Sunday, May 22, 2016
Fixing Too Large Cloth Shoes
I love these shoes but the sizes available are too big or too small so I opted for too big and sewed a piece of elastic slightly shorter than the heel length to shorten the shoes slightly. Had to hand sew because even with a free arm sewing machine, it wasn't possible to get at the heel.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Adding Pocket to Athleta Dress
I am obsessed with travel clothing as a frequent flyer. I love this casual dress but with no pockets it wasn't as useful as I like.
The surplice neckline has 2 layers of fabric all the way down to the diagonal seam past the hips, so there is plenty of fabric for storage. I can actually put stuff down the front of the dress but looks a little awkward if I were actually going to use it in public. So I installed an invisible zipper on the right side to make a pocket opening. Only problem is the dress is fairly tight fitting so can't put anything thick in the pocket.
The surplice neckline has 2 layers of fabric all the way down to the diagonal seam past the hips, so there is plenty of fabric for storage. I can actually put stuff down the front of the dress but looks a little awkward if I were actually going to use it in public. So I installed an invisible zipper on the right side to make a pocket opening. Only problem is the dress is fairly tight fitting so can't put anything thick in the pocket.
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