No. 1 - Make a skirt into a dress...DONE!

On my list of 40 things I want to do before I turn 40 was make a dress for Molly out of a woman's skirt.  I got the idea from one of my favorite blogs (yes, that is where I get all my ideas) My PINK Life by Aimee Weaver.  LOVE her and her creativity!!  After I saw her post, I yanked three skirts out of the clothing bank bag and set them aside.  For months.  It may have even been a year.  I try to forget.  Anywho, I put this project at the top of my list and when the clouds came out this weekend, I decided to give it a try. 

Here is how it goes...

Take a woman's skirt, like this one...

Measure it to fit your little girls chest.  Sew a seam up the side of the skirt to make the waist now fit the child's chest.  Then trim the excess fabric from the side...

Using the excess fabric, cut two strips to be used as straps.  Sew them right side together and then use a pencil to turn them right side out.  I ironed mine so the seam was on the back and didn't show.

Measure the straps to fit your child and sew them in place. Once you are done sewing, cut the extra fabric off.

And that's it.  Easy peasy!

I used a skirt with a zipper for my first one and it was a cinch.  I'm actually using two additional skirts that have elastic waistbands for my next projects and so I expect them to be even easier to work with. 

Note: I am not a sewer.  I can sew a straight line and that is about it.  Luckily, for this project, that is all you need!

p.s. I saw two other projects on Aimee's blog recently that I'm dying to try.  I'll post those soon...or maybe in a few months.