I want to share a project that I have been putting off for awhile. Rayana got a t-shirt from school, it is an award for being so nice. (Bully Free). The t-shirt isn't quite Rayana's type, sorta boyish and she of course loves dresses. So I had this idea to make it into a dress and cut the sleeves off and redo them. But on the other hand, having never done that, I procrastinated. She got the t shirt before Christmas and I knew she is not going to have a chance to wear it, if I don't do something soon. So today was the day. Here are some photos. The red shirt with flag was an old one of Hilary's, I started by cutting off the bottom half to make the skirt part. (I raided Hilary's yard sale this summer and pulled some clothes out that I thought I could refashion for the kids).

Then I cut off the bottom half of Ray's shirt, so I could connect the two.

Then I had to cut down the bully t-shirt as it is too big for her and I also cut off the sleeves and redid them and added the gathering at the top. A nice girly touch. I used a blue shirt as a pattern of the size I needed. You can see in the picture the parts that I cut off of the gray t-shirt. They are much larger than the size that fits her.

 

Now the pictures of the finished dress.

The t shirt fits so much better now and she likes having a dress that she can slip on a pair of shorts under. Now that I know I can do it, I am sure I will be looking for more t shirts to alter for her. I would probably cut the top part shorter but I had to leave the words on the t shirt, so it is a little below her actual waist, but she is happy and that is what counts!