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Upcycled T Shirt Dress Tutorial For Valentine’s day!!

01/21/2014

 

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 I’m excited to show you my little girls Valentine’s Day dress I made from a men’s T shirt! It’s so easy and only has four seams to sew. Nice.

Also, don’t forget to enter my Happy Handmade, Sew Chic Kids pattern book giveaway!

But first I want to thank my fifth grader Lily, who is becoming quite the contributor here on the old blog. You may not know this, but Lily takes all of my photos for me when I make something for myself. However, the other day I needed to take big brother back to the bus station to go back to University and I wasn’t going to have time to take the photos of the Valentine’s day dress I needed. Lily offered to style the photo session for me and take the photos. When I got back I was blown away by how great her photos were! Don’t you agree?  I loved so many of the shots she got!

This dress is a part of a month long series on refashioning going on at House Of Estrela. You should check it out!

 

T shirt Dress Tutorial Sew Country ChickI love refashioning with T shirts and sweaters. I can buy brand new T shirts at my craft supply store for $3.99 and with the weekly online coupon I use, they end up being only about $ 2.50. They are brand new, and don’t have any yucky smells or stains. But since this is a series about refashioning, which is supposed to help the environment, I would suggest you check your husband’s closet or your giveaway bin first. I didn’t have a red T shirt, so I bought this one with a gift card. You could also just dye a white t shirt. I love dying stuff. It makes me feel like a kid again. I used a men’s size large for this project if you are wondering.T shirt Dress Tutorial Sew Country Chickcloseup

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Gigi loves this type of comfy knit dress. She slept in it last night and is still wearing it!T shirt Dress Tutorial Sew Country ChickfronttshirtsuppliesI used a Martha Stewart stencil I got from the Plaid company when I was working at their booth last week at the Craft & Hobby Association’s annual trade show,  doing make and takes for the new product launch of Mod Podge stencils and Sheer Color which I’ll be blogging about soon.a.  This stencil is a little silk screen, actually.

Now I will try to explain how to make this little dress!

tshirttutorial1shirttutesideseam waistbandPlease excuse my terrible illustrations! I’m just learning how to use Illustrator. I’ll get better!

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Happy sewing folks!

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Comments

  1. judy says

    01/22/2014 at 3:14 am

    First, I want to say.. Lily is amazing.. What wonderful photography work.. [and she had a beautiful model , with a really pretty dress]
    What a cute idea.. Love the stenciling on the dress ..just sets it off..
    ps — My thoughts are running wild… but , my twin granddaughters are just turning 9.. I am wondering, if I could use two men’s shirts, and where the elastic casing is, add the skirt part from another shirt.. Since ,one shirt , would not be long enough for them?

    • Justine says

      01/22/2014 at 4:25 am

      That would fit perfect Judy. It would be plenty long.

  2. Amy Mayen says

    01/22/2014 at 6:52 am

    Oh wow. I’m so impressed with Lily for her superb photography, but also for doing something so nice with her baby sister. Gigi’s gonna remember stuff like that forever:) great kids Justine!

  3. Magda E. says

    01/22/2014 at 10:30 am

    The photos are great! Thanks for taking part of the series. Loved your dress.

  4. Ajaire says

    01/25/2014 at 1:19 pm

    Lily is quite the photographer! Her pictures are better than mine for sure 🙂

    I love the men’s tee shaped neckline on gigi. It’s a really cute look and the dress is adorable.

    • Justine says

      01/28/2014 at 1:41 pm

      Thanks Ajaire!

  5. Deanna {Sew McCool} says

    01/27/2014 at 1:48 am

    Great tutorial and fantastic idea for a large shirt! Thanks so much for sharing!

  6. Sally says

    01/27/2014 at 2:27 pm

    She just might have a future as a photographer! Awesome job, and awesome dress! Simple but so perfect and comfy in every way.

  7. Angela says

    01/29/2014 at 4:26 am

    So cute and gets me inspired. Thanks for the tutorial.

  8. Karly says

    01/29/2014 at 5:54 am

    So perfect for Valentines day! I love that type of dress!

    • Justine says

      01/30/2014 at 5:36 am

      Thanks Karly. Good luck on PR& Play!

  9. Emily says

    01/30/2014 at 6:52 am

    oh perfect!!! I’ve pinned this to make really soon. It would make a fun birthday present for my niece. I’m loving project Run and PLay! I also linked up this week, a recycled Sweater…Emily@nap-timecreations

  10. Charlene says

    05/01/2014 at 6:35 pm

    This is the best up cycle idea! Can you offer a bit more instruction on how you hemmed the armhole along the seam line? Thanks!

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  1. Tutorial: Little girl Valentine dress t-shirt refashion | Sewing | CraftGossip.com says:
    01/22/2014 at 3:25 pm

    […] Justine from Sew Country Chick shares a tutorial for making a little girl’s Valentine dress out of a man’s t-shirt.  It has a loose fit bodice, and elastic waist, and a gathered skirt.  She stenciled the word “Love” across the bodice and around the hem to give it a Valentine theme.  For an older girl, I think you could make this work with two matching t-shirts – one for the bodice and one for the skirt.  Her tutorial is part of the Refashion Month series at House of Estrela.  Go to Sew Country Chick for the tute. […]



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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