tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post402614010717659521..comments2024-03-12T06:04:32.091-04:00Comments on Grosgrain: Thift Store Thursday: The Old Maid FrockGrosgrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01708175838803992833noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-16660438770569748502010-08-12T14:09:24.311-04:002010-08-12T14:09:24.311-04:00love this dress. You are so creative. I have a req...love this dress. You are so creative. I have a request to make, I am a beginner sewer and I was wondering if you could put up a tutorial for reducing shoulder size and reattaching sleeves to a dress. I bought a couple pieces from thrift store (of course, got inspired by you) that were size L and I am size M, so they are not very big but need just a little resizing.Thanksaananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-65797223871378091292010-07-09T17:56:03.234-04:002010-07-09T17:56:03.234-04:00I love this series! I don't think anyone has d...I love this series! I don't think anyone has done anything like this and it makes me feel like I can shop my local goodwill and find some real possibilities with a little altering. I love this dress (and the other one too) but I think I would have made it a shade shorter. Thanks for your great ideas!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821734247554320034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-35691075629600236132010-07-09T14:22:24.391-04:002010-07-09T14:22:24.391-04:00That's a great update. The fabric is so cool ...That's a great update. The fabric is so cool - you don't really notice it on the dowdy old frock. I'm off to cut some sleeves of my mum's dresses...Katiehttp://cottoncakesandcompost.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-13824965423221112172010-07-09T12:29:54.431-04:002010-07-09T12:29:54.431-04:00i love it!i love it!spsousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114198558367989263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-37401578627554854972010-07-09T08:46:21.442-04:002010-07-09T08:46:21.442-04:00What a way to find a diamond in the rough! I thin...What a way to find a diamond in the rough! I think you should shorten it just a bit and make a belt of a solid color. I think it would really POP then!Briannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12960359777822751664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-57943535568996580692010-07-09T05:09:33.550-04:002010-07-09T05:09:33.550-04:00Gorgeous! I love the cute pattern on the fabric.Gorgeous! I love the cute pattern on the fabric.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358404631625584903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-66836577878976432722010-07-09T03:53:16.730-04:002010-07-09T03:53:16.730-04:00Love the final outcome! The fabric is so sweet too...Love the final outcome! The fabric is so sweet too!The Sew Converthttp://sewconvert.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-2897672605028852592010-07-09T02:59:42.807-04:002010-07-09T02:59:42.807-04:00This dress really turned out cute. I am a thrift ...This dress really turned out cute. I am a thrift store junkie also. I even made a pledge in May to go a whole year without buying any new clothes. I go to the thrift stores and get them that way. I believe in my own way I am saving the enviornment because I am buying what might be thrown in a landfill. I have found alot of good finds but this series is helping me to see the potential in some DaiseyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965901145083087976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-58798402643887682032010-07-09T01:02:58.841-04:002010-07-09T01:02:58.841-04:00This is great! My sewing club are going to do a th...This is great! My sewing club are going to do a thrift store challenge in a couple of months time so this will be great inspiration for us :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-91590097349972566042010-07-08T23:24:22.802-04:002010-07-08T23:24:22.802-04:00Very cute... if it was hemmed up to the knee I thi...Very cute... if it was hemmed up to the knee I think it would be awesome. <br />thanks for the inspiration!Jacintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575013645355428125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-39860871164968380122010-07-08T23:00:45.314-04:002010-07-08T23:00:45.314-04:00you are so clever. this is the prettiest dress and...you are so clever. this is the prettiest dress and it started out so awful.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520345616959763509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-16116197809895420542010-07-08T22:13:10.110-04:002010-07-08T22:13:10.110-04:00I love these!!! I actually just picked up a great...I love these!!! I actually just picked up a great Talbot's dress in the "take-it-or-leave" shed at our landfill the day before you posted the first one. It was a size 14 (I'm like a 4), but in great condition. And then I saw your last post...like fate or something cheesy like that. :) I haven't done anything to the dress yet because it has a lining, but this has At Hearthttp://aucoeur.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-68587178792624332932010-07-08T22:04:22.169-04:002010-07-08T22:04:22.169-04:00Aaaa! Nooooo, leave the big dresses to us big girl...Aaaa! Nooooo, leave the big dresses to us big girls! There's so little for us plus gals to start with.<br /><br />:) :) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-72097332265654293832010-07-08T19:19:03.410-04:002010-07-08T19:19:03.410-04:00Fantastic find! It's amazing what a few well-...Fantastic find! It's amazing what a few well-placed bits of stitching can do.Corvushttp://corvustristis.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-83019410244844518322010-07-08T18:12:51.129-04:002010-07-08T18:12:51.129-04:00So cute. I need to try reconstructing a dress som...So cute. I need to try reconstructing a dress sometime.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415807611047300636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-15012756513106068202010-07-08T17:38:07.926-04:002010-07-08T17:38:07.926-04:00You make it seem so easy! Must try it!You make it seem so easy! Must try it!redspoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435424411917019527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-80041734170169089332010-07-08T17:13:07.812-04:002010-07-08T17:13:07.812-04:00These are refashions - just easy (for you) and a g...These are refashions - just easy (for you) and a great way to show others how to start refashioningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-89628132527150500272010-07-08T17:03:13.716-04:002010-07-08T17:03:13.716-04:00I love your blog! You are so inspiring!! Love this...I love your blog! You are so inspiring!! Love this series too! Thank you for all the wonderful tutorials and advice you give!Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344884658999486326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-10587564312629883592010-07-08T17:01:20.631-04:002010-07-08T17:01:20.631-04:00Love the way the dress turned out! I need to start...Love the way the dress turned out! I need to start thrifting on my lunch breack, there's a big Goodwill just right down the street. Thanks for the inspiration! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195582434079178408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-1730720457109504802010-07-08T14:07:09.947-04:002010-07-08T14:07:09.947-04:00What a great idea ,the dress and the series ,I wil...What a great idea ,the dress and the series ,I will be waiting for your next entry ,...love Jan xxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887084136241374777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-78448138026027499052010-07-08T13:40:14.954-04:002010-07-08T13:40:14.954-04:00I love these posts! I am a thrift store junkie, an...I love these posts! I am a thrift store junkie, and always go on 99 cent clothing mondays, but always see things I love that are way too big, and never buy them. Now I know how easy it can be to make it fit me! Love it! Thanks so much!Aurorahttp://aurorascreations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-23460629623794285772010-07-08T13:34:35.831-04:002010-07-08T13:34:35.831-04:00This series is soooo inspiring. I have something ...This series is soooo inspiring. I have something new to do with the kids on Wed. now. I absolutely love the fabric that this dress is made from. So light and summery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266630492264440275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-76576237774144714762010-07-08T12:55:21.298-04:002010-07-08T12:55:21.298-04:00This is a great inspiration! I'm glad you'...This is a great inspiration! I'm glad you're making it a regular feature. I was at Goodwill yesterday, eyeing those plus-sized dresses…Darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936847220360997738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-64200684976082456512010-07-08T12:19:02.411-04:002010-07-08T12:19:02.411-04:00Oh, wow, it is SO cute.Oh, wow, it is SO cute.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959242204818975269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616157712190875587.post-90482120930774061522010-07-08T11:51:25.175-04:002010-07-08T11:51:25.175-04:00It's lovely!!It's lovely!!Zarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958963312272376443noreply@blogger.com