T-shirt Layered Dress

Weeks ago I decided that if I had the time I wanted to make matching dresses for Brooke & Aubrey to wear at Brookie's bday party. Well, I didn't really have the time, but I really wanted to make them, so I squeezed them into this weekend.

Some cousins of a friend of mine made really cute halloween dresses from a halloween t-shirt they purchased. They then layered coordinating fabric and sewed them to the bottom.

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to find fabric that matched how I was going to decorated Brooke's bday cake and make "sister" shirts for my girls.

Since the t-shirt's are loose fitting, they turned out baggier than I had wanted. (Well at least they'll be able to wear them longer.) I ended up adding the top layer with the bow after trying them on them, because I didn't like how low the waist was. I'm glad that it turned out that way because I really like the top layer. And I had to make matching hair bows and bracelets as well! I didn't photograph the bracelets but they are just pink, brown & white beads.

So I am mostly pleased with how they turned out. Of course trying to take a picture with the girls in them sitting still and forward proved problematic.

Anyway, I am glad that I fit them in, so now I can stop loosing sleep over them. (Whenever I want to make something I will lay in bed thinking about them over and over again until I finally make them. Yeah, I'm crazy, I know!)