First Dad’s Shirt to Dress

Saturday was a day of victory as my first “upcycling” a man’s shirt to a child’s dress/long shirt was completed! The process had it’s course of obstacles none the less.  I am a bit of a perfectionist, and multiple seam re-do’s and such make me wonder why I even try at times. I was determined to persevere in the end, and I’m thankful for all I learned in the process and to be ok with not perfect.

There are numerous tutorials online for repurposing clothing. For this, I used one from Lex at My Mama Made It. Here is my husband’s old shirt before the work began:

I decided to use another fabric I had for some of the pieces so it might work for a 4th of July outfit. I didn’t take any pictures in the process. You can check the link above for a nice step-by-step how to. So here our version on my youngest {it can be worn without the t-shirt underneath, but it’s been cool here lately}:

Wondering what Mommy did to get the pockets this way {next time I’ll understand what it means when it says line the pockets—not make double pockets!}.

My baby is looking grown up!

Now on to make a different style for my other daughter! I’m  linking this up to the following parties: