In many cases a shirt can be more than just a shirt, as you can transform it into something new. For example, you can use an old dad shirt to make a beautiful dress for your little girl in a few minutes. This one is a very simple project and you can make it even if you are a beginner when it comes to sewing. You will need to use a button down dad shirt, a pair of scissors, a girl’s dress to use as a pattern, a pencil and a sewing machine. Place the dress on a shirt, trace an outline and cut it out. Now all you need to do is sew the dress in order to be complete. For this you will be using a sewing machine, but you will find some guidelines for how to sew the dress on the next link. You can cut several shirts and make a whole collection of beautiful dresses for your little girl, so she can wear a different one each day. To make the dresses cuter, you can attach ribbons or colorful buttons to them or even add a large pattern that has been cut out from another fabric, so these dresses will surely stand out.
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Awesome idea especially for ones that lost their dad!
Such a neat idea!
This is a wonderful idea!!!!! How totally creative.
What an incredible idea! I’ll be searching my husbands drawers!
This struck me as a good way for sewers to take shirts from those rummage sales and make dresses to send to the missions, or Red Cross , any relief agency. Bring your machines to the church and have a dress making ‘Bee’. Or have a meeting ,hand out the shirts and suggestions, come together when done, pack up and send out. ?
Elizabeth, that is a great idea!
Beautiful, excellent thought Elizabeth. I love to sew and will bring this up at our next group meeting. Thank you. Blessings
Did this for my daughter when her daddy went from 4X down to 2X only I had enough fabric to make a onesie, skirt and dress
Love it
Love it
never thought of a dress, I’ve used them to reline purses. I also used baby receiving blankets to make robes for my daughter. Nice and cuddly
My Dad died when I was 16. I still have one of his shirts. I cut out a heart and had it sewn into my wedding dress. I think I’m going to try this with the rest of the shirt for my daughter. Thank you!
Go a step further with the remaining dress shirt. Sew the collar closed, sew each of the sides of the arms closed in a ruffle and sew the two arm holes together at the wrist. Sew the open cut out chest areas over in a straight line all around leaving it open to make a sling type baby doll carrier to match the dress. Turn the picture upside down to get a feel for the idea…