I made a dress for Talia out of a man's plaid shirt that I found at the dollar store! I am so proud of myself! :)
Here's the Price:
(so with the trim, I made the dress for less than $4)
And Here's the "After":
I have not sewn an article of clothing since the pair of shorts I made myself in highschool Home Ec. Class! So, I'm kind of thrilled that I pulled this off. I didn't have a lot of confidence in it turning out in the beginning- there was a lot of debate over whether it would end up good enough to be a dress or whether it would be a nightgown.
So, you want to make one? Here's the tutorial I followed from craftster.org
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Oh, and by the way, I'm going to be guest blogging over at Or So She Says tomorrow! This is my first guest post & I was really excited to be invited to post there! (Somebody out there in the blogging world has noticed me- yippee! ;)
i am sooo impressed heather. great job
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic! Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteYa done good! I noticed it in the baby pictures and liked it - didn't even realize you made it at that point!
ReplyDeleteThank you Robin & Rae! :)
ReplyDeleteYay, Tami- that's so cool that you liked it before you knew I made it! :)
That is awesome! I really want to try that now. Great work!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Sooo creative! I'm inspired, but can't sew. :(
ReplyDeleteI love it! I love to sew, and I am sooo tempted to do this, even though I only have boys! So adorable and cheap! :-)
ReplyDeleteSimply adorable. I may have to pull out the machine and give this a try!
ReplyDeleteThat is adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteCute! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, awesome
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