The Shirt Dress

Dana over at Made posted a tutorial on turning a man's dress shirt into a dress. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to make one. It just took me forever - she posted it back in April! It has taken me this long to collect some decent thrifted shirts, and given that I only get to thrift about once a month, I suppose two months isn't so bad after all. I had so much fun with this project - and it went quickly once I actually started cutting; I had the entire dress done in an afternoon.

Now I just need to get K to actually wear the darn thing. Except for about 10 minutes immediately after I finished it, she has refused to wear it.

I used a different sleeve than Dana. (I used See & Sew B5119.) That blue plaid was so institutional I thought it needed a bit more pizazz. I also left off the belt, though I'm sure I'll try one with it eventually.

After I was done I decided to reattach the pocket. I mean what little girl doesn't need a pocket for her treasures, or in my daughter's case - her rocks. This plaid was my least cute shirt - I was worried that I would futz it up on the first try and I didn't want to spoil the beautiful robin's egg blue shirt with the shell buttons, even if it was only $1.00. I also have a boy's XL in a lovely mint green that will be too small for a dress, but will make a cute shirt. Hmmmmm, I bet I could get that done tonight...

Tomorrow I am heading off the island to shop for groceries, thrift, return cans, and to pick up more fabric for tea cozies - which I realize I haven't told you about yet. Soon, I promise...