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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in textiles.

Have you ever loved a dress or shirt that fits everywhere except the chest? Or the hips?
For this BB you will add a panel to a garment that might already fit in one area but is too small in another.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
 - to resize a garment with a sewn-in panel

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
 - your item of clothing before adding the panel
 - show the tools and materials you will use for the repair
 - adding the panel to the garment (in progress)
 - your item of clothing with the finished panel on a body

Related Article:

How to add fabric to a shirt to make the hips bigger

Related Videos:
How To Make A Dress Bigger At The Bust | Resizing A Dress


How to expand a dress that's too small in the hips | Tutorial DIY sewing alterations


How to Make a Shirt Bigger in the bust

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Approved submission
Wow, I'm the first one to submit this one!

I made my first dress for the button-up shirt BB (link here by following a pattern, but after wearing it a few times I decided I wanted the skirt to be bigger so I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to learn how to alter clothes!
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The front of the dress before alteration.
The front of the dress before alteration.
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The back of the dress before alteration.
The back of the dress before alteration.
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All my materials.
All my materials.
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I folded the fabric in half twice and measured it out. I just made the panel as big as the piece of fabric I had.
I folded the fabric in half twice and measured it out. I just made the panel as big as the piece of fabric I had.
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Using the seam ripper to rip apart the skirt seams.
Using the seam ripper to rip apart the skirt seams.
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The cut out pieces.
The cut out pieces.
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Attaching the panel to the dress.
Attaching the panel to the dress.
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Sewing the new panel on.
Sewing the new panel on.
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Sewing the hem.
Sewing the hem.
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I tried to get a picture of the skirt with the new panel from the side.
I tried to get a picture of the skirt with the new panel from the side.
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The finished (altered) dress!
The finished (altered) dress!
Staff note (gir bot) :

Jennie Little approved this submission.
Note: The new expanded skirt looks great.

 
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