The 12 Days of Ellee The Eighth Day Fitted Cowgirl Pinstripes

The 12 Days of Ellee

On the Eighth Day of Ellee 

My mother made for me

Fitted Cowgirl Pinstripes,

A Flowery Printed Black Skirt,

More Ruffled Dresses,

A Red Dress with Short Sleeves,

A Sassy Little Mini Dress,

One Gaping Green Shirt,

A Fitted Chevron Dress,

and a Turquoise Dress fitted to me.

This was another fairly simple refashion.  The top was a large and Ellee is definitely not a large!

Not a Large

Safety pinning the sides to take off excess fabric.

The first thing we did was flip the shirt inside out.  I safety pinned on each side, where I needed to sew to remove the excess fabric.  Once pinned, I sewed along the line of safety pins, removing the pins as I sewed.  Once sewn, I cut off the excess fabric, leaving 1/2 inch trim from the stitch.

cutting off excess length from the bottom

Once the sides were sewn, I flipped it right side out.  Ellee also felt the shirt was a little long, so I trimmed off a few inches from the bottom.  I resewed a hem back in the bottom.

And, there you have it folks!  I asked her if she wanted a little length off the sleeve and she said no, so we left that as it was.  I think it turned out rather cute.