One summer dress is better than two summer tank tops!

I found these two ruffled shirts at a thrift store for $1 each.  One was size 6 and the other was size 7 and BOTH still had original retail tags; cute and ruffled.   My first idea was to size one of them down to a size four so each of my girls could have a shirt.

However, shirts are in LOW demand and sundresses are in HIGH demand around here, so I changed the plan.   I cut the top off of one of the shirts and added the remainder of it to the other shirt.  Instead of a shirt with 3 layers of ruffles, it is now a dress with 5 layers of ruffles.
My neighbor exclaimed, "That is so cute!!!  I can’t believe you made that!!!  I could never do that, I can barely sew a straight line."
"But it *IS* just a straight line!" was my reply, with a laugh.  "I made one cut on the shirt and sewed it back up with one straight stitch to make a dress."
Admittedly, there were several pins involved, but it was so easy!   Less than 10 minutes, I bet.

This is the only action shot I can find with Grace sporting the dress.   We were out on my dad’s boat on the Irondequoit Bay with cousins.

Another quick summer alteration was adding the letter “G” and a flower button to a cute little denim skirt.  It has the shorts built in under the skirt (love), but I couldn’t not get my pink lovin’ girl to wear it until I added a little bling. 

Thanks for looking!
Love,
Amy Jo at The Little Moments