Secretary Skirt and Vintage Dress

The secretary skirt is my second project from the Sew Everything Workshop book at Make. Diana is an awesome teacher and huge thanks to Mary for introducing me!

The vintage dress is my first alteration work. I took a boxy Indian top (which I was swindled into buying in Agra, India), a $5 pashmina (from Times Square, NYC) and a Vogue pattern and turned them into a vintage style ruffled dress.

Both projects have darts, lining and invisible zippers.

Alteration Magic

Boxy Top

Deconstructed Pieces

Pashmina Scarf

Vogue Pattern

Vintage Ruffled Dress

Before and After

Pattern Pieces

Sewing Darts

Applying Lining

Finished Skirt

Front View

Back View