onesie and skirt to dress

One of my first "mama" friends came over with her little ones a while back. We are both artists, and can hardly resist the opportunity to customize something to our own tastes. She brought the brown onesie and the pink skirt and we scouted my t-shirt scraps for the green waistband and some pink striped ruffles. They are easy to make with a basting stitch (long stitch length - 4) because all you do then is pull the ends to even out the gathers and stitch them in place (after turning stitch length back to 3, of course). Confession time - this is always the hardest part of this incredibly simple process for me to remember!
More girl clothes to come...

recycled+revamped party dress to party skirt

My niece outgrew her party dress! I loved the fabric when I chose it for her (size 4) and came up with this idea to make it last a little longer. I cut if off below the zipper, about 12" up from the hem and added an elastic waistband (based on her waist measurement - size 7). Hello party skirt!

all the numbers recycled dresses

A friend turned me on to this great creative site. Seems like all my friends are having girl babies (within the last year and a couple coming up!). Kiki at all the numbers makes dresses out of all kinds of recycled things, and these are my favorites! There are plenty more too, so check it out!