That check dress is gorgeous. How I wish I was young and slim again. These styles just look frumpy on me now. When we're younger, we don't realise how precious our 20s are...Enjoy enjoy enjoy your youth, if its within your power.
My question is- and pardon my ignorance- I'm a novice sewer. Is there any way to make rompers out of longer maxi dresses at all? I have some I don't wear and want to change for my style, and I used to have a green gingham romper that I LOVED
I wanna move to Georgia, I dont fit in here. my styles western bohemian and people round here just wear Jean's and a shirt then look at you weird for dressing different. I also would love learn how to use a sewing machine and take old furniture and clothes and make them new to sell. I really like crafts and i dont get to do that here. im just working in an office bored out my mind. I just need confidence to start my life a new. but I cant seem to find that which is destroying my life at the moment.
Go for it! Who cares what looks you get. Be you, not what strangers want you to be.build confidence in small steps. Do one thrift flip, then another and another. They won't all work out but that's part of the learning process. Someone once told me this: everyone who does something well started out doing it badly.
honestly, no one dresses like i do here either haha it's all about knowing what you like and choosing to not compromise on what you want to wear because of other's opinions! give no cares and you will find freedom and joy in your own skin and where you are won't matter! you're not made to fit in, so there's no reason to try!
@@mone1648really?! Oh my I thought this was a lot of items and I am not a experienced sew 🪡 I guess this is a way to get more confidence. 🎊 I subscribed…/ now to get a better sewing machine.
These all turned out so well. I love the orange dress I’m so glad you just made it fit better and didn’t transform it because it’s so good. The periwinkle sheer dress reminds me of Florence Welch (love her style) and it was so smart to make the skirt so you still have the option to wear it together as a dress. The vintage collar dress was also darling and now fits you so perfectly!
This was so intelligent and intentional i really appreciate seeing your thought process and enjoyed this video as a fellow sewer. Can't wait for the next one.
I was curious to see what the back pockets on that first pair of jeans would do. I did the same alteration on some jeans last year, but in my case they were WAY too big. The result was that the pockets stood out like they were going to collect rainwater. I had to take the pockets off completely and sew them down flat.
in that case i definitely would have removed them and laid them back flat, but since i was only taking out an inch or two, they didnt stand out too badly at all!
Oh for the jeans and the blue dress I would have just added an elastic in the back, when its just a few inches it looks more natural than the darts or at least it did for the jeans I did the elastic add on : p
Great video! Really enjoyed the little changes that made a big difference. Will be trying some of these tailoring tricks. Really loved the orange trousers and the lilac overlay dress. Actually, I love all your clothes!❤️🙂
Gurl you got skills! All of your pieces fit you so well, i luv all of them...that lavender sheer dress is amazing, the orange trousers too. They all look so good on you. I wish i had your sewing talent and creativity, I'm learning how to sew but its a very slow learning process and i have soo many clothes that need alterations since i lost weight. Thank you for showing us that a little magic with your sewing machine can really make a big difference! This kind of content really has inspired me to do the same! Gracie bella!💖🦋
I have been sewing for years and can fit a pattern or do all these take in tricks. The problem is I am much older and wider now and really would like some tricks for adding half a size to a size. Keeping side seams straight and centered is easier with dart in than adding gores
These are so fun!! Have you considered using elastic on a section of the back waist line on the pants instead of darts? They can stretch and adjust over time. My mom did this for some of my pants and it's incredibly!!
The plaid dress was my dream the way it was in the "before"! I love a dress with a LONG skirt! However, it definitely suits you better at the shorter length! 👍
I've only just found your videos but you've already inspired me so much! ❤ And that plaid dress, OMG I would love to know what make that is? I need to hunt one of those down!
Watched this while altering some red & black plaid pants. Look forward to your Friday videos. The blue dress is so sweet like a maid may have worn years ago. Well done as usual! 👍
i love the dress...........the wholly jeans not so much........i loved the green pants set until you cropped it.....didnt hold the vintage for me,,,,,,,,,super cute orange dress.....i love the sheer skirt and top .....great job on that .........love the orange pants.....omgosh i love the blue dress .....you are so talented loved watching you.....thanks for sharing
Hello, I'm new here and just subscribed! I too am a seamstress. I love watching you because you have a contagious personality and I just want to see what you do to your outfits! 😊 So exciting! I would personally LOVE if you could give us the price of each item. I think it would really inspire others to try your techniques with some of their upcycled outfits! Looking forward to your next video!! So nice to meet you! 😊
i'm so glad you're here and loving my videos! i don't typically know the prices because these flips are usually on pieces i've had for quite some time and have forgotten the price. thanks for watching!
You demonstrate very well that the right fit makes a big difference; the right length for example. You seem like a petite woman, aka not a model's height. I am petite and I must just my clothes accordingly. With time we learn our own style, what works and what doesn't. Clothes must fit us not the other way around.
That extra piece of material you cut off the plaid dress to hem it up shorter take that piece and turn it into a hair bow or other hair accessory.... Really love that boho Orange summer beachy dress it is so hard to find long dresses cuz I'm pretty tall so I have the opposite problem of yours green is actually my favorite color.... But agree it's a little too low on top... A Singer sewing machine is only sewing machine I'm familiar with sewing on
Currently sorting through my own thrift pile. My sorting categories: Not worth the effort Big project Small project Not having tons of time, so i need to focus on what i or my kids will wear most.
I love your creations and talent. I think your pin placement is slowing you down, maybe clip type would work . I wish I could show you what I mean. You are wonderful
Leave the back pockets as they are in the wide leg jeans you did. It's perfect. The blue and white Shirtwaist dress needs a narrow belt, or self-belt. In other words, I hope you didn't throw away the fabric you cut off and you can make a sewn on belt, with a tab that extends to the other side of the placket. That's where the snap needs to go. These were done ither on the bias or with the stripes going the opposite direction of the warp of fabric, or if there is noticeable warp thread in a mostly solid color, it would be sewn on the horizontal instead of the vertical the way the Garment was done.
An idea for you to show for measuring for people that cant figure out the measurements is show folding the tape measure 4 times. After you show the original then show how to fold the tape to show the darts.. love your channel. Hope this help all of the fraction disabled..lol
✍ Hello...I'm so glad I found your channel and subscribed. Its been a while since I've been able to do some sewing. I have been sewing since I was about 10 and I'll be 78 next Tuesday. My favorite way of sewing is exactly what I found you doing to older clothes etc.by making something new out of them. I used to cut down clothes and make school clothes for my girls cause they went to a private school and needed nice clothes so this really helped with the budget. I'm also glad to have found you cause the machine I have right now needs to be replaced cause I bent the needle shaft by sewing denim. I notice you use a Singer model 4452 and that you sewed denim with ease so I'm having my daughter take me to buy that same machine. I'm super excited to get sewing again. Keep Sewing !! God Bless Bye from Ohio
sure! i don't typically change my threads because i don't like working with difficult fabrics, so that's why i haven't referenced it before, but i will in the future!
I have been a fan from the day I found you about 2 yrs ago and adore the way you present everything. I am sad to see you go, yet understand that it's really important for us to follow our spirit and after contemplation, do what's best for us at that time. Farewell for not, it's not goodbye, because nothing says you cant toss out a video anytime you want to. I will never be able to do what I've seen you do yet I will try. You can wear ay color, any style, and I've never seen anybody wear clothes like you do. Tank you for your lessons, I want to raid your closet, but will try to follow your videos for the rest of my life and see how we do.
2 dress I love the print and the colors! ❤I’d make it just past to the knee cap and wear a petticoat to give fullness and wear it dancing 💃🏼 twirling!! Thanks for showing; I am going to send it out to universe to find one LIKE this.
Those flips were great! Everything looks so cute and now perfectly fits you! I am going to try a couple of these alterations on a couple of pieces, and THANKS TO YOU!!!!! I now have the basic know-how from watching this video! Thanks Adey!!! Also, I want to try making a dress that is similar to the tiered dresses you have made in the past (But, for me, WITHOUT AN OPEN BACK!!) I do NOT want to spend $20+ on a sewing pattern though! Do you have any suggestions for how I can do this? I have some great thrifted material I want to use. I am imagining a simple fitted top with a square neck line, puffed sleeves, a waist, and a tiered skirt attached to it?! I wear a medium, or size 8 (10 at the largest!).
Loved, loved your updates! I have a pair of great wool plaid pants which is far too big for me. I'm so inspired to use the dart technique you have shown with your jeans!
lol i actually have a serger it's just a whole process to get it out and use it when i'm doing quick projects like this i prefer to just use my regular sewing machine
I’m not sure what your statement means? I choose high waisted pieces because I like the silhouette on my shape and the vintage touch it brings to an outfit!
Hi there! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL I can really get hooked and promise to try to self-limit when watching! You are so detailed and thorough I get inspired to try my hand! Ive been all about plaid for the last 2 or 3 years. I had ordered a pair of narrow, ankle length, plaid pants, with a jean-like waist, 4 pockets, etc. The plaid is similar to the red plaid pattern of the dress you have here, but smaller, and just a hint of white. However.............I ordered what I thought was a women's size 24, but they turned out to be a size 24 INCH waistband........2 VERY different sizes! I loved the fabric, and they weren't expensive, so I kept them. The 24 was too big, but was the only size close, and I was willing to take them in due to their cuteness. I had also gained weight taking care of my dear, late, 96 yo, mom, and have dropped à couple of sizes. I had always been a size 4 or 6, but took a necessary medication several years ago that caused me to gain weight, and even though there was a lot of physical work taking care of my mom, there was also a lot of sitting around, (and getting by on Twinkies, which unfortunately, I found you can buy in bulk at Costco, conveniently, individually wrapped), so I put on more weight. I was about a size 18.........yikes! BUTT, I didn't get a big one, and I have slim legs. I kind of gained weight everywhere, but more upper-body. Anyway, I didn't ever expect to have a 24 inch waist like when I was 9, but I'm now at about a 10/12. Much better. So, I injured both feet.......don't ask. I'm sitting around, again, and started looking through things. I found my Dior, glasses! Ask me how long they were missing? 7 years. LOL! I also ran across the plaid pants. I'm not what you'd call a .........,,seamstress, but I'm a good engineer, and I wanted to get some use out of those pants. They weren't expensive, so I wasn't really that worried about ruining them. I was thinking about elastic vents, even lacing up the sides with a solid fabric under, but I decided there was no-way lacing would NOT make me look like a 60 yo former stripper. I inspected them and have decided to turn them into walking shorts, but that would mean expanding about 4 inches on each side. I will have to extend to upper-thigh, but I have enough fabric using both legs. I'm thinking MAYBE I could KIND of try to match plaid lines, if not, maybe intentionally wonky......Oh! The fabric has a lot of stretch! Anyway, it will take up some time while I'm recovering. They won't have to win any awards, and I could wear a big t-shirt?....... Thank you SO much, my dear! I have something to look forward to every day watching your show! I'm NOT back on the Twinkies! I now enjoy low-fat Cheezeits!
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That check dress is gorgeous. How I wish I was young and slim again. These styles just look frumpy on me now. When we're younger, we don't realise how precious our 20s are...Enjoy enjoy enjoy your youth, if its within your power.
@@pennybergmen8933 what age are you?
This video is like a master class in how clothes look good when they FIT
truth!
I have many items I need to FIT, refit?!
Such a fun video! So interesting.
Thank you!!
My question is- and pardon my ignorance- I'm a novice sewer.
Is there any way to make rompers out of longer maxi dresses at all?
I have some I don't wear and want to change for my style, and I used to have a green gingham romper that I LOVED
there is, and you can search youtube for tutorials on how to do so! happy sewing!
I wanna move to Georgia, I dont fit in here. my styles western bohemian and people round here just wear Jean's and a shirt then look at you weird for dressing different. I also would love learn how to use a sewing machine and take old furniture and clothes and make them new to sell. I really like crafts and i dont get to do that here. im just working in an office bored out my mind. I just need confidence to start my life a new. but I cant seem to find that which is destroying my life at the moment.
Go for it! Who cares what looks you get. Be you, not what strangers want you to be.build confidence in small steps. Do one thrift flip, then another and another. They won't all work out but that's part of the learning process. Someone once told me this: everyone who does something well started out doing it badly.
honestly, no one dresses like i do here either haha it's all about knowing what you like and choosing to not compromise on what you want to wear because of other's opinions! give no cares and you will find freedom and joy in your own skin and where you are won't matter! you're not made to fit in, so there's no reason to try!
When possible, please do more videos like this.
👍🏼
She's doing those vids all the time 🤔
@@mone1648really?! Oh my I thought this was a lot of items and I am not a experienced sew 🪡 I guess this is a way to get more confidence. 🎊 I subscribed…/ now to get a better sewing machine.
Love it!!! I could watch this kind of content all day! Gets my brain working.
That’s exactly what doing any flips does for me! Just gets my creativity going!
Me Too! 😊 🕊 🕯
These all turned out so well. I love the orange dress I’m so glad you just made it fit better and didn’t transform it because it’s so good. The periwinkle sheer dress reminds me of Florence Welch (love her style) and it was so smart to make the skirt so you still have the option to wear it together as a dress. The vintage collar dress was also darling and now fits you so perfectly!
I love the plaid dress! Your thrift flips are the best! You've inspired me to to flip some of my own clothes to make them fit me better
thank you!! yes you should absolutely flip some of your clothes! it's such a confidence boost to put on something that fits super well!
This was so intelligent and intentional i really appreciate seeing your thought process and enjoyed this video as a fellow sewer. Can't wait for the next one.
Love seeing your creativity in action! That plaid dress is so perfect I’m glad you kept the sleeves versatile like that it’s just perfection!
Now that’s it’s my favorite length, I’ll wear it all the time!! I’m glad you enjoyed this video!
To someone that is learning to sew, this looks like magic.
haha honestly it still looks like magic to me!
I love your videos! I'm in Brazil and I've never shopped in a thrift store, but since I watched your videos I changed my mind! Love you!
I was curious to see what the back pockets on that first pair of jeans would do. I did the same alteration on some jeans last year, but in my case they were WAY too big. The result was that the pockets stood out like they were going to collect rainwater. I had to take the pockets off completely and sew them down flat.
...maybe sew an inch or two of elastic on the backside center of the pocket and hide the stitching with a decorative patch?
in that case i definitely would have removed them and laid them back flat, but since i was only taking out an inch or two, they didnt stand out too badly at all!
Oh for the jeans and the blue dress I would have just added an elastic in the back, when its just a few inches it looks more natural than the darts or at least it did for the jeans I did the elastic add on : p
Yey! It's 11:59 pm here. In our country. A good day to watch something fun! As always.. You rock!
ooo yay! always a good time for a flip video!
Lovely flips! Use the green and plaid offcuts to make matching scrunchies or hair wraps? ☺️
Great idea!
I think it’s so clever and practical the way you approach your flips
thank you!
Great flips !!! Girl, you know your way around a sewing machine....wish I did😅!!! Hope you have a great weekend !🐕🦮
thank you!! I really only know a few stitches, understanding clothing construction has helped me the most on my sewing journey!
clever to hide the jeans darts behind the pockets!
Thank you!
Absolutely love this! So many useful tips and great ideas! Please do more of these simple DIY clothing transformation videos!! ❤️🥰
Thank you! Im glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Really enjoyed the little changes that made a big difference. Will be trying some of these tailoring tricks. Really loved the orange trousers and the lilac overlay dress. Actually, I love all your clothes!❤️🙂
Too much math in sewing! You have great talent. You did a great job reworking those cloths.
haha a calculator is definitely a good tool to have while sewing haha thank you!
That plaid dress is fantastic!
it's such a gorgeous dress!
New sub, great video!
aww welcome to Well-Loved!
Everything turned out beautifully. I am inspired to now fix a couple if problem children
Haha yes! Thank you!
Gurl you got skills! All of your pieces fit you so well, i luv all of them...that lavender sheer dress is amazing, the orange trousers too. They all look so good on you. I wish i had your sewing talent and creativity, I'm learning how to sew but its a very slow learning process and i have soo many clothes that need alterations since i lost weight. Thank you for showing us that a little magic with your sewing machine can really make a big difference! This kind of content really has inspired me to do the same! Gracie bella!💖🦋
Great job! You look amazing in every piece
thank you!
Really enjoy your way of presentation, content and teaching. I’ll be watching more since I just found you. 👩🏼🌾🌸💕
You could make a headband with the excess 7inch fabric to go with the dress. Great inspiration for a beginner. ❤
The last dress is so adorable!! The darts in the back are so cute!!
WOW!
Keep up the good work!
thank you!!
I have been sewing for years and can fit a pattern or do all these take in tricks. The problem is I am much older and wider now and really would like some tricks for adding half a size to a size.
Keeping side seams straight and centered is easier with dart in than adding gores
These are so fun!! Have you considered using elastic on a section of the back waist line on the pants instead of darts?
They can stretch and adjust over time. My mom did this for some of my pants and it's incredibly!!
The plaid dress was my dream the way it was in the "before"! I love a dress with a LONG skirt! However, it definitely suits you better at the shorter length! 👍
i definitely prefer a shorter length, but love the drama of the long!
I love your videos! You are adorable! I am so inspired to get out some of my thrift store finds that aren't quite right! Thx!
I've only just found your videos but you've already inspired me so much! ❤
And that plaid dress, OMG I would love to know what make that is? I need to hunt one of those down!
I love your thrift flips. My favorites here were the orange pants and the last dress.
I love watching you go through the steps( good inspo), I have a set of thrifted finds I need to get to as well!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed!!
Love the check dress. Where do you go to find your thrifted clothes. We have charity shops everywhere but nothing like yours.
Used To always let out all seams on top to make room for larger bust. Had tiny seams w double knit and it worked w out ruining the dress lines
Just found you just subscribed
Aww yay! Welcome to well-loved!! I’m so glad you’re here!
Love that you used the chopped bit as a belt for the voluminous orange dress... makes me want to get to my alteration pile!
Thank you!
Watched this while altering some red & black plaid pants. Look forward to your Friday videos. The blue dress is so sweet like a maid may have worn years ago. Well done as usual! 👍
yay for videos to watch while doing alterations! i LOVE the blue dress!
The plaid dress looks great 😍
If you decide you want to change it up again, it would make a beautiful wide leg jump suit
thank you! it would be such a cute jumpsuit, its just too perfect as a dress!
Great job on all of the pieces, especially the blue dress.
thank you!
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Pumped pumpkin 🎃 for the BELT!
i love the dress...........the wholly jeans not so much........i loved the green pants set until you cropped it.....didnt hold the vintage for me,,,,,,,,,super cute orange dress.....i love the sheer skirt and top .....great job on that .........love the orange pants.....omgosh i love the blue dress .....you are so talented loved watching you.....thanks for sharing
thanks for sharing your preferences, but i made these adjustments to fit my style! thanks for watching!
Hello, I'm new here and just subscribed! I too am a seamstress. I love watching you because you have a contagious personality and I just want to see what you do to your outfits! 😊 So exciting! I would personally LOVE if you could give us the price of each item. I think it would really inspire others to try your techniques with some of their upcycled outfits! Looking forward to your next video!! So nice to meet you! 😊
i'm so glad you're here and loving my videos! i don't typically know the prices because these flips are usually on pieces i've had for quite some time and have forgotten the price. thanks for watching!
You demonstrate very well that the right fit makes a big difference; the right length for example. You seem like a petite woman, aka not a model's height. I am petite and I must just my clothes accordingly. With time we learn our own style, what works and what doesn't. Clothes must fit us not the other way around.
the right fit absolutely makes a big difference!
Green crop top: I like that the sleeves are the same as the length. Nice.
Thanks!
You make altering so easy…well, look so easy. On thrifted items, wouldn’t be a huge loss if i cannot make it work. Thanks.
it's super easy and sustainable!
So awesome !! You did a fantastic job on every piece 💓👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much!! I had a ton of fun fixing these up!
watching all of these now that I found your channel :)
YAY!!
That extra piece of material you cut off the plaid dress to hem it up shorter take that piece and turn it into a hair bow or other hair accessory.... Really love that boho Orange summer beachy dress it is so hard to find long dresses cuz I'm pretty tall so I have the opposite problem of yours green is actually my favorite color.... But agree it's a little too low on top... A Singer sewing machine is only sewing machine I'm familiar with sewing on
Great idea! I love that long orange dress - so perfect for summer! Too low on top?
Currently sorting through my own thrift pile. My sorting categories:
Not worth the effort
Big project
Small project
Not having tons of time, so i need to focus on what i or my kids will wear most.
good pile categories!
I love your creations and talent. I think your pin placement is slowing you down, maybe clip type would work . I wish I could show you what I mean. You are wonderful
thank you!! i've tried the clips before and i am not a fan haha thanks for flipping with me!
I have never seen that multicolored gingham before! It was in your stack, @ 2:00. I kept waiting to see you work on it.
Did you change your mind??
i couldn't quite figure out what i wanted to do with that piece, but i'm sure you'll see it in thrift flip soon!
You are very talented!! Adorable!
Leave the back pockets as they are in the wide leg jeans you did. It's perfect.
The blue and white Shirtwaist dress needs a narrow belt, or self-belt. In other words, I hope you didn't throw away the fabric you cut off and you can make a sewn on belt, with a tab that extends to the other side of the placket. That's where the snap needs to go.
These were done ither on the bias or with the stripes going the opposite direction of the warp of fabric, or if there is noticeable warp thread in a mostly solid color, it would be sewn on the horizontal instead of the vertical the way the Garment was done.
i thought about doing that, but there just wasn't enough fabric for it and i like the way it fits without a belt! thanks for flipping!
An idea for you to show for measuring for people that cant figure out the measurements is show folding the tape measure 4 times. After you show the original then show how to fold the tape to show the darts.. love your channel. Hope this help all of the fraction disabled..lol
thanks!
Ne risquez-vous pas de vous casser une cote à force de resserrer votre pantalon ?
Hi. Awesome video. Cute outfits...Thank you...
thank you!
Love all of the reimagined pieces!
Thank you!!
✍ Hello...I'm so glad I found your channel and subscribed. Its been a while since I've been able to do some sewing. I have been sewing since I was about 10 and I'll be 78 next Tuesday. My favorite way of sewing is exactly what I found you doing to older clothes etc.by making something new out of them. I used to cut down clothes and make school clothes for my girls cause they went to a private school and needed nice clothes so this really helped with the budget. I'm also glad to have found you cause the machine I have right now needs to be replaced cause I bent the needle shaft by sewing denim. I notice you use a Singer model 4452 and that you sewed denim with ease so I'm having my daughter take me to buy that same machine. I'm super excited to get sewing again. Keep Sewing !! God Bless Bye from Ohio
You are genius and SO helpful! Just the training I need. It would be so helpful to see all the way down to the floor, please!
thank you!!
So So Cute .. Simply Lovely ❤ ❤
Can you let us know what fabrics you work with,,? And if and when you need to change threads tell us why.
sure! i don't typically change my threads because i don't like working with difficult fabrics, so that's why i haven't referenced it before, but i will in the future!
I have been a fan from the day I found you about 2 yrs ago and adore the way you present everything. I am sad to see you go, yet understand that it's really important for us to follow our spirit and after contemplation, do what's best for us at that time. Farewell for not, it's not goodbye, because nothing says you cant toss out a video anytime you want to. I will never be able to do what I've seen you do yet I will try. You can wear ay color, any style, and I've never seen anybody wear clothes like you do. Tank you for your lessons, I want to raid your closet, but will try to follow your videos for the rest of my life and see how we do.
You are very talented. I would like to see the back of the clothes better. Please model the back longer.
Okee dokee
2 dress I love the print and the colors! ❤I’d make it just past to the knee cap and wear a petticoat to give fullness and wear it dancing 💃🏼 twirling!! Thanks for showing; I am going to send it out to universe to find one LIKE this.
Belt the orange dress and blouson it a tad. Would give it a different look and shorten a little. The plaid dress is adorable.
Sadly with the weight of the tiered hem, it never stays bloused. that’s why I took some length off of the bottom too!
Excellent job on your upcycles!!!! They look absolutely gorgeous 😍.
Thanks!
Great production.
Love the orange dress! I wonder whether you could buy a decorative buckle or brooch to slip over the belt, or pin onto it
I actually have a large leather belt with a gold buckle that’s cute with it too!
Those flips were great! Everything looks so cute and now perfectly fits you! I am going to try a couple of these alterations on a couple of pieces, and THANKS TO YOU!!!!! I now have the basic know-how from watching this video! Thanks Adey!!! Also, I want to try making a dress that is similar to the tiered dresses you have made in the past (But, for me, WITHOUT AN OPEN BACK!!) I do NOT want to spend $20+ on a sewing pattern though! Do you have any suggestions for how I can do this? I have some great thrifted material I want to use. I am imagining a simple fitted top with a square neck line, puffed sleeves, a waist, and a tiered skirt attached to it?! I wear a medium, or size 8 (10 at the largest!).
I DEFINITELY LIKE THE SLEEVELESS ORANGE DRESS BETTER WITH THE BELT. WITHOUT THE BELT IT LOOKS LIKE YOURE DROWNING IN FABRIC .
i love the versatility of both!
Great job. My favorite one was the plaid dress. Everything turned out so well!! I am in awe at the level of sewing skills you have!!
Really inspired me.
Could the lavender sheer dress be worn with skinny jeans or leggings?
it can be worn with whatever you want to wear it with!
You are THE CUTEST !
Loved, loved your updates! I have a pair of great wool plaid pants which is far too big for me. I'm so inspired to use the dart technique you have shown with your jeans!
Super cute green top. You could throw a dart on the outside of the sleeve.
thanks!
The orange trousers 😍 how cute!
Those are my favorite pants!!
I want to lend you my serger so badly ! you would have a blast!
lol i actually have a serger it's just a whole process to get it out and use it when i'm doing quick projects like this i prefer to just use my regular sewing machine
The power of a good fit demostrated
yes and yes, fit changes everything!
Most of the thrift clothes have a higher waist than you do. It works anyway because you are slim and trim. Looks fine just a bit retro.
Or are you high waited?
I’m not sure what your statement means? I choose high waisted pieces because I like the silhouette on my shape and the vintage touch it brings to an outfit!
I would like to have seen how you kept the pockets out of the way.
for which piece??
Love your video. I h ave been starting to redo clothes.
fun!
You’re doing some really complex things there ‼️
Loved it
Wish I can do this. Amazing...love it.
thank you! and YOU CAN!
You are adorable! I love your attitude and your style.
Thanks!
Who makes the orange pants? Live those too.
They're thrifted but from a brand called Flying Tomato
With every flip I thought “ that’s my favorite”. I love them all !!
Your videos are such an inspiration! Thank you! I enjoy your energetic attitude! Laura
Who makes the plaid dress? Love it!
it doesnt have a tag so idk, but the secondhand seller i got it from said it's from anthropologie!
Hi there!
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL I can really get hooked and promise to try to self-limit when watching! You are so detailed and thorough I get inspired to try my hand!
Ive been all about plaid for the last 2 or 3 years. I had ordered a pair of narrow, ankle length, plaid pants, with a jean-like waist, 4 pockets, etc. The plaid is similar to the red plaid pattern of the dress you have here, but smaller, and just a hint of white.
However.............I ordered what I thought was a women's size 24, but they turned out to be a size 24 INCH waistband........2 VERY different sizes! I loved the fabric, and they weren't expensive, so I kept them. The 24 was too big, but was the only size close, and I was willing to take them in due to their cuteness.
I had also gained weight taking care of my dear, late, 96 yo, mom, and have dropped à couple of sizes. I had always been a size 4 or 6, but took a necessary medication several years ago that caused me to gain weight, and even though there was a lot of physical work taking care of my mom, there was also a lot of sitting around, (and getting by on Twinkies, which unfortunately, I found you can buy in bulk at Costco, conveniently, individually wrapped), so I put on more weight. I was about a size 18.........yikes! BUTT, I didn't get a big one, and I have slim legs. I kind of gained weight everywhere, but more upper-body.
Anyway, I didn't ever expect to have a 24 inch waist like when I was 9, but I'm now at about a 10/12. Much better.
So, I injured both feet.......don't ask. I'm sitting around, again, and started looking through things. I found my Dior, glasses! Ask me how long they were missing? 7 years. LOL! I also ran across the plaid pants.
I'm not what you'd call a .........,,seamstress, but I'm a good engineer, and I wanted to get some use out of those pants. They weren't expensive, so I wasn't really that worried about ruining them.
I was thinking about elastic vents, even lacing up the sides with a solid fabric under, but I decided there was no-way lacing would NOT make me look like a 60 yo former stripper.
I inspected them and have decided to turn them into walking shorts, but that would mean expanding about 4 inches on each side. I will have to extend to upper-thigh, but I have enough fabric using both legs. I'm thinking MAYBE I could KIND of try to match plaid lines, if not, maybe intentionally wonky......Oh! The fabric has a lot of stretch!
Anyway, it will take up some time while I'm recovering. They won't have to win any awards, and I could wear a big t-shirt?.......
Thank you SO much, my dear! I have something to look forward to every day watching your show! I'm NOT back on the Twinkies! I now enjoy low-fat Cheezeits!
Aww I'm so glad you're loving my channel! funny getting sizes mixed up like that! I hope you recover quickly!
You can do magic 🧙♀️
i've always thought sewing is more magic than a skill!
Everything was so cute?
thanks!