The Dress That Grew Up and Became a Top

Once upon a time, I ran into a yellow jersey tunic/dress.  I LOVE yellow and although it wasn’t perfect, I told myself that we’d work it out somehow.

As its novelty began to wear off and reality started sinking in, I came to realize that the only reason I ever bought it was because of the color.  It was so badly done and truth be told, it looked AWFUL!

Soooo, I had to face the hard truth – it wasn’t pretty.  BUT did I mention it was an amazing shade of yellow and that I LOVE yellow.  I simply can’t throw it out.  I should, but I can’t.

In my total agony over my beloved yellow “uggghhh” dress (no drama here), I decided that I had to find a way to save it, I’ve met wayyyy bigger challenges before.  Maybe it just wanted to be something else? 

Need I say more?

Maybe this? Worth a try.

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Looks like a muumuu, right?

The hem is all over the place.

It's now or never.

Mark where you want to cut it.

Cut.

Cut circles into the bottom piece.

Sizes are approximate.  You can always experiment with different sizes and fabrics too.  Here is a quick video how-to.

Attach to lovely creation – starting at center front using tacking stitch. 

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I started with the bigger size at Center Front and alternated sizes  work your way out both ways – trying to stay even    

Hem beautifully – of course.

Success.  Voilà!!