Farmer's Market Dress

Today, I started off with this lovely dress from my local Salvation Army:

At least it has pockets!

You can't really tell in the photo because the print is so busy, but this piece buttons up the front with some pretty neat blue plastic buttons. Unfortunately, I'm not much of a buttons-up-front kinda gal, so I decided to flip this puppy backwards. I began by taking in the sides. Then, I cut a slit to create the V-shape for the neckline and top stitched to close it up:

Not a very deep V

Next, I chopped off about 8 inches from the bottom and quickly pinned and hemmed around the bottom of the dress:

Pinning makes a big difference!

Then, I tried on the dress and it seemed to be lacking something. So I took the remaining material from the bottom of the dress and sewed them right sides together to make a large obi-like sash. It really helped to pull the piece together I think.

Belt!

Finally, I pressed all of my hems. After that, I put on that dress and was ready to head to the Farmer's Market!

 Front and back!

Here's the detailing on the back.

And that's that! A nice summery dress for a trip to the farmer's market.