Saturday, September 11, 2010

Re-purposing: Shirt to dress

Addie has this cute little rainbow shirt that has been a favorite of hers, but is getting small and stained on the belly.



Instead of throwing it out, we decided to try and revive it.
I started by cutting the bottom 6 inches off of Addie's shirt.

I found an old tank top of Evan's that was a similar knit material and I cut it off just under the arm holes. This will be the bottom of the skirt.
I wanted to keep the cute little heart. So I cut it out and pinned it in the middle then sewed some crazy circles around it with pink thread.
And here's the finished product. I think we can get another season or two out of it now!
Addie wanted me to show you a picture of her boots :)

4 comments:

Grandma G said...

Wow, nice job! That is sooo cute. I love what you did with the heart!

And tell Addie her boots are awesome!

Christine said...

love it! you're so creative. i like the boots, too :)

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Mom Judy said...

Somehow I missed this one and just came across it. How adorable and sew creative!