Found the perfect dress but it doesn't have sleeves? Easily add sleeves to a sleeveless dress with this simple sewing alteration!

Last weekend my little sister was married. I was one of her bridesmaids, and she chose to get the dresses from David’s Bridal. None of the gowns were available with sleeves, or really even …

I bought this sheath dress last month at Old Navy for $6. It was about 5 inches too short and it didn't have sleeves. So......... in my closet it sat all month . Adding legnth and sleeves First I went to Joann's and purchased some fabric. I chose this grey herringbone pattern. It was $2 a yard. I purchased 1 1/2 yards. I laid my fabric and dress on the floor and measured the width of the bottom of the dress adding a 1/2 an inch for my seam allowance. I needed to add at least 5 inches to the…

Learn to create beautiful flutter sleeves and give your sleeves body and flare with this simple flutter sleeve pattern adaptation.

*first of all, i want to thank you for your advice/encouraging words on my last post. it honestly makes me feel safe to know that there are so many wise mothers out there who understand what i’m going through and i feel like ya’ll got my back in this motherhood thing! and to update, i …

These weeks are flying by — somehow it’s time for another round of DIY Friday! Lulu*s sent me this dress a few months ago, and although I totally loved it, I don’t wear sleeveless tops, so it was super annoying to have to wear a jacket or a sweater over it all the time. We’ve […]

I realize I just did a tutorial on adding sleeves to something, but this one was already on my other blog, so I thought it'd be easy enough to paste it over here. I did this project a while ago and didn't take near enough pictures for a proper tutorial, but it's a very simple project, so hopefully this will be enough. Normally I like to wait to show the final product in a big reveal at the end, but I think the instructions will be a lot more clear if I show you what we're making first. We…

Time to give a new look to your sleeveless dress. On our site, learn how to add sleeves to a dress and give it a fresh new look. Watch our easy tutorials!

We’ve all done it before. You know…. wearing a short sleeve shirt under our sleeveless tops/summer dresses. Yes, I’m talking to you LDS women out there. And yes, some of us still do it(me guilty!), it’s such a UT/mormon thing but it’s not like we think it’s cuter that way, we just want to dress …

A step by step tutorial on how to make and add sleeves to a strapless dress, wedding dress, prom dress or bridesmaid dress. Only simple sewing skills needed.