#Duster, #Cowgirl, #Prairie

Recently I was messing about with my Michelle pattern, a dress I had made that turned out too long in the front. It is made entirely of man's dress shirts. I ruched the front section even with the back hem.  Now my knees showed!  Not my best feature, hmmmm.

I had some vintage lace* that was donated by friend, yards and yards of it. About 2" long, it would add just what I needed.  So I added lace to the hem.  I had cut the sleeves down and they were awkward - not short but not ¾ length.  I added lace to the sleeves as well to solve the problem and tie in the hemline.

I liked it!  Too lazy to take off my overalls I modeled it on top of them and shared with my facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/Paganoonoo/?ref=share) and they liked it better as a duster than a dress!  Live and learn, lol.

Here it is in all it's glory.  The fabulousness of this design is the endlessly long inverted sleeve pockets.

* BTW the lace had become discolored and yellowed with age. A trick I learned is to soak it in Oxiclean overnight, starting with hot or boiling water.  Worked super well.

Happy Upcycling!

Michelle