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Hi! My name is Dana and I'm a total newb. To the community and to the general sewing thing. But, Homecoming is arriving shortly (October 9th) and the theme is Ghostbusters. So I purchased a Ghostbusters costume online and now it's arrived. It's a child's costume and I'm 5'9", but it fits pretty well everywhere but in the length of the extremities. Plus it's huge in the sleeves. I want to make the pants part of the jumpsuit into a skirt and take in the sleeves so they're a bit less frumpy. If you could give me some suggestions on how you think this would be easiest for me to go about doing, I'd really appreciate it!






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The pants come up to about mid-calf on me and I'd like it to be at least knee-length. Shorter is fine.
It says it's a polyester/cotton blend, if that helps any. Also I'd like to add some tulle underneath to make it girlier and frillier?

I hate to be a beggar for tips but you're a knowledgable community so I turned to you first ^____^

Thanks for any help you can provide!