Thursday, April 1, 2010

Ruffle Dress {Men's shirt refashion}

I've been meaning to try another shirt dress for a while {I tried the first one about a year ago . . . here}, so I finally broke out the old shirt {and white scraps from an old bed skirt . . . I know, I save too much junk}. I wish I would have figured our her measurements a little better . . . live 'n learn, right! {Oh, and I attempted an elbow length sleeve . . . didn't quite measure right on that one either . . . just looks like I made them too short . . . sigh}
Cutting up the shirt. By the way . . . the tutorial for this shirt is found on Dana Made It {here}. I love how she adds tutorials to the stuff she makes . . . the main reason why I try to do that as much as I can here. Of course, my daughter had to be all up in the action . . . gotta love her.
All made . . . I also made her a little hair clip to match.



A little picture happy . . . can't have too many. {Okay, probably not true . . . but I DID cut back a little bit and delete a few . . . I need help}
The back . . . I decided to turn around the shirt and have the buttons go up the back. 


And that's it . . . I have a few tweaks to make. It's a little tight on the shoulders, but now I know for next time. 

7 comments:

  1. this is the most adorable mens shirt refashion i have ever seen...there are many out there but this is the best. you did a awesome job. your model definitely did a great job showing off your handiwork!

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  2. very cute! and great idea to do ruffles down the front. Thanks for sharing with me!
    - dana

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  3. super cute!!! love how the buttons go down the back. the little matching hair clippie is just precious.

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  4. Ooh, I love this one. If I ever have a girl, your site is one I'll often refer to. And then I'll come over asking you to show me cause I'm not that great at ruffles and stuff!

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  5. Love this refashion! Adorable, I'll have to try something similar.. love the ruffles & backwards buttons. Great job!!

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  6. Cute, cute, cute! (and cute little model, too!)

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  7. Oh! it's great and suits perfect to the little baby. I like the refashion of the mens shirts you have made. especially the back button strips looks good which makes the front part more effective. Better luck next time Lyric.

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