How to make a dress thats too big fit

What I love about this easy Barbie dress is, while it's a no-sew pattern, it looks a little more finished because it uses the neckline hem from an old tank top. And since it's cut from a knit fabric, we don't need to hem the bottom. One pattern piece, one piece of fabric, and no limit to the fun ways it could be embellished and dressed up! Barbie says, warm sunshine, an Adirondack chair, and a lazy afternoon with a furry friend... Sounds good right about now. The pattern, cut one: I laid the…

First off, I have a confession to make. See the dress in the photo above? It's new. I bought it last week. I decided to put a temporary hold on my shopping ban when I pulled out my spring/summer clothes a couple weeks ago and realized that many of them no longer fit (I've dropped about 15 pounds since last summer...and when you already have a small frame, it's pretty noticeable in your clothes). And while I'm trying to replace only a couple of necessary things like jeans and a couple of…

How To Make A Doll Dress. Sew doll clothes & making doll clothes. Free sewing pattern. Make doll dress for 12 inch doll, Sindy or Barbie

When your favorite dress no longer fits, not to worry because learning how to make a dress bigger is a lot easier than you think. In fact, knowing how to make a dress bigger by adding fabric is one of the easiest ways to enlarge the size of your dress.

Tee Shirt Surgery: How to Make a Shirt Fit. need to do this with some of the free tshirts that hang like a sack on me!

Replace the zipper on the back of the dress with ribbon, great idea for a dress that still fits but is to tight

How to make a big shirt smaller - take a too large t-shirt and cut it down to size - Photo and video tutorial by Melly Sews

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There a number of ways to alter the basic peasant/raglan dress pattern to give it a different look. One is by adding an elastic cinching to the bodice. It makes the dress more fitted and can be used for both creating a modern or a retro look (this was big in the early 70s). To make this dress you w

Check out these simple clothing alterations you can do yourself when those ready to wear clothes don't fit quite right or if your weight has recently fluctuated.