The Shirt Dress. Turn a Men’s Dress Shirt into a Girl’s Summer Dress!
It’s fun, easy, and a great way to reuse one of Dad’s old shirts. A few of the versions we’ve done….. Seaside Stripes: Desert Beauty, Shirred Shirt Dress: Green Dress: (more Shirt Dress versions at the end of this Tutorial) Skill Level: EasyItems Needed:Men’s Dress ShirtFabric for waistband1/4 inch elasticSewing machineAverage Sewing Time: 2-3 hours This Dress is very easy to make and holds sentiment, knowing it originated from a tired-out shirt in Dad’s closet. Now let’s get started! —————————————————————1. Draw this image (using a clothing item of your child’s as the guideline) onto a junk piece of fabric or a large piece of paper. Next, cut out your two pattern pieces and make sure they’re what you want.
Here are the two pattern pieces: 2. First, carefully remove the front pocket (if there is one) with a seam-ripper. Cut the sleeves in half. 3. Cut out the Dress front and back. Trace and cut out your sleeves. 4. 5. 6. And pin it in: The Shirt Jumper- Men’s Shirt to Girl’s Dress Refashion Tutorial. September 23, 2009 8:46 am I saw this western-y dress for kids the other day and it inspired me to do this one. Let’s get started! Grab a men’s shirt. Cut off the sleeves. We need to create a chest band for the dress. Sew the two end pieces together so it makes one circular piece. Sparkle Power!: Ruffle Sleeve Top Tutorial. Thanks for all the lovely comments on the ruffle sleeve tunic top. I decided to put together a tutorial, so that you all could make one of your own. A few notes: I am giving directions for the top that I made in a size 4T/5T. If you are making it smaller or larger, you will need to adjust the measurements accordingly.
***Measurements for 2T/3T now listed at the bottom of this post*** Also, choose a lightweight fabric like a cotton or cotton blend. Anything thicker will just not work for the sleeves. Cut a piece of fabric measuring 36" by 17". Also, cut two pieces of fabric to 7" by 16" for the sleeve. You're going to need some elastic as well. Take the larger piece of fabric & sew right sides together along the shorter (17") side. Make a casing along the top end of this tube. Then fold down & iron again 1/2 inch, or slightly bigger then the width of your elastic. Staring at one side of your back seam, stitch along the edge of your casing, leaving a 1" opening for the elastic.
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