I love tunics and stretch pants. Yes, I said it. Talk about comfortable! I do however, have a hard time finding cute ones. Today I'm going to show you how I turned a little knit dress into this fun springy tunic.
This is what I started with. It was a basic dress, but a bit blah.
First off, I removed the little pocket carefully with my seam ripper. I also removed the belt and belt loops. I wanted to put in a high elastic waist band. I wrapped the elastic around myself, just above the waist and cut it to be that length.
Then I sewed it into the dress, stretching the elastic as I sewed. I used a zig zag stitch. As you pull the elastic (but not the dress) while sewing, it will naturally gather the dress.
I shortened the sleeves, shortened the length of the dress (so it's a tunic), and used the remaining fabric to sew random strips onto it.
Then I paired it with the Scrappy Belt.
There you have it. A super comfortable outfit for running errands, wrestling with my boys, or even taking a little bike ride.
Bring on the summer!
Thanks for reading! Just a reminder.....if you're making a project inspired by this blog you can upload a picture of it to the flickr group. I LOVE to see what you're up to! Have a great day!
27 comments:
You're sooo cute! I'm also loving the warm weather:o)No more big bulky things of winter.
How simple and SO stinking PRECIOUS!
you are just too cute miss!
xoxo
bB
p.s. I a new FOLLOWER and Im WAY excited about that!
i love this! especially the lines you added to the front.
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so cute and comfy looking. you look great!
I LOVE this!
Nice! I love the simplicity. You whipped that boxy dress into shape. Way to go. It looks fab!
I LOVE it! Tunics and leggins are one of my favs, too! I think I may have to try this!
Darling! lookin good !
it is so cute, love the little belt... and i love your lion banner, that's what i need too for being a mother of two boys!
I can't get enough of tunics, and this one is adorable. But what I want to know is, how did you create that hairstyle?? SOOOO cute.
Super cute, nice job!
That is so cute. Loving it!!
My machine is up and I'm re-purposing everything right now! This is very cute and especially on 'too cute YOU'!!
Super cute, as are you!
Very cute. I like the b and w stripes a lot!
Your idea turned out great, what a fun transformation! Thanks for sharing.
Looks great. Love the photo shoot too!
You MUST please show me how to do that hairstyle!!!
Awww I love that! Btw, you're so adorable!! :) I have a black dress but i dont know what to do with dress :/ I have ideas but i cant make a desicion..So annoying..
Love it! You are so creative! I made a scrappy belt of my own after seeing yours, and I talked about your site on my blog - hope that's okay!
http://amijustmom.blogspot.com/2010/05/scrappy-belt-and-ruffle-tshirt.html
Now this is just too cute! I love it! :)
That turned out gorgeous! You've always got something fun to share! Love it :)
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That is so great! And so cute with the scrappy belt too! I want to make about 10 to wear all summer...
So cute!
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Found this post via OnePrettyThing. What a beautiful job you've done! This is my kind of style!!!!! Keep up the good work! ...now off to discover more of your blog. ;)
Hey missy! You are looking darling in that outfit that you reworked for yourself. Such a smarty pants and yes, I agree, it looks incredibly comfy!
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