NEEDED an orange dress

I felt like I needed an orange dress in my life.  But I had an orange dress.  An orange linen dress but it was not the shape I really wanted.  And the fabric was starting to go so I did not feel like it was the most presentable dress to wear out of the house.  The fabric was showing a lot of wear.  Kind of a fuzz and change of color.

So . . . I took my orange linen dress and turned it inside out.  The inside of the dress was much less worn so I fitted my simple sheath pattern to it.  The sleeves were a little bit shorter then I was thinking and the dress was a tad shorter but I have another orange dress.

A simple sheath dress was made.  I got a complement on the "t-shirt" dress on our trip to Alaska.  I do not really think of it as a t-shirt dress but I can see it.  It is as comfortable as a t-shirt.

I have another three linen dresses that are showing similar wear.  Just not nice enough to wear out of the house.  But if I turn the inside out and use a bit of sewing, they will be.  The fabric will have another life.  The only thing I may have to purchase is thread.  And I will get teased.  I have friends who tease me that my clothes never die, they just are reincarnated.  Maybe, eventually, unless it is shredded, this dress will turn into a quilt.

By the way, shredded has happened.