Dress Refashion

I have no idea what possessed me to buy this dress two years ago. I think I was in the mood for spring when I went to the store where it was on a big sale. I should have taken it back. It's not "me". I never wear big prints (or any prints really) next to my face--only on skirts.

I never wear it, so I either get rid of it or fix it. I think it would make a nice skirt.

As I was mutilating it, I noticed it was rather cheaply made. The side seams of the skirt are done with a chainstitch. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought chainstitch was only a temporary stitch--basting, in fact. Grab the thread of it and you can pull the whole thing out.

Cut down, faced waistband, shortened zipper, and cut some of the flare out. It ended up a nice casual skirt.
A strangely overbright photo of me wearing it in the garden as I survey the weeds.