The Prairie Dress: An Upcycled Refashion DIY

I was born & raised on the Canadian prairies and no matter where I am in the world those restful meadows remain with me:

Here’s how to create your own pretty salute to those gorgeous grasslands with a couple of bits from Grandma’s farmhouse cupboard.

Let’s get making The Prairie Dress: An Upcycled Refashion DIY

Snag a knee-length dress from your stash.

Pinch a large doily & sheer bistro curtain from Grandma’s cupboard (or simply buy from a charity shop) *don’t you just love the wooded park scene on my curtain?

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

*I kept mine longer in the back.

Stitch the doily on directly under the neckline/collar of your dress.

Sew the bottom of the doily to the dress as well.

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

Oh-so-carefully cut out the dress fabric behind the doily.

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

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

Pop it over the bottom of your dress with right sides facing.

Stitch together.

Zig zag over the outside seam for security.

Fall in love with your romantically pretty prairie dress!

Perfect with a pair of two-steppin’ cowboy boots!

Loving that peek-a-boo lace neckline & sheer skirt bottom!

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10 Comments

  1. I Love this! Makes me want to watch Little House on the Prairie! I have to be careful when I come to your site because I will most definitely start link jumping and be here much longer than anticipated! <3

    1. Stay as long as you like my dear…yer always welcome at Chez Sheri! 😉

  2. I love this so much! What an amazing job you do~

    1. Thanks so much…the trick to refashioning is to know that everything, no matter how tacky or unattractive, has potential…you just gotta let your imagination run wild! 😉

  3. Lotte says:

    Das ist ja wunderschön geworden! So romantisch irgendwie 🙂 Und kann man bestimmt auch gut kombinieren mit einer schönen dicken Strickjacke oder so 🙂

    1. Vielen Dank…und Danke für die Super Styling idee auch! 🙂

  4. This is one of my favourite refashions!

    1. yup…it turned out even better than I had envisioned! 😀

  5. Toll – Toll – Toll !

    1. Vielen Lieben Dank…in Wirklichkeit ist es viel schöner & jetzt mein lieblings Kleid 😉

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