Here's a good girls t-shirt dress tutorial

I liked this t-shirt dress tutorial from Amanda over at I Sew, Do You?.  In fact, I like her sample (orange and black) so much that I may re-create it exactly for Halloween.  I think hers was in honor of her university's school colors, but it would be perfect for fall.

Amanda's tutorial is great---just follow the directions.  I made everything in a little over an hour.

I was able to make the dress and bow for less than $1.00 total.  Yay!  Our local thrift store had a quarter sale on t shirts, so I grabbed one in pink and one in grey.

 To give it a more modern look, I cut the dress longer on the sides and shorter in the front and back.  I plan on her wearing this over leggings.

Amanda gives advice on using tissue backing to help you sew with knits.  I didn't do that since my machine was handling the fabric OK.  However, I know knits can be tricky on some machines, so give the tissue trick a try if you're machine is finicky.

For her bow, I used a simple stretch elastic band, then made a rosette of the leftover ruffled fabric.  I sewed on a big pink enamel flower that was at the bottom of a garage sale bag of broken costume jewelry.  Do you guys go crazy over a big bag of broken jewelry?  I do--and I end up using the stuff for years.

So there---a quick, cheap, upcycled dress.  Good for your wallet and the environment.

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