So I bought this dress at Marshall's a few summers ago. I thought it was really cute and it was on sale! Unfortunately it has been sitting in the back of my closet for a while now because when I bought it I didn't realize how easily you could see my nickers through the thin fabric. I pulled it out the other day and thought that maybe if I made it into a shirt by shortening it I would not feel uncomfortable wearing it. So I trimmed up the bottom to the length that I wanted and re hemmed it. After I put it on I realized that there was another issue I had with it! Since having my twins my boobs have gotten a little bigger....It was too low cut for my taste! So I took the fabric that I trimmed off the bottom and used it to make rows of pleats and then I sewed it to the top to raise the neck line! So now I have this really awesome top that I will wear all the time! I know that this isn't really a how to but I just wanted to show off my alterations because I am so pleased how it came out! Plus I thought that if might encourage someone else to dig through their closet and find the things they don't wear, figure out why and then attempt to change the issues you have with it. You might surprise yourself!

So I got this Idea from a Threadbanger blog Submitted by Chic Steals. (To Kaleena: This was really easy to make and pretty comfortable.)



You will need:

At least an XL T-shirt feel free to use a bigger size if you want a really lose fit.
A tank top that you like the fit of
A measuring tape
Tailors chalk (I used a marker and some pins because I didn't have any chalk.)
Pins
Thread the same color as the T-shirt
Ribbon, buttons, sequins basically anything you want to embellish the dress (I used some scrap fabric and a button to make a bow)
A sewing machine






Step One Cut off the shoulder seems from the neck to the sleeve seam...Don't cut the sleeves! Turn the T-shirt inside out and cut off the tag. Now you are going to want fold down the raw edges of the shoulders about 1/2 inch and pin on both sides.



Step Two Now its time to sew. Hem the shoulders where you pined all the way around front to back on both sides. Also sew the sleeves of the T-shirt closed...these will become the pockets of the dress.

Step Three Now you are going to want to fold the T-shirt in half and make a mark where the center is on the neck ribbing on the front and the back...do the same with the tank top. From the center of the tank top measure down 4 inches with your measuring tape and make a mark on the front and on the back. Once you have all your marks turn the T-shirt right-side out. Put the tank top inside the T-shirt and line up the marks on the T-shirt ribbing to the marks you made on the tank top 4 inches down. Pin the T-shirt to the tank top on both sides.










Step Four Sew the T-shirt to the tank top. Tuck in the sleeves and you now have pockets. That is pretty much it. Now you can embellish it or make any alterations you want. I took another T-shirt and cut the sleeves off of it and sewed them to the tank top because I wanted sleeves. I also made a cute bow to pin onto it. Have fun with it. This is a perfect dress to hang out around the house in on a hot day or to go run your errands in. It is very comfortable! Enjoy.