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How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Introduction

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Valentine's Day dress

It's the perfect Valentine's Day gift, but it'll look adorable all year long. Cousin? This comfortable dress takes just an hour to sew! Start by gathering materials.

Step 1

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Adult cut shirt

Take your adult t-shirt and cut the bottom hem straight across the shirt. The length you cut should be the desired length of your skirt. If you need to measure, measure from your child's waist to the knees.

Step 2

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Insert foil

If you are hand stamping your dress, insert foil between the bottom of the shirt. This will be your skirt portion of the dress.

Step 3

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Stamp hearts

Using your ink and fabric stamp, stamp in several places around both sides of the boy's skirt and shirt. Iron stamped cloth to fix the ink..

Stage 4

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Elastic measure

Measure your child's waist and add 2”. Cut a piece of elastic that length. Pin the elastic ends together and overlap 1/2". Pin in place, and sew together with a zigzag stitch.

Step 5

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Stretch and pin

Place the elastic inside the top of your skirt (at the raw edge), about 1" down from the top. Pin the elastic around the side edges and the front and back. Note:You will need to stretch your elastic to achieve this, as the skirt will be much larger than the elastic.

Step 6

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Sew on skirt

Using a zigzag stitch, sew the elastic to the skirt, pulling the elastic as you sew so it is the same length as the skirt.

Step 7

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Full skirt!

Now you have the adorable skirt part of your dress.

Step 8

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Slide it in

Slide the skirt over the bottom of your child's shirt, until the skirt is where you want the waist of her dress to be.

Step 9

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Pin together

Pin one more time to the front, sides and back.

Step 10

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Attach to skirt

Sew the skirt directly onto the shirt over the elastic with a zigzag stitch, pulling the shirt gently as you sew.

Step 11

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Full dress!

And you're done! Click on the steps below to learn how to make a small blooming flower and chain for your new dress.

Step 12

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Flower chain accessory

To make the optional flower accessory, you will need a felt flower, a silver jewelry chain, and a safety pin. Slide the end of the jewelry chain onto the safety pin. Pick up a link about 12" apart and slide it back onto the safety pin. Slide the safety pin through the back of the flower and repeat with the jewelry chain by sliding the links through.

Step 13

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

Flower Power

You can now place the flower embellishment on the dress and remove it for washing!

Step 14

How to Make an Upcycled Heart T-Shirt Dress

You are finished

And there you have it:an adorable recycled heart in a t-shirt dress!