Re-purposing: Women’s Dress to Skirt

I am on a re-purposing kick again. Hopefully you are finding some inspiration in your closets too. I bought this dress at Ross a while ago and thought I liked it…..but once I got it home, the top part bugged me, and just never fit right.

<div data-ss-ss-link="https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmakeit-loveit.com%2Fre-purposing-womens-dress-to-skirt&media=https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q5bnwoYIyaQ/S-hIHEmy5fI/AAAAAAAAFyE/ReKf2QFBxRk/s400/IMG_8852.JPG&description=I%20am%20on%20a%20re-purposing%20kick%20again.Hopefully%20you%20are%20finding%20some%20inspiration%20in%20your%20closets%20too.I%20bought%20this%20dress%20at%20Ross%20a%20while%20ago%20and%20thought%20I%20liked%20it.....but%20once%20I%20got%20it%20home%2C%20the%20top%20part%20bugged%20me%2C%20and%20just%20never%20fit%20right.So%20instead%20of%20returning%20the%20steal-of-a-deal%20%28you%20know%20how%20those%20good%20deals%20are%20at%20Ross...%29%20I%20decided%20the%20value%20was%20worth%20turning%20it%20into%20a%20skirt.Do%20you%20have%20a%20dress%20of%20your%20own%20that%20just%20isn%27t%20doing%20it%20for%20you%3F%C2%A0But%20do%20you%20love%20the%20fabric%20and%20hate%20to%20see%20it%20go%3FCut%20that%20thing%20up.....You%20can%20either%20make%20a%20casing%20at%20the%20top%20and%20slide%20some%20elastic%20through%2C%20like%20shown%20here.Or%20you%20can%20smock%2Fshirr%20it%20like%20shown%20in%20the%20Lily%20Skirt%20pattern%20found%20hereor%20the%20Maddy%20Dress%20pattern%20found%20here.%20With%20the%20patterns%2C%20there%20are%20step-by-step%20directions%20with%20plenty%20of%20troubleshooting%20tips%20to%20help%20you%20master%20this%20fun%20technique.%C2%A0Before%20cutting%2C%20determine%20the%20length%20of%20skirt%20you%27d%20like.%C2%A0%20Then%20add%20enough%20fabric%20at%20the%20top%20to%20make%20your%20casing%20if%20you%27re%20going%20to%20go%20the%20elastic%20waistband%20route.........or%20enough%20to%20make%20the%20smocking%20at%20the%20top.%C2%A0%20Then%20just%20use%20the%20original%20hem%20of%20the%20dress%20as%20the%20hem%20for%20your%20skirt.%C2%A0%20%C2%A0Quick%20and%20easy.%C2%A0Once%20you%27re%20done......you%27ll%20be%20sure%20to%20enjoy%20your%20new%20flirty%20skirt." class="ss-pinterest-color ss-pinit-button ss-ss-on-media-button" data-ss-ss-location="on_media" data-ss-ss-network-id="pinterest" data-ss-ss-type="share"> <path d="M10.625 12.25c0-1.375 0.313-2.5 1.063-3.438 0.688-0.938 1.563-1.438 2.563-1.438 0.813 0 1.438 0.25 1.875 0.813s0.688 1.25 0.688 2.063c0 0.5-0.125 1.125-0.313 1.813-0.188 0.75-0.375 1.625-0.688 2.563-0.313 1-0.563 1.75-0.688 2.313-0.25 1-0.063 1.875 0.563 2.625 0.625 0.688 1.438 1.063 2.438 1.063 1.75 0 3.188-1 4.313-2.938 1.125-2 1.688-4.375 1.688-7.188 0-2.125-0.688-3.875-2.063-5.25-1.375-1.313-3.313-2-5.813-2-2.813 0-5.063 0.875-6.75 2.688-1.75 1.75-2.625 3.875-2.625 6.375 0 1.5 0.438 2.75 1.25 3.75 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.313 1.063-0.125 0.313-0.25 0.813-0.375 1.5-0.063 0.25-0.188 0.438-0.375 0.5s-0.375 0.063-0.563 0c-1.313-0.563-2.25-1.438-2.938-2.75s-1-2.813-1-4.5c0-1.125 0.188-2.188 0.563-3.313s0.875-2.188 1.625-3.188c0.75-1.063 1.688-1.938 2.688-2.75 1.063-0.813 2.313-1.438 3.875-1.938 1.5-0.438 3.125-0.688 4.813-0.688 1.813 0 3.438 0.313 4.938 0.938 1.5 0.563 2.813 1.375 3.813 2.375 1.063 1.063 1.813 2.188 2.438 3.5 0.563 1.313 0.875 2.688 0.875 4.063 0 3.75-0.938 6.875-2.875 9.313-1.938 2.5-4.375 3.688-7.375 3.688-1 0-1.938-0.188-2.813-0.688-0.875-0.438-1.5-1-1.875-1.688-0.688 2.938-1.125 4.688-1.313 5.25-0.375 1.438-1.25 3.188-2.688 5.25h-1.313c-0.25-2.563-0.188-4.688 0.188-6.375l2.438-10.313c-0.375-0.813-0.563-1.813-0.563-3.063z"> Save So instead of returning the steal-of-a-deal (you know how those good deals are at Ross…) I decided the value was worth turning it into a skirt.

<div data-ss-ss-link="https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmakeit-loveit.com%2Fre-purposing-womens-dress-to-skirt&media=https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q5bnwoYIyaQ/S-hIXgipjwI/AAAAAAAAFyc/cDqEel8EorE/s640/IMG_9269.JPG&description=I%20am%20on%20a%20re-purposing%20kick%20again.Hopefully%20you%20are%20finding%20some%20inspiration%20in%20your%20closets%20too.I%20bought%20this%20dress%20at%20Ross%20a%20while%20ago%20and%20thought%20I%20liked%20it.....but%20once%20I%20got%20it%20home%2C%20the%20top%20part%20bugged%20me%2C%20and%20just%20never%20fit%20right.So%20instead%20of%20returning%20the%20steal-of-a-deal%20%28you%20know%20how%20those%20good%20deals%20are%20at%20Ross...%29%20I%20decided%20the%20value%20was%20worth%20turning%20it%20into%20a%20skirt.Do%20you%20have%20a%20dress%20of%20your%20own%20that%20just%20isn%27t%20doing%20it%20for%20you%3F%C2%A0But%20do%20you%20love%20the%20fabric%20and%20hate%20to%20see%20it%20go%3FCut%20that%20thing%20up.....You%20can%20either%20make%20a%20casing%20at%20the%20top%20and%20slide%20some%20elastic%20through%2C%20like%20shown%20here.Or%20you%20can%20smock%2Fshirr%20it%20like%20shown%20in%20the%20Lily%20Skirt%20pattern%20found%20hereor%20the%20Maddy%20Dress%20pattern%20found%20here.%20With%20the%20patterns%2C%20there%20are%20step-by-step%20directions%20with%20plenty%20of%20troubleshooting%20tips%20to%20help%20you%20master%20this%20fun%20technique.%C2%A0Before%20cutting%2C%20determine%20the%20length%20of%20skirt%20you%27d%20like.%C2%A0%20Then%20add%20enough%20fabric%20at%20the%20top%20to%20make%20your%20casing%20if%20you%27re%20going%20to%20go%20the%20elastic%20waistband%20route.........or%20enough%20to%20make%20the%20smocking%20at%20the%20top.%C2%A0%20Then%20just%20use%20the%20original%20hem%20of%20the%20dress%20as%20the%20hem%20for%20your%20skirt.%C2%A0%20%C2%A0Quick%20and%20easy.%C2%A0Once%20you%27re%20done......you%27ll%20be%20sure%20to%20enjoy%20your%20new%20flirty%20skirt." class="ss-pinterest-color ss-pinit-button ss-ss-on-media-button" data-ss-ss-location="on_media" data-ss-ss-network-id="pinterest" data-ss-ss-type="share"> <path d="M10.625 12.25c0-1.375 0.313-2.5 1.063-3.438 0.688-0.938 1.563-1.438 2.563-1.438 0.813 0 1.438 0.25 1.875 0.813s0.688 1.25 0.688 2.063c0 0.5-0.125 1.125-0.313 1.813-0.188 0.75-0.375 1.625-0.688 2.563-0.313 1-0.563 1.75-0.688 2.313-0.25 1-0.063 1.875 0.563 2.625 0.625 0.688 1.438 1.063 2.438 1.063 1.75 0 3.188-1 4.313-2.938 1.125-2 1.688-4.375 1.688-7.188 0-2.125-0.688-3.875-2.063-5.25-1.375-1.313-3.313-2-5.813-2-2.813 0-5.063 0.875-6.75 2.688-1.75 1.75-2.625 3.875-2.625 6.375 0 1.5 0.438 2.75 1.25 3.75 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.313 1.063-0.125 0.313-0.25 0.813-0.375 1.5-0.063 0.25-0.188 0.438-0.375 0.5s-0.375 0.063-0.563 0c-1.313-0.563-2.25-1.438-2.938-2.75s-1-2.813-1-4.5c0-1.125 0.188-2.188 0.563-3.313s0.875-2.188 1.625-3.188c0.75-1.063 1.688-1.938 2.688-2.75 1.063-0.813 2.313-1.438 3.875-1.938 1.5-0.438 3.125-0.688 4.813-0.688 1.813 0 3.438 0.313 4.938 0.938 1.5 0.563 2.813 1.375 3.813 2.375 1.063 1.063 1.813 2.188 2.438 3.5 0.563 1.313 0.875 2.688 0.875 4.063 0 3.75-0.938 6.875-2.875 9.313-1.938 2.5-4.375 3.688-7.375 3.688-1 0-1.938-0.188-2.813-0.688-0.875-0.438-1.5-1-1.875-1.688-0.688 2.938-1.125 4.688-1.313 5.25-0.375 1.438-1.25 3.188-2.688 5.25h-1.313c-0.25-2.563-0.188-4.688 0.188-6.375l2.438-10.313c-0.375-0.813-0.563-1.813-0.563-3.063z"> Save Do you have a dress of your own that just isn’t doing it for you? But do you love the fabric and hate to see it go? Cut that thing up….. You can either make a casing at the top and slide some elastic through, like shown here . Or you can smock/shirr it like shown in the Lily Skirt pattern found here or the Maddy Dress pattern found here .

<div data-ss-ss-link="https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmakeit-loveit.com%2Fre-purposing-womens-dress-to-skirt&media=https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q5bnwoYIyaQ/S-hIh17i_NI/AAAAAAAAFys/dpV4UfKbvFM/s400/redo.jpg&description=I%20am%20on%20a%20re-purposing%20kick%20again.Hopefully%20you%20are%20finding%20some%20inspiration%20in%20your%20closets%20too.I%20bought%20this%20dress%20at%20Ross%20a%20while%20ago%20and%20thought%20I%20liked%20it.....but%20once%20I%20got%20it%20home%2C%20the%20top%20part%20bugged%20me%2C%20and%20just%20never%20fit%20right.So%20instead%20of%20returning%20the%20steal-of-a-deal%20%28you%20know%20how%20those%20good%20deals%20are%20at%20Ross...%29%20I%20decided%20the%20value%20was%20worth%20turning%20it%20into%20a%20skirt.Do%20you%20have%20a%20dress%20of%20your%20own%20that%20just%20isn%27t%20doing%20it%20for%20you%3F%C2%A0But%20do%20you%20love%20the%20fabric%20and%20hate%20to%20see%20it%20go%3FCut%20that%20thing%20up.....You%20can%20either%20make%20a%20casing%20at%20the%20top%20and%20slide%20some%20elastic%20through%2C%20like%20shown%20here.Or%20you%20can%20smock%2Fshirr%20it%20like%20shown%20in%20the%20Lily%20Skirt%20pattern%20found%20hereor%20the%20Maddy%20Dress%20pattern%20found%20here.%20With%20the%20patterns%2C%20there%20are%20step-by-step%20directions%20with%20plenty%20of%20troubleshooting%20tips%20to%20help%20you%20master%20this%20fun%20technique.%C2%A0Before%20cutting%2C%20determine%20the%20length%20of%20skirt%20you%27d%20like.%C2%A0%20Then%20add%20enough%20fabric%20at%20the%20top%20to%20make%20your%20casing%20if%20you%27re%20going%20to%20go%20the%20elastic%20waistband%20route.........or%20enough%20to%20make%20the%20smocking%20at%20the%20top.%C2%A0%20Then%20just%20use%20the%20original%20hem%20of%20the%20dress%20as%20the%20hem%20for%20your%20skirt.%C2%A0%20%C2%A0Quick%20and%20easy.%C2%A0Once%20you%27re%20done......you%27ll%20be%20sure%20to%20enjoy%20your%20new%20flirty%20skirt." class="ss-pinterest-color ss-pinit-button ss-ss-on-media-button" data-ss-ss-location="on_media" data-ss-ss-network-id="pinterest" data-ss-ss-type="share"> <path d="M10.625 12.25c0-1.375 0.313-2.5 1.063-3.438 0.688-0.938 1.563-1.438 2.563-1.438 0.813 0 1.438 0.25 1.875 0.813s0.688 1.25 0.688 2.063c0 0.5-0.125 1.125-0.313 1.813-0.188 0.75-0.375 1.625-0.688 2.563-0.313 1-0.563 1.75-0.688 2.313-0.25 1-0.063 1.875 0.563 2.625 0.625 0.688 1.438 1.063 2.438 1.063 1.75 0 3.188-1 4.313-2.938 1.125-2 1.688-4.375 1.688-7.188 0-2.125-0.688-3.875-2.063-5.25-1.375-1.313-3.313-2-5.813-2-2.813 0-5.063 0.875-6.75 2.688-1.75 1.75-2.625 3.875-2.625 6.375 0 1.5 0.438 2.75 1.25 3.75 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.313 1.063-0.125 0.313-0.25 0.813-0.375 1.5-0.063 0.25-0.188 0.438-0.375 0.5s-0.375 0.063-0.563 0c-1.313-0.563-2.25-1.438-2.938-2.75s-1-2.813-1-4.5c0-1.125 0.188-2.188 0.563-3.313s0.875-2.188 1.625-3.188c0.75-1.063 1.688-1.938 2.688-2.75 1.063-0.813 2.313-1.438 3.875-1.938 1.5-0.438 3.125-0.688 4.813-0.688 1.813 0 3.438 0.313 4.938 0.938 1.5 0.563 2.813 1.375 3.813 2.375 1.063 1.063 1.813 2.188 2.438 3.5 0.563 1.313 0.875 2.688 0.875 4.063 0 3.75-0.938 6.875-2.875 9.313-1.938 2.5-4.375 3.688-7.375 3.688-1 0-1.938-0.188-2.813-0.688-0.875-0.438-1.5-1-1.875-1.688-0.688 2.938-1.125 4.688-1.313 5.25-0.375 1.438-1.25 3.188-2.688 5.25h-1.313c-0.25-2.563-0.188-4.688 0.188-6.375l2.438-10.313c-0.375-0.813-0.563-1.813-0.563-3.063z"> Save With the patterns, there are step-by-step directions with plenty of troubleshooting tips to help you master this fun technique.

<div data-ss-ss-link="https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmakeit-loveit.com%2Fre-purposing-womens-dress-to-skirt&media=https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q5bnwoYIyaQ/S-hIdmp3uLI/AAAAAAAAFyk/N22bAd-b6Mg/s640/IMG_9272.JPG&description=I%20am%20on%20a%20re-purposing%20kick%20again.Hopefully%20you%20are%20finding%20some%20inspiration%20in%20your%20closets%20too.I%20bought%20this%20dress%20at%20Ross%20a%20while%20ago%20and%20thought%20I%20liked%20it.....but%20once%20I%20got%20it%20home%2C%20the%20top%20part%20bugged%20me%2C%20and%20just%20never%20fit%20right.So%20instead%20of%20returning%20the%20steal-of-a-deal%20%28you%20know%20how%20those%20good%20deals%20are%20at%20Ross...%29%20I%20decided%20the%20value%20was%20worth%20turning%20it%20into%20a%20skirt.Do%20you%20have%20a%20dress%20of%20your%20own%20that%20just%20isn%27t%20doing%20it%20for%20you%3F%C2%A0But%20do%20you%20love%20the%20fabric%20and%20hate%20to%20see%20it%20go%3FCut%20that%20thing%20up.....You%20can%20either%20make%20a%20casing%20at%20the%20top%20and%20slide%20some%20elastic%20through%2C%20like%20shown%20here.Or%20you%20can%20smock%2Fshirr%20it%20like%20shown%20in%20the%20Lily%20Skirt%20pattern%20found%20hereor%20the%20Maddy%20Dress%20pattern%20found%20here.%20With%20the%20patterns%2C%20there%20are%20step-by-step%20directions%20with%20plenty%20of%20troubleshooting%20tips%20to%20help%20you%20master%20this%20fun%20technique.%C2%A0Before%20cutting%2C%20determine%20the%20length%20of%20skirt%20you%27d%20like.%C2%A0%20Then%20add%20enough%20fabric%20at%20the%20top%20to%20make%20your%20casing%20if%20you%27re%20going%20to%20go%20the%20elastic%20waistband%20route.........or%20enough%20to%20make%20the%20smocking%20at%20the%20top.%C2%A0%20Then%20just%20use%20the%20original%20hem%20of%20the%20dress%20as%20the%20hem%20for%20your%20skirt.%C2%A0%20%C2%A0Quick%20and%20easy.%C2%A0Once%20you%27re%20done......you%27ll%20be%20sure%20to%20enjoy%20your%20new%20flirty%20skirt." class="ss-pinterest-color ss-pinit-button ss-ss-on-media-button" data-ss-ss-location="on_media" data-ss-ss-network-id="pinterest" data-ss-ss-type="share"> <path d="M10.625 12.25c0-1.375 0.313-2.5 1.063-3.438 0.688-0.938 1.563-1.438 2.563-1.438 0.813 0 1.438 0.25 1.875 0.813s0.688 1.25 0.688 2.063c0 0.5-0.125 1.125-0.313 1.813-0.188 0.75-0.375 1.625-0.688 2.563-0.313 1-0.563 1.75-0.688 2.313-0.25 1-0.063 1.875 0.563 2.625 0.625 0.688 1.438 1.063 2.438 1.063 1.75 0 3.188-1 4.313-2.938 1.125-2 1.688-4.375 1.688-7.188 0-2.125-0.688-3.875-2.063-5.25-1.375-1.313-3.313-2-5.813-2-2.813 0-5.063 0.875-6.75 2.688-1.75 1.75-2.625 3.875-2.625 6.375 0 1.5 0.438 2.75 1.25 3.75 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.313 1.063-0.125 0.313-0.25 0.813-0.375 1.5-0.063 0.25-0.188 0.438-0.375 0.5s-0.375 0.063-0.563 0c-1.313-0.563-2.25-1.438-2.938-2.75s-1-2.813-1-4.5c0-1.125 0.188-2.188 0.563-3.313s0.875-2.188 1.625-3.188c0.75-1.063 1.688-1.938 2.688-2.75 1.063-0.813 2.313-1.438 3.875-1.938 1.5-0.438 3.125-0.688 4.813-0.688 1.813 0 3.438 0.313 4.938 0.938 1.5 0.563 2.813 1.375 3.813 2.375 1.063 1.063 1.813 2.188 2.438 3.5 0.563 1.313 0.875 2.688 0.875 4.063 0 3.75-0.938 6.875-2.875 9.313-1.938 2.5-4.375 3.688-7.375 3.688-1 0-1.938-0.188-2.813-0.688-0.875-0.438-1.5-1-1.875-1.688-0.688 2.938-1.125 4.688-1.313 5.25-0.375 1.438-1.25 3.188-2.688 5.25h-1.313c-0.25-2.563-0.188-4.688 0.188-6.375l2.438-10.313c-0.375-0.813-0.563-1.813-0.563-3.063z"> Save Before cutting, determine the length of skirt you’d like. Then add enough fabric at the top to make your casing if you’re going to go the elastic waistband route………or enough to make the smocking at the top. Then just use the original hem of the dress as the hem for your skirt. Quick and easy.

<div data-ss-ss-link="https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmakeit-loveit.com%2Fre-purposing-womens-dress-to-skirt&media=https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q5bnwoYIyaQ/S-hIOk0z3BI/AAAAAAAAFyM/A6RyQlso8YU/s640/IMG_8856.JPG&description=I%20am%20on%20a%20re-purposing%20kick%20again.Hopefully%20you%20are%20finding%20some%20inspiration%20in%20your%20closets%20too.I%20bought%20this%20dress%20at%20Ross%20a%20while%20ago%20and%20thought%20I%20liked%20it.....but%20once%20I%20got%20it%20home%2C%20the%20top%20part%20bugged%20me%2C%20and%20just%20never%20fit%20right.So%20instead%20of%20returning%20the%20steal-of-a-deal%20%28you%20know%20how%20those%20good%20deals%20are%20at%20Ross...%29%20I%20decided%20the%20value%20was%20worth%20turning%20it%20into%20a%20skirt.Do%20you%20have%20a%20dress%20of%20your%20own%20that%20just%20isn%27t%20doing%20it%20for%20you%3F%C2%A0But%20do%20you%20love%20the%20fabric%20and%20hate%20to%20see%20it%20go%3FCut%20that%20thing%20up.....You%20can%20either%20make%20a%20casing%20at%20the%20top%20and%20slide%20some%20elastic%20through%2C%20like%20shown%20here.Or%20you%20can%20smock%2Fshirr%20it%20like%20shown%20in%20the%20Lily%20Skirt%20pattern%20found%20hereor%20the%20Maddy%20Dress%20pattern%20found%20here.%20With%20the%20patterns%2C%20there%20are%20step-by-step%20directions%20with%20plenty%20of%20troubleshooting%20tips%20to%20help%20you%20master%20this%20fun%20technique.%C2%A0Before%20cutting%2C%20determine%20the%20length%20of%20skirt%20you%27d%20like.%C2%A0%20Then%20add%20enough%20fabric%20at%20the%20top%20to%20make%20your%20casing%20if%20you%27re%20going%20to%20go%20the%20elastic%20waistband%20route.........or%20enough%20to%20make%20the%20smocking%20at%20the%20top.%C2%A0%20Then%20just%20use%20the%20original%20hem%20of%20the%20dress%20as%20the%20hem%20for%20your%20skirt.%C2%A0%20%C2%A0Quick%20and%20easy.%C2%A0Once%20you%27re%20done......you%27ll%20be%20sure%20to%20enjoy%20your%20new%20flirty%20skirt." class="ss-pinterest-color ss-pinit-button ss-ss-on-media-button" data-ss-ss-location="on_media" data-ss-ss-network-id="pinterest" data-ss-ss-type="share"> <path d="M10.625 12.25c0-1.375 0.313-2.5 1.063-3.438 0.688-0.938 1.563-1.438 2.563-1.438 0.813 0 1.438 0.25 1.875 0.813s0.688 1.25 0.688 2.063c0 0.5-0.125 1.125-0.313 1.813-0.188 0.75-0.375 1.625-0.688 2.563-0.313 1-0.563 1.75-0.688 2.313-0.25 1-0.063 1.875 0.563 2.625 0.625 0.688 1.438 1.063 2.438 1.063 1.75 0 3.188-1 4.313-2.938 1.125-2 1.688-4.375 1.688-7.188 0-2.125-0.688-3.875-2.063-5.25-1.375-1.313-3.313-2-5.813-2-2.813 0-5.063 0.875-6.75 2.688-1.75 1.75-2.625 3.875-2.625 6.375 0 1.5 0.438 2.75 1.25 3.75 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.313 1.063-0.125 0.313-0.25 0.813-0.375 1.5-0.063 0.25-0.188 0.438-0.375 0.5s-0.375 0.063-0.563 0c-1.313-0.563-2.25-1.438-2.938-2.75s-1-2.813-1-4.5c0-1.125 0.188-2.188 0.563-3.313s0.875-2.188 1.625-3.188c0.75-1.063 1.688-1.938 2.688-2.75 1.063-0.813 2.313-1.438 3.875-1.938 1.5-0.438 3.125-0.688 4.813-0.688 1.813 0 3.438 0.313 4.938 0.938 1.5 0.563 2.813 1.375 3.813 2.375 1.063 1.063 1.813 2.188 2.438 3.5 0.563 1.313 0.875 2.688 0.875 4.063 0 3.75-0.938 6.875-2.875 9.313-1.938 2.5-4.375 3.688-7.375 3.688-1 0-1.938-0.188-2.813-0.688-0.875-0.438-1.5-1-1.875-1.688-0.688 2.938-1.125 4.688-1.313 5.25-0.375 1.438-1.25 3.188-2.688 5.25h-1.313c-0.25-2.563-0.188-4.688 0.188-6.375l2.438-10.313c-0.375-0.813-0.563-1.813-0.563-3.063z"> Save Once you’re done……you’ll be sure to enjoy your new flirty skirt.

<div data-ss-ss-link="https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmakeit-loveit.com%2Fre-purposing-womens-dress-to-skirt&media=https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q5bnwoYIyaQ/S-hITKv7d3I/AAAAAAAAFyU/QGAHIq0zCFc/s640/IMG_8903.JPG&description=I%20am%20on%20a%20re-purposing%20kick%20again.Hopefully%20you%20are%20finding%20some%20inspiration%20in%20your%20closets%20too.I%20bought%20this%20dress%20at%20Ross%20a%20while%20ago%20and%20thought%20I%20liked%20it.....but%20once%20I%20got%20it%20home%2C%20the%20top%20part%20bugged%20me%2C%20and%20just%20never%20fit%20right.So%20instead%20of%20returning%20the%20steal-of-a-deal%20%28you%20know%20how%20those%20good%20deals%20are%20at%20Ross...%29%20I%20decided%20the%20value%20was%20worth%20turning%20it%20into%20a%20skirt.Do%20you%20have%20a%20dress%20of%20your%20own%20that%20just%20isn%27t%20doing%20it%20for%20you%3F%C2%A0But%20do%20you%20love%20the%20fabric%20and%20hate%20to%20see%20it%20go%3FCut%20that%20thing%20up.....You%20can%20either%20make%20a%20casing%20at%20the%20top%20and%20slide%20some%20elastic%20through%2C%20like%20shown%20here.Or%20you%20can%20smock%2Fshirr%20it%20like%20shown%20in%20the%20Lily%20Skirt%20pattern%20found%20hereor%20the%20Maddy%20Dress%20pattern%20found%20here.%20With%20the%20patterns%2C%20there%20are%20step-by-step%20directions%20with%20plenty%20of%20troubleshooting%20tips%20to%20help%20you%20master%20this%20fun%20technique.%C2%A0Before%20cutting%2C%20determine%20the%20length%20of%20skirt%20you%27d%20like.%C2%A0%20Then%20add%20enough%20fabric%20at%20the%20top%20to%20make%20your%20casing%20if%20you%27re%20going%20to%20go%20the%20elastic%20waistband%20route.........or%20enough%20to%20make%20the%20smocking%20at%20the%20top.%C2%A0%20Then%20just%20use%20the%20original%20hem%20of%20the%20dress%20as%20the%20hem%20for%20your%20skirt.%C2%A0%20%C2%A0Quick%20and%20easy.%C2%A0Once%20you%27re%20done......you%27ll%20be%20sure%20to%20enjoy%20your%20new%20flirty%20skirt." class="ss-pinterest-color ss-pinit-button ss-ss-on-media-button" data-ss-ss-location="on_media" data-ss-ss-network-id="pinterest" data-ss-ss-type="share"> <path d="M10.625 12.25c0-1.375 0.313-2.5 1.063-3.438 0.688-0.938 1.563-1.438 2.563-1.438 0.813 0 1.438 0.25 1.875 0.813s0.688 1.25 0.688 2.063c0 0.5-0.125 1.125-0.313 1.813-0.188 0.75-0.375 1.625-0.688 2.563-0.313 1-0.563 1.75-0.688 2.313-0.25 1-0.063 1.875 0.563 2.625 0.625 0.688 1.438 1.063 2.438 1.063 1.75 0 3.188-1 4.313-2.938 1.125-2 1.688-4.375 1.688-7.188 0-2.125-0.688-3.875-2.063-5.25-1.375-1.313-3.313-2-5.813-2-2.813 0-5.063 0.875-6.75 2.688-1.75 1.75-2.625 3.875-2.625 6.375 0 1.5 0.438 2.75 1.25 3.75 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.313 1.063-0.125 0.313-0.25 0.813-0.375 1.5-0.063 0.25-0.188 0.438-0.375 0.5s-0.375 0.063-0.563 0c-1.313-0.563-2.25-1.438-2.938-2.75s-1-2.813-1-4.5c0-1.125 0.188-2.188 0.563-3.313s0.875-2.188 1.625-3.188c0.75-1.063 1.688-1.938 2.688-2.75 1.063-0.813 2.313-1.438 3.875-1.938 1.5-0.438 3.125-0.688 4.813-0.688 1.813 0 3.438 0.313 4.938 0.938 1.5 0.563 2.813 1.375 3.813 2.375 1.063 1.063 1.813 2.188 2.438 3.5 0.563 1.313 0.875 2.688 0.875 4.063 0 3.75-0.938 6.875-2.875 9.313-1.938 2.5-4.375 3.688-7.375 3.688-1 0-1.938-0.188-2.813-0.688-0.875-0.438-1.5-1-1.875-1.688-0.688 2.938-1.125 4.688-1.313 5.25-0.375 1.438-1.25 3.188-2.688 5.25h-1.313c-0.25-2.563-0.188-4.688 0.188-6.375l2.438-10.313c-0.375-0.813-0.563-1.813-0.563-3.063z"> Save Related Ideas & Projects Re-purposing: Women’s Skirt into a Girl’s Shirred Dress Re-purposing: Women’s Knit Shirt into Dress Re-purposing: Girl’s Skirt Re-Purposing: Girl’s Dress Wonder Woman Dessert Table Re-purposing: Shirt to Dress Re-Purposing: T-Shirt into Dress Re-purposing: Bubble Skirt

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