Recycled Winter Dress into Summer Skirt

This turtleneck dress was the cutest on S last winter, but a little too small and way too warm for this summer. I've sort of reached the point of ridiculousness with my inability to part with her old clothes - how many boxes of "memory clothes" do I need? So I recycled it into a jersey skirt for summer and a matching hairclip. It took about 15 minutes.

Get the full Recycled Summer Skirt tutorial after the jump...

Recycled Winter Dress into Summer Skirt

1. Chop the dress under the arms:


2. Turn it inside out.  Iron a piece of double-sided fusible tape all the way around 1/2" or so below the top edge (this will stabilize the jersey so it's easier to sew - if your dress is cotton you can skip the tape):

Remove the other side of the fusible tape backing and fold the edge of the fabric over it, but don't iron it yet (it'll stick to it anyway):

Fold the whole thing under one inch and iron in place:


3.  Sew it in place at the edge, leaving a hole at one side seam, back stitching at the beginning and end:


4.  Through the hole you left, feed a piece of 1" no-roll elastic cut to your child's waist measurement plus 1/2" all the way around:

Sew it together with a zig zag stitch a few times:

Adjust the elastic so your skirt is all in place, then sew the hole closed:


You're done with your skirt.  You can use the extra fabric for a t-shirt applique or a hair clip.  I cut off one sleeve:

Folded it up and ran it through the sewing machine a few times:

And glued a hairclip to the back with a piece of felt:

voila:


Done!

I think she likes it?