut off earlier, I made a simple fabric belt. Check out the final results.
# – The long & dowdy cheongsam has been transformed into a short dress. The fabric belt helps to give me some shape.
This is a simple and easy project. I finished it in less than 2 hours. That said, I’m still finding it hard to sew in a straight line, argh! Need to practise more!
Tags: alter long dress to short dress, altering oversized dress, make a long dress short, sew a short dress, shortening dress
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kim, i just love how you will always put a surprising twist to things. :)
simple and nice!! looked more chio now~
wow! i would like to do that sometime! coolz! You’re amazing kim! where’s the *like* button here? hehe. ^^
vazflaz: thanks! :)
jess: yeah, still not the best dress i have but at least it’s better than before!
wendy: hehe thanks! appreciate the compliment ;)
Definitely better looking post-alteration.
amazing kim!!! well done! :)
the dress is adorable! do you sell your services hehe
wah so smart dot com!
Looks so much better after you have altered it :) Great job.
Wooo… Kim can sew! nice.
st: yeah less like a pyjamas.
sotong: u know u love me
aud: i don’t wanna butcher up ppl’s clothes lol
ky: i know!
thristhan: thanks :)
galvin: hahaha such a surprise meh?
Hi, I saw your blog and I really love it. I was wondering whether you offer basic class for sewing. Appreciate your reply and thanks so much!
Rgds,
Lisa