Make a Dress from a Button-Down Shirt

Step 6 Done!

You can fuss with it a bit at this point, tucking and tugging the fabric into place. If you need to, you can use a couple stitches to tack down folds.

But really, you're finished. Congratulations! Go enjoy your dress. Or go ahead and make another one.

Comments

[heartart]

Love this. My daughter is starting to sew and this is perfect for her. Yawl are about the same age. Plus, she loves strapless dresses. I bet you could do a LOT with a sewing machine, so make a couple of these, sell them to your friends and go get you a sewing machine at Wal mart or other local store!! You will LOVE doing buttonholes with the Brother machine. It is literally a ONE STEP buttonhole!! I was afraid of them until I got my newer machine and now I have buttons on everything. The day I learned I did 14 buttonholes. hahahah Great instructable!!

[sheinonen]

Wicked cute and resourceful. Next trip to the thrift store I'm getting an over sized shirt to try his out!

[pyromonkey]

Very cute. In my case I need to get a shirt in a 5xl so I can get the right length :P

[Julianne fights Dragons!]

Cannot wait to take my fiance's shirts and make them into dresses haha

[chihuahualover112]

 supercute!! i will definitely be going to the thrift store soon! i was thinking about maybe making a band out of the sleeves to go around the waist and add a bow on the side in the front for an extra detail!

[shoster]

Very cute!!! No reason you couldn't use the left overs from the arms or som ribbon to make cute straps too! I might do that with som old shirts for my daughters, they are little yet so straps would be more "appropriate"!!! Thanks for the fabulous idea!!!

[mb_hatter]

This is so very cute and I cant wait to try it out. Thanks for adding!

[sewshesaid]

Very clever idea. Love it when folks come up w/ ideas to upcycle old items. Congrats. Cant wait to see your next creation. Darlene

[cynthia hensley]

This is the cleverest & cutest thing I've seen in a long time! You are such a clever girl & I hope you win. I've been an artist & crafter for nearly 50yrs & sewing since age 5 & this is one of the best ideas I've seen!!! Kudos!!

[BrindaMS]

aussome! looks very chic!

[RoyalPayne]

Wonderful. I can see the possibilities, especially with a little time spend with a sewing machine. What a wonderful, green, cheap way to reuse something, and stand out while doing it.

[suqzi]

bitchin!

[karmagirl]

omg, I love the red plaid dress!!

[marjorieallea]

Thanks for a great instructable. Will definitely be implementing this!

[stompingbunny]

what a wonderful idea! i can't wait to try this one out!!

[sumrandom1]

very cool, i have a whole bunch of shirts that i dont wear anymore and a few of them are Hawaiian, i will definitely make some of these dresses for my GF, that is if she is willing to wear my creations, and you should invest in a sewing machine, i got a portable one off craigslist for $30, n so far it has lasted me for two halloweens and like 20 hoodies that i made, n yes button holes are very easy with a machine, thanks for sharing its very creative yet simple, just the way life is

[Shazzam.tky]

Very nice, I never would have thought about it like that. Then again, I'm a guy....