Momma Art

     I haven't posted here in a while. I do apologize for that but, I've been very busy gettin' my masters degree and being the summer school coordinator/internship for a month. I hope you forgive me? This beautiful dress refashion will make up for it.  I found THE best batik print dress a few months back at Goodwill, and I had to have it!  Alas, the top of the dress was too tight, and the style of the dress was just eh. I was inspired by my friend  Leslie  and I decided to turn it into a lovely skirt. Here's how I did it: I figured out where the skirt fit me with a little wiggle room, and I made a little chalk mark on the inside. Look at that gorgeous print! Then I gave it a good chop following the same curve of the bottom hem. I measured a piece of wide black elastic that fit snuggly but comfortably around my waist. I overlapped and sewed with a zig zag to secure the elastic in a circle.  I turned the elastic alon