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From: Sews4kate
Date: 07-26-2007, 05:41 PM (1 of 27)
I followed a tutorial I found at Craftster and made my dd a dress from a man's shirt! I love it! I am going to make one from a denim shirt for the cooler weather for her to wear to school  the front of the shirt is the back of the dress, so you don't have to put in a zipper (my most loathed sewing task  ) The straps are made from the sleeves.before destruction http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/Wendy523/sewing%20projects/shirttodress01.jpg front/back of shirt (the strap is turned up, I just want to reach into the picture to fix it LOL) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/Wendy523/sewing%20projects/shirttodress05.jpg back/front of shirt http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/Wendy523/sewing%20projects/shirttodress02.jpg Wendy
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User: Sews4kate
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From: dmoses
Date: 07-26-2007, 05:48 PM (2 of 27)
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Hi Wendy, That is so sweet! You did a great job! 
Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
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From: MartySews2
Date: 07-26-2007, 07:31 PM (3 of 27)
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Great job Wendy! Your daughter looks so happy with her new dress. What a clever idea for worn out dress shirts. Marty
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User: MartySews2
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From: vickki
Date: 07-26-2007, 08:24 PM (4 of 27)
| Now that's recycling....What a great job you did...Your daughter looks beautiful with her new dress.. |
User: vickki
Member since: 08-21-2005 Total posts: 374 |
From: mozeyrn
Date: 07-26-2007, 10:04 PM (5 of 27)
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How cool! It looks very pretty - and she's a cutie! Nice job! - Maureen.
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User: mozeyrn
Member since: 11-29-2005 Total posts: 349 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 07-26-2007, 11:49 PM (6 of 27)
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That is very cool. Dorothy (me) |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: MotherInLaw
Date: 07-26-2007, 11:57 PM (7 of 27)
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That's cool with all these little girl and all the thrift stores I have close to me if you would please send me the link to where you found the pattern. I like that!!!
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User: MotherInLaw
Member since: 06-25-2005 Total posts: 1118 
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From: MissTaraTara
Date: 07-27-2007, 11:44 AM (8 of 27)
| Great looking dress. I would have never guessed that it was once a mans shirt! |
User: MissTaraTara
Member since: 01-24-2006 Total posts: 227 |
From: Sews4kate
Date: 07-27-2007, 11:45 AM (9 of 27)
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Thanks everyone! Here is a link to the tutorial http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=170402.0 as you can see, I didn't do it exactly, I changed the shape of the front bodice so I didn't need to use trim, and I used the left overs from cutting the length to make the ruffle at the bottom. I did use a thrift store shirt for this one, but I've also got my eye on one of my dh's shirts, just trying to figure out if he'd miss it too much LOL! Wendy
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User: Sews4kate
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 07-27-2007, 12:45 PM (10 of 27)
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I have a 2 YO birthday next week. Any idea if it would work to change the size to a 2? Would you just make it narrower & shorter? This little girl adores my DS & I think he has some shirts he is getting rid of. It would also save money on a present.
Barb
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User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115 
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From: Sews4kate
Date: 07-27-2007, 04:45 PM (11 of 27)
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You can make it any size you want as long as you have enough length or width in the shirt, kwim? I used a size L for my dd who wears a girls size 5 or 6, and used up nearly all the fabric. I believe in the tutorial the girl is probably closer in age to 2 . You should easily be able to do it. When I cut out mine I used a dress that I had already and used it for size. In the tutorial it tells you how big to make it using the lo's measurements. You could also use a pattern to cut the shape I'm sure. So yes, you would make it narrower and shorter. Read through the tutorial, if you have any more questions, I'd be happy to try to help!
Wendy
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User: Sews4kate
Member since: 08-20-2005 Total posts: 182 |
From: esrun3
Date: 07-27-2007, 11:09 PM (12 of 27)
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so cute!! Thanks for the link-I'll have to try this for my dgd's.
Lyn
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User: esrun3
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From: Kaitlinnegan
Date: 07-28-2007, 12:52 PM (13 of 27)
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The dress turned out adorable! I love the little ruffle at the bottom. I just love seeing people's "recons," but I haven't been brave enough to try one myself. Maybe one of these days..
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User: Kaitlinnegan
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From: Corinna29
Date: 07-28-2007, 02:29 PM (14 of 27)
| How cute! Makes me wish (almost) that I had a little one like that to sew for. |
User: Corinna29
Member since: 07-30-2006 Total posts: 44 
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From: Bama
Date: 07-28-2007, 02:53 PM (15 of 27)
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That is adorable! I love make-over projects like that. You can make some adorable things with yard sale and thrift store finds. I have a 3x men's shirt I bought for $1 to make a dress for dd. She decided she doesn't want to wear pink anymore so I never made it. I thought about making me a shirt dress to wear with leggings. Maybe I'm too old for leggings now tho.  Maybe with jeans.
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116 
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From: Bama
Date: 07-28-2007, 02:59 PM (16 of 27)
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I was going to post the link to the shirt dress re-do I found a while back, but look what I just found. Something for us grown up girls. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=151964.0 |
User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: MartySews2
Date: 07-28-2007, 03:28 PM (17 of 27)
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Thanks for sharing Bama. Marty 
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User: MartySews2
Member since: 05-03-2007 Total posts: 293
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From: vickki
Date: 07-28-2007, 06:36 PM (18 of 27)
| I like that.. |
User: vickki
Member since: 08-21-2005 Total posts: 374 |
From: Bama
Date: 07-28-2007, 07:02 PM (19 of 27)
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You're welcome. Check this one out too: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=103761.0 Maybe I'll have enough fabric left to add a ruffle so mine can be an actual dress. (like I really have time to start another project.  It's on my want to do list anyway.)
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: Sews4kate
Date: 07-28-2007, 09:07 PM (20 of 27)
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Bama, those are great! I have yet to ever sew something for me to wear! I like the shirt dress, But I don't know that I'd ever find a shirt huge enough to make a dress to fit me LOL!
Wendy
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User: Sews4kate
Member since: 08-20-2005 Total posts: 182 |
From: temom
Date: 07-29-2007, 03:56 PM (21 of 27)
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Wendy, you have inspired me! I so love that dress! I'm putting this on my list of stuff to sew for my 6 year old! Bams, great links! We could all have so much fun with these. Maybe in the future we could all work on a reconstruction project...sounds like a lot of fun! Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410 
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 07-29-2007, 04:28 PM (22 of 27)
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Thanks Wendy! I scanned the tutorial but didn't read it close. I printed it for a later time. I will have to estimate with another pattern since I don't have Madison here to measure.
Barb
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User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115
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From: Magot
Date: 07-30-2007, 02:51 AM (23 of 27)
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I love the idea of a a garment recon challenge - I really should tell Mary.... I love crafster - there is so much on it! love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: MissTaraTara
Date: 07-30-2007, 12:11 PM (24 of 27)
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Thanks for the link Sews4Kate. I think I will give this idea a try within the next 2 weeks. . . .while it is still fresh in my mind.
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User: MissTaraTara
Member since: 01-24-2006 Total posts: 227 |
From: Miss Spring
Date: 08-01-2007, 05:16 PM (25 of 27)
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I cant believe that's a mans shirt! I just book marked that tutorial and I just got back from tearing through my husbands closet. Nope not one dress shirt in there.  Im going to have to check the goodwill or ebay. My girls would love this so much! Thanks for sharing. Spring |
User: Miss Spring
Member since: 05-03-2006 Total posts: 87 |
From: jenny-o
Date: 08-02-2007, 01:27 PM (26 of 27)
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I love it! Just adorable, I have a load of DH's shirts I have been saving to make quilts with but I'm sure I could spare one or two to try this out. Thanks for sharing!!! Jen |
User: jenny-o
Member since: 08-28-2005 Total posts: 132 |
From: mommydionne
Date: 08-06-2007, 01:12 PM (27 of 27)
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Those are Great!! I had made my daughter a dress from one of DH's shirts years ago, I think I saw it in a Nancy's Notions book, (501 Sewing hints??) It cut the bodice from the button placket and used the shirt tail as the hem, very cute, where are the pictures... (before digital, would actually have to dig through photo albums!)
Jeanette
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User: mommydionne
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