The Purty Prairie Dress

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  Step 1

  snag a knee-length dress from your stash

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  Step 2

  pinch a large doily & sheer bistro curtain from Grandma’s cupboard (or simply buy from a charity shop) *don’tcha just love the wooded park scene on my curtain?

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  Step 3

  fold the doily in half over the front & back of the neckline of your dress & pin in place

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  Step 4

  *I kept mine longer in the back

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  Step 5

  stitch the doily on directly under the neckline/collar of your dress

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  Step 6

  sew the bottom of the doily to the dress as well

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  Step 7

  chop out the middle of the doily as close to the neckline seam as possible to re-create the head opening

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  Step 8

  oh-so-carefully cut out the dress fabric behind the doily

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  Step 9

  zig zag over the doily edges for extra strength (this also secures any missed/accidentally chopped bits)

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  Step 10

  grab that bistro curtain, cut to your desired added-length-at-the-bottom-of-the-dress size & sew into a tube

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  Step 11

  pop it over the bottom of your dress with right sides facing

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  Step 12

  stitch together

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  Step 13

  zig zag over the outside seam for extra security...

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Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 3rd July 2015

Love the doily neckline idea!

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