Peasant Nightie Dress from Cute Kitty Tee w/ Quick Tute in Reply

[Cherriez]

I took an old shirt of mine (sz L) and made it into a peasant nightie dress for my daughter.  I love it, I'm gonna get a pic of her in it tonight, since she wants to wear it.   She does need summer nighties, perfect pattern ....I can see myself raiding yard sales this summer for tees.

It's really not crooked, just lying funny.  I used the shirts original sleeve and bottom hems.



 

[OriginalYouth]

That is really great!  Did you just sew elastic on there?  A quickie instruction would be awesome!

[Cherriez]

Quick Tutorial

1. cut off the sleeves
2. Cut up the side of the tee
3. make the front and back of the tee two rectangles, about mine were 22.5 high x the width of the tee
4. cut the sleeves at the seam, and cut off about and inch at the top to make it more like a rectangle
5. measure child's arm, add that measurement plus an inch - cut elastic to size (my elastic length was 8.5-9")
6. thread elastic through sleeve hem, and sew on both sides.
7. take shirt body front and pin -n-sew a sleeve to the left side at the top right sides together, with the elastic edge facing the bottom----do the same to the back
8. flip the front on to the back so their right sides together.  the sleeves you just sewed on will now be the oppisite sides of each other.  sew them to the front and back, you'll now have your sleeves attached to the body.
9. clip the seam allowance just after the hem on the sleeve (this is for when you sew the sides together)
10. put a hem around the neckline, big enough for ur elastic, leaving a space to insert it.
11. take ur child's chest measurement, thats how much elastic u need to cut for the neckline
12. string the elastic through the neckline hem, and sew together. close the hem on the neckline.
13. now sew up the sides, to the clip u made at the sleeves.
14. ur now done.  Put it on ur girl, they'll be happy. 

Hope this is clear. 

[OriginalYouth]

That sounds great!  Thanks for sharing.....

[PirateKisses]

oh that is AWESOME!

[around]

that is awesome
my little girl would LOVE LOVE LOVE one like that
so i guess i'll have to get to work...
(and I'm going to click THIS ROCKS - because it does.)

[balkandina]

Great recon!!

[doo_leroux]

The pic doesn't seem to be working. I don't really sew often so if one could be provided that would be awesome! Thanks!

[Kymy]

I would love to see it, but the picture doesn't want to work.

[Sakaki]

Is there any chance of re-posting this? I'd really love to see it!
This forum is so inspiring!!!