Mom's Shirt = Toddler Dress {refashion}

Okay, so it seems that March has turned into my "refashion" month. It's been a lot of fun for me to spend the baby's nap time coming up with ways to turn old things new. Love the "spending no money" part of it the most. 

This time I took one of my old shirts that fit weird and turned it into a dress for my 2 year old. I started it a while ago, but decided to pull it out today and finish it. 

This is when it was a shirt . . . always bunched up funny on the top . . . so annoying. Glad to find something else to do with it.

First, I cut off the top/strap part . . . {for some reason the other picture didn't download. I cut the top straight, turned it under about 1/4" and sewed a thin seam across the top}

To make the straps I cut 2" strips, folded them in half {iron}, then opened it and folded each end into the center {iron} . . .

. . . then sewed close to each edge to make stay flat.

I made the straps a little long, so I cut the ends off and made bows with the extra . . . thought it added a little cuteness to it.

To cinch the fabric, I used an elastic thread for the bobbin thread and regular thread for the top . . . then just sewed about 1/4" strips. So so so easy.

And it's done. I didn't move pockets or anything . . . seriously easy project.

This girl loves to wear dresses!