A few weeks ago we had a fun afternoon teaching some sweet sisters how to sew and make their own modest clothes and alterations. A. added a white eyelet underskirt to her pink skirt that makes it cuter than the original, if you ask me. And M. made an adorable skirt from scratch, from fabric she chose all by herself. We also whipped up a matching skirt for one of their little sisters. Neither girl knew how to sew before this and went home empowered with a great new skill! |
We at Making It Modest do not believe that leggings are pants nor do we think that pairing leggings with a mini-skirt makes it modest. However, these cute lace-edged leggings were just the ticket for this dress that was only a couple of inches too short. Incidentally, this "dress" is actually an adult women's tunic my daughter found at H&M. (Please disregard the immodest little boy in the background!) |
My daughters taught a great class to another ward's young women on adapting clothing to make it modest. After their presentation, they took questions from the girls who had brought favorite clothing items to adapt. We heard later that several of the girls and mothers had adapted their clothing based on these new ideas. |
I believe that if you are trying to do the right thing, our Heavenly Father assists you to do it. We found this adorable dress for my daughter for under $10 at Ross. Initially I made a black chiffon underskirt for it but it still didn't seem quite right. While shopping for formal dress fabric for my other daughter, I noticed this teal crinkled satin remnant. I didn't have the teal dress with me to see if it matched, but I but bought it anyway just in case, because it was cheap. Lo and behold, it was virtually identical in color except for the crinkles. I figured I'd just embrace that as a fashion detail but my daughter suggested I try to iron them out. I was doubtful, but it actually worked! I think the new dress looks richer and nicer than the original. |
I bought the dress on the left for my teenage daughter in a size Small, at Ross for $12.99 but it was a couple of inches too short. Then I found the same dress at another Ross for $6.49 in a size Large. So I trimmed off a strip of fabric from the large dress and sewed it to the bottom of my daughter's dress. Then I reattached the bottom of the large dress to make a tunic top. I gave it to one of my pregnant friends and it fit perfectly and she loved it! You can't even tell that any alterations were made. |
