Tuesday, June 2, 2009

When simple alterations make all the difference

A wonderful friend thought of me this lovely, dark green top that no longer fit her.
I wish I can capture the texture and feel of the knit fabric for you. I guess that you just have to trust me when I say that it is very, very comfortable!

Anyway, here is the picture of me wearing the top.


As lovely as the top was, it was a little loose around the chest area. It kept flopping over, and leaving a gap around my non-existing cleavage. I guess that the top was made for someone a little better endowed than me. Call me a prude ("Prude!"), but I was uncomfortable going around flashing my bra.

After the alteration:

I used a seam ripper, and sewing machine to remove about 3 inches from the top front of the blouse. I did not rip the seams all the way, only seam that connects the front panel and the arms.

A great fit makes all the difference!

2 comments:

Aunt LoLo said...

Oooh...much better!!! You look great. Which seams did you rip??

Myrnie said...

Love the new neckline- what a nice friend you have! :) (Isn't it fun to swap things with friends?)

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