T Shirt Dress DIY, Kids Clothes Week – Upcycling
Have you come across kids clothes week #kcw? The premise is simple, sew an hour a day for seven days for your kids.
To be honest I wasnt planning on joining in, but then I read that this weeks theme is upcycling..! Well it would be rude not to, especially with this big pile of tshirts!
T Shirt Dress DIY
First up a t-shirt dress, with gathered knit skirt. I started off with a red t shirt from my brother and a charity shop skirt for £3.
Using a pattern I already owned (uptown/downtown dress) I cut out the top, and using the extension markings on the pattern worked out the length of the skirt.
Continuing to learn how to use my serger/overlocker I gathered the top of the skirt, as this did not gather sufficiently I then hand gathered up and attached the skirt to the dress.
The dress took two hours, in the main because I made some mistakes which I decided to unpick and rectify. I have learnt how to attach a neckline (as in make it an inch shorter that the measurement for the neck so it lies flat).
I pleased with the result, I learnt some skills. Plus my daughter has a dress for £3 (as opposed to last years similar dress which cost me £22 from the shops).
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2 hours to make a dress that is fantastic. Cute too. xx
The beauty of getting to grips with my overlocker:)!!
Wonderful! I love your creativity and your gorgeous recipient looks very happy with her new clothes!
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Thanks Rachelle, need to sort out all the remaining scrappy bits and make a decision re rag bag for charity shop or stuffing for soft toys:)
What fun! I love the addition of the bow.
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So does my daughter, always handy!
Gorgeous dress Vicky! and an even better price tag! 🙂
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Cute dress! What a great idea! Share and link up your post on my linky party! Thanks!! http://inchworming.blogspot.com/2015/02/use-it-or-lose-it-linky-party.html
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You can’t beat a great find that gets greater. I wish I could sew things other than coin purses and clutches, grr. Hah. Happy Saturday!
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