Do you remember the Vogue wrap dress I made last year? No? Hahaha, I don’t blame you. That dress never really worked for me. The waist sat too high, meaning I was forever tugging it down. And the bodice had these odd little tucks …NOT flattering.
So rather than keeping a dress that I was never going to wear, I decided to cut it up and make it into something else.
I cut the skirt off. Yup…hacked it right off with scissors. Then I cut the bodice apart along the seams. No seam picking for me, nope! Scissors all the way.
I got out my Moneta pattern, and took stock. The two cross-over pieces became sleeves. The ties became a collar. 
I had enough fabric for the bodice front, but not enough for the back, as you can see in this picture:
That’s where my quilting brain started working. The back of the bodice is done in patchwork!
This is what was left over:
Voila!
All that’s left is the hem and I’ll have a dress I’ll actually wear.
Oh, and yes…these pics were taken last summer.
Have you ever turned one dress into another?
Juanita Juanita….You leave me speechless…again!
And why didn’t we get to see that patchwork back? =) I’ve never done that. I don’t sew clothes any more. I had enough of that when I HAD to make my clothes, and I’m never gonna do it again. But it’s a good idea. =)