{"id":21983,"date":"2012-06-21T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=21983"},"modified":"2014-01-27T15:31:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T20:31:40","slug":"shirt-skirt-and-headband-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/shirt-skirt-and-headband-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirt Skirt and Headband Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a post from contributing writer \u00a0<\/em>Jac<\/em>kie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was recently given some hand-me-down clothes for my children which were such a blessing. However, there were a few T-shirts from ball teams or events my children didn’t participate in. I wasn’t about to throw them out but I also wasn’t sure my kids would want to wear them either. That is when inspiration struck.<\/p>\n

While looking at one of the T-shirts, I decided it\u00a0would make a perfect skirt for my baby girl.\u00a0T-shirts are a great source of knit fabric.\u00a0Knit clothing is so comfortable and low maintenance which makes knit fabric an ideal choice for children.<\/p>\n

Here’s the most awesome part about making a skirt from a T-shirt. No hemming! You can use the hem from the T-shirt so there is literally only one seam to sew. This makes for a very quick and simple skirt that literally takes 15 minutes to make.<\/p>\n

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The T-shirt I chose was a child’s size 6-8. There was plenty of fabric to make a skirt and headband for my 14 month old daughter who wears size 18 months clothes.<\/p>\n

To make this skirt for other sizes of children, or even adults, you will need to choose a T-shirt that is appropriately sized. There needs to be enough length for your skirt from just below the sleeves of the T-shirt to the hem, minus 1 1\/4 inches (elastic casing width)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Do you want to know how to make a shirt skirt? Let’s get sewing!<\/p>\n

Shirt Skirt Tutorial<\/h4>\n

Supplies<\/h4>\n