Simple Shirt to Skirt Tutorial

Here is a super quick transformation from a woman's shirt into a child's skirt.

This is a really simple idea, but it does require a specific type of shirt, like the one below:

It is really cute, but was one of those shirts that makes you look prego.  Which is bad, if you aren't expecting... so I cut it up!

First, cut the top portion off, just above the elastic.

If you have a little girl (which I don't), then strap it around her waist and see if you need to take it in at all.

It seemed pretty big, so I took an inch off the side.

Just sew a straight line an inch away from the seam that already exists.

Cut off the excess...

Now wrap the elastic down over itself, wrong sides together, so you'll have a nice finish all the way around the inside of the waist.

And that's it!

Sorry no modeling photo's - I didn't have a chicka with me at the moment, and I wasn't about to strap it onto one of my boys...

The entire project took me less than 30 minutes.

I'm going to use the top portion of the shirt to make a matching flower, but that will be another post for another day.

one Old Shirt becomes one Toddler Sun Dress

Ready for a cute and easy makeover?

 

I got a bunch of clothes from my friend (thanks Brigitte!)

In the pile was this:

It looks like it was made for a little girl, right?

Wrong!  It totally fit me.

Only... I'm not 10, so I couldn't pull it off.

I made it into a cute little sun dress for my friend's daughter, Cami.

Do you have an old shirt like this?

Want to make your own?

Here's How:

Start by measuring the bust of the girl you want to make it for.

I ended up taking mine in about 1" on each side.

Sew a straight line through the elastic portion.

Then cut away the excess.

Take the 'L' shape and fold it over.

Sew it in place (this will make a little pleat).

Now work on your straps (you'll have to measure on your little girl again).

I ended up just unstitching one side,

And then crossing them in the back.

And that's it!

I had Cannon's favorite little gal Melayna model it for me...

Pretty adorable, hu?

The dress isn't that bad either...