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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Happy Tuesday Tale of two Dresses, PS from Cali

 

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Several years ago I bought 2 T shirt dresses the red (below) and a black and white striped both on sale at Walmart.  Both were a bit short for my age. My intention was to return them; however, during a recent merging and purging in my closet I discovered I still had them.  I engaged my creative sewing brain coming up with a plan to use them. The black and white striped one was a shift.  The red had the flared tiered skirt and pockets.  I cut off about 10" from the bottom of the black and white, hemmed it making a very comfy and cool top.  The bottom of the red dress was at least 2 times wider than the black and white.  I cut the black and white in half.  Then I cut each half  again giving me 4 pieces all the same width. I sewed the 4 pieces of black and white together, attached it to the bottom of the red dress.  I have a new cool top and a new summer dress.   I am happy with both of my creations.  The dress is very cool and comfy to walk in on hot days too 

   







PS  from yesterday's sneaky moves

Dear Auntie HiC & Friends,
Wow! I appreciate all the positive feedback on my stealth mode moves.  You’ve encouraged to practice my moves more on poor Kat & Rocky! 😹
PURR-ACTICE makes PURR-FECT❣️❤️Cali


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11 comments:

  1. That was a good idea. The red dress looks lovely with the contrast hem.
    Keep practicing, Cali!

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  2. Hari OM
    Very creative stitching Miss C! I think in slightly cooler days, you could layer these as well... YAM xx

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  3. The New Three R's: reimagine, redesign and then rewear!

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  4. I say "yay" to your creativity, Cecilia. Dad, however, snickered something stupid about you making a Frankenstein dress. Idiot.

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  5. I wish I had tryed harder I Home Ec in 1961, so that I could do things like this. they are both my top two favorite colors, and I saw on TV this week that black is now trending, YAY finally I am trending since its what I have worn or years

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  6. Wow, I'm impressed, Cecilia! The dress and top look fabulous! I can barely sew a button on. My mom was terrific at sewing, but I didn't inherit her interest. Lol.

    Cali, my angel Nicki is egging you on! He, too, was full of mischief, all the time!

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  7. Angel Madie looks ready to sail often to the cool breezes of the ocean. And your lovely red dress, that was a clever idea. I see that Cali is enjoying her 15 minutes of fame.

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  8. What a great idea that was with the dresses. I love the new red dress with the striped bottom and the striped one makes a great summer top.

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  9. Very creative and don't you just love making things work out? I do.

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  10. I really like the shirt! It's been hard to find shirts lately. I like a 3/4 sleeve and there is not much to find this time of year. I like what you did with the dress. It's such a pretty red. The hem makes it special. I haven't had a dress on in years and I mean years. Maybe since my thirties!

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