Alterations Part II

Between all the pool time and the last day of preschool activities this week, I actually did manage to squeeze a bit of sewing in!

The little man has three 'updated' tank tops (why bother holding on to long sleeve t-shirts when there's no way they'll fit in the fall??).

I got my jeans re-fitted.

I took in my pretty grey long sleeve shirt I've been hanging onto for a year now.  Yikes.

I took in my new Target dress, which I LOVE!  And ya can't even tell I fiddled with it.

I took off an inch or two from each side seam and took in a bit at the dart.

And I did manage to remove the zipper from the back of this pretty little hot pink dress.  It did ruin the zipper though, so I'll have to head to JoAnn's before I get a chance to take this dress in and sew it back up.  Well, that, and figure out how to install a real zipper....on a real, pretty dress.  Oh boy.

Alterations

This week I put away my 'fun' projects and pulled out a pile of clothes I've been meaning to alter.  This is a new skill for me (part of my 'no fear' mantra) - so there is definitely a lot of trial and error going on!

A grey long sleeve shirt for myself I needed to take in (note to self - do not zigzag 'finish' the edges on knit.  it pulls the fabric and gives it a bit of a wave), a pair of jeans to take in, a new summer dress from Target to take in at the top, and I figured while I was at it I might as well cut the sleeves off a few of the little man's winter t's since they surely won't fit him by the time winter rolls around again (instant tank tops!).  The sweet hot pink number on top of my sewing machine is a hand me down dress that I need to take in - and wow is she pretty!  So glad my sister decided to give her up!

That's what I'm up to!  What are you up to?