I'm sewing again!!

I haven't really sewed since high school. It has been way too long. I did borrow my SILs sewing machine last year for a couple of projects. Doing so made me want a machine of my own for Christmas. :) My daughter, Avery, who is 5.5 yrs is probably the most excited about my new skill. She is in LOVE with dresses."I want to sell all my tank tops, shirts, pants and socks; so I'll have more room in the closet for dresses!"  She wears them everyday. She has a list in her head of all the wonderful things I will be making for her. I'll eventually get to making all of them. ;) We started off easy with making a Maxi dress from an old shirt. She wore it the entire day after I made it. Plus all of the next day.

First find an old shirt. This one has become too short. Cut it just below the armpits.

Pin the back of the skirt together and sew. Right sides together. You'll need just over twice the width of the shirt for fabric. The Pinterest link says to triple the length, but I felt it was too much for Ave once finished.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next you'll need to do a basting stitch (Thanks Adrienne) at the top of the skirt. This will help bring the two pieces together. You'll pull the basting stitch until the width of the skirt is the same as the shirt. Pin and sew.

Final product. Regardless of the simplicity, Avery loves it. Hem as long or short as you wish. Ave hasn't had a dress this long before, so we had to play with the hem to get it right. :)