I transform her skirt

new skirt

← first , I asked my girl to unsew the side to add the lace.

(She has wanted them on the left side as it will be partially hide behind the right piece.
I felt that  the pleats on the left will make them bulky, hence I suggested the right side. Agreed.)

trial and error layout, I did it diagonally. She preferred straight and hinted for more colours.

(She thought the colors of the pins make them pretty)

←  I dig my into my  lace "treasure box", I think this is great.

← I lay the lace over the skirt to get the correct length , pin , sew and cut.

 I wanted to leave that portion translucent since the skirt is quite long. I marked and sew the length I wanted . Cut .

 I do not have a serger, hence I used zig-zag sewing for the raw edges.←↓

Again trial and error. I laid the lace above the floral ones.
then added the other bigger florals (black) til the designs I like. Pinned . ←↓

😀😅😅 remember to change the thread to the right colour
             remember to change the stitches to straight
    (zig-zag stitch with light colour thread was used earlier)

I cut the bigger ones to each individual floral and trim away the extras.  ←



                                             I laid this, then walked away to some housework.
                                              When I returned 2 hours later, if I still like it. Then I'll sew.










I added a few blues ones ( left from previous project) to blend them. I place some behind black lace and some on top.←

Did hand sew with the biege thread so that it is not too obvious.

Lastly, I got the red string and  hand sew over the contour of the upper lace. I used red because it is a colour from the floral lace below.

I tried with pink and green, but both look uglish.
(as I have both the colours available)

I need to wait for another day or two to get the red ones. I waited. I am glad.

LOVELY ?

Share my passion and give your new or old pieces a new look.

 It will be one and only . Very special.

Omg! 😓 I accidentally stained the skirt with my fabric paint. 

Fortunately, a little pocket can hide it . clever girl!😗

(sorry for the crumple as I just took it out from the wash basket)