Landon has had this shirt sitting in his closet for a while now. He has worn it a few times, but naturally since it is white it now has a stain. Please tell me that my kids are not the only ones who seem to be magnets for food when they wear white! I tried just about everything to get the darn thing out. I thought about keeping it to wear under other shirts, but the green stripes on the sleeve make that a little awkward.
I started by cutting off the top part of the skirt where the stain was. I knew that I was going to make a ribbon top so I cut a simple straight line.
This is where I should have thought a little more. This previous statement can be argued with the fact that it was pretty close to midnight and I was probably not functioning on all brain waves. If I could do it over I would NOT have cut the shirt into a rectangle. Do you see in the above picture how I just cut straight down? Instead I should have used the natural curve of the sleeve that was already there. It would have saved me a step and the shirt would have been bigger. But my "midnight" brain decided to make a straight cut and waste about 4" of the shirt. Lesson learned.
Once you arrive at this point it is just making a simple pillow case dress. 
I took my two pieces and turned them right sides together. I then measured about 5" down from the top for the arm holes. Sew up the two sides until you reach the mark, I usually just mark it with a pin. Now turn your shirt right sides out.
This is where my mistake would have saved me some time. Instead of already having a natural curve and arm hole, I had to make one. I figured out how much I wanted my shirt to go in at the top. Mine went in about an inch. Then I angled the material down to where I stopped sewing (at the 5" mark). Do this to both the front and the back making sure that they are even. Sew along the fold about 1/4 of an inch from the edge. This will finish off the edges of the arm holes.
Once you have finished the arm portion you just need to make a casing for your ribbon. This is as simple as folding down the top part of of your short and sewing a straight line. Do this to both the front and the back of the shirt. Last thread your ribbon through, cut it off at your desired length, and then heat seal the ends of the ribbon. I chose to have the top tie on only one side, but you could easily have bows on both sides. You would just use two pieces of ribbon instead of one.
I also decided to add more ribbon along the bottom since a large portion of the picture was more towards the top. Just simply sew your ribbon in place on both the top and bottom. And you are done! I am sadden by my lack of thought last night and have a feeling that this dress is just a little too snug for my girl. Again, lesson learned!
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