A XXL women’s shirt into a little girls dress w/ tulip pockets
BEFORE:
my son refused to move away so a picture with him it is! I’ve learned to choose my battles and also think to myself, “Will this matter in the end on my deathbed?” That is how I survive motherhood. 🙂
Right when I saw this XXL women’s shirt at a thrift store for $5(it still had the tags on, don’t you love when that happens?), I automatically had an image pop in my head so I started on the project hoping it would execute just the way I imagined.
Using my HP Sprout computer, I found an outline of a tulip by searching “tulip outline” on the search engine and then dragging the picture down to the white pad. Then, using a red extra fabric I had from another DIY, I laid the fabric on top of the white pad and used the outline to trace the tulip. It was nice to lay down the fabric on a flat surface as I traced instead of holding it up vertically on the computer screen, trying to trace it while trying to hold up the fabric in place.
I used a dress that’s similar to the fit and the waist length I wanted to compare it to.
Laid the dress on top of the bodice to estimate how much to take in.
The top sleeve is the before, and the bottom sleeve is the after.
And then sew the pockets on to the dress. And you’re done!
Since the theme is stripes & floral, I thought it’d be cute to add tulip design pockets for the floral. And guess who decided to join in on the photo shoot again? He’s been into copying his big sisters lately, can you tell?
And you guys! I am so proud of myself! I made my first video! I know it sucks hahaha, but I am still so proud of myself! When I went to a blog conference back in February, one class had us write down what we would do now if money, time, resources wasn’t an issue at all and we had everything in abundance. I wrote down how I’d make YouTube videos of my refashions. Then the speaker said “The very thing that you wrote down, do what you can with the money, time and resources you have now. Don’t wait until you have all of it in abundance. Start now with the best that you can. So I did it! And even though I don’t know a thing about editing, I don’t have a nice video camera so this was taken with my phone so it’s bad quality, and just everything is pretty bad, I still did it, yay!
What you’ll need:
-An oversized shirt
-matching thread
-needle or sewing machine
-scissors
-fabric for pockets
Estimated time: 1 hour
Budget: $5
Skill level: A confident beginner
Now, to vote for my project, please go to The Renegade Seamstress to vote! The project with the least votes will get voted out so if you’d like to see what I’ll make for challenge week 2, don’t let me get voted out! 😉
These are the challenge themes in case you’d like to follow along with us!
Week 1: Combine Floral and Geometric or Stripes
Week 2: Gingham
Week 3: Handbag, Tote bag or Clutch
Week 4: Maxi Skirt or Dress
Week 5: Boho Chic
Week 6: Asymmetrical
Week 2: Gingham
Week 3: Handbag, Tote bag or Clutch
Week 4: Maxi Skirt or Dress
Week 5: Boho Chic
Week 6: Asymmetrical
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This looked the best of all of them! Voted, hoping you make it to round 2!
Nice! I'd also like to see this dress with different colored pockets.
I LOVE the tulip pockets 🙂 Great refashion!
So creative! You've inspired me!
I love it! So cute!
This is so cute and creative, I love taking old clothes & making them new (I did it too, I made a fringe cover-up!). Pinned this 🙂 I got here from the Bewitchin' craft party, yay!
Adorable! I want to try, too! The pockets make it, too. Nice job!
What a great project! Thanks for sharing. I voted for you!
And great job on the video. I love the addition.
LOVE this, what to make something for myself with tulip pockets right now!
I also love that your lad is in the pictures too, learning to pick your battles is key to maintaining your sanity -seems like you are all over this parenting thing!
Nice DIY! Lovely dress!
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wow!! looks so great! I don't think my sewing skills are up to it but I feel like giving it a try! What a cute family too 🙂 Thanks for linking to Snickerdoodle Sunday. If you get a chance, please link up to our upcycle challenge too! http://2crochethooks.com/july-craft-challenge-something-from-nature-4/
Extreme Cuteness! love this re-purpose project. Your sweet models/ dancers are adorable too. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
I absolutely love this! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for bringing such a masterpiece to our party. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Lou Lou Girls
Thank you for the amazing blog you have presented and sharing with us.Really a nice blog creator you are!
Cute dress! I really like those pockets! So creative! Thanks for sharing at the Submarine Sunday Link Party!