Sometimes you complete a project and are happy with it for a little while... until you start to use or wear it. Then you realize how you could have made it better. This year, I went back to a few projects to tweak them. I am enjoying them even more now than when I first did.
The first project was this white, puffed sleeve blouse. I think it's so pretty! The problem...it was a bit too short. At first, I didn't think it would matter since I planned to wear it tucked into high waisted skirts, but it was short enough that it would sometimes come untucked. If I did want to wear it untucked, the hem looked very homemade.
The solution...I found a pretty section of white eyelet. This added a couple of inches of length so that it would stay tucked in, but it also made it possible to wear untucked because the edge looked more finished.
After
The next problem...dresses without pockets! I found a way to add pockets to four dresses. For two of them, it worked best to add "patch pockets" and for the other two, I added pockets into the side seams. I added patch pockets to this floral 60s style dress I made a few years ago. I had left over fabric and I added some trim for a contrast detail to the top edge of the pockets.
Before pockets
For this color block dress (purchased readymade), I was so happy to find one little scrap square of velvet in a coordinating color to complete this look. It looks like it was meant to be there, right?
After Pockets
For the other two dresses (which were purchased readymade), I didn't have any matching fabric. Instead, I was able to find a coordinating fabric and insert the pockets into the side seam where it wasn't very visible.
Finally, I had multiple projects I had sewn where the unfinished edges inside the seams were starting to unravel. I bought a pair of pinking shears and used them on all of these interior unfinished edges. The results won't be seen, but it will keep them from unraveling (especially things that are washed a lot) and keep the seams stronger.
Do have projects you've come back to and made even better? Ongoing art pieces that keep evolving and getting a little bit better with each touch?
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