Well, I made something with one of them.
Inspired by this dress...
...I took this shirt (note the stains on the front)...
...and made this!
I drafted a pattern from the dress and laid it out over the shirt. I had to make a centre back seam to avoid the stained fabric (I still almost didn't have enough).
I used some plain white fabric I have in my stash for the collar, the piping and the pockets. I love the white elements and hopefully they disguise the fact that this dress is made from a shirt.
I had a lot of trouble with the V-neck and the upwards V at the front of the bodice. I didn't follow a pattern or even do any internet research and ended up with fabric that had extra ease through these two areas. I couldn't get it to lie flat at the front at the top of either the skirt or the bodice.
It wouldn't have mattered in a four year old's dress, except that I didn't reinforce the neckline. At all. I didn't even stay stitch it. Here's the result...
Next time, I'll avoid the inverted V, make a proper Peter Pan collar, following a tutorial, and reinforce the neckline with binding and topstitching.
The next chapter for this fabric is going to be a dressing up nurse's apron.
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