I crafted, and now I'm writing about it! YAY!

I did it!

I have been eyeballing the smocked, tiered maxi dresses that I'm seeing everywhere... they look breezy and super comfortable and I WANT one! I have a beautiful sunny yellow sheet that I've been planning on remaking into a sun dress since last year, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity... I'd seen an awesome tutorial on shirring at Threadbanger and was READY. But then, last night, I dreamed about a tiny little-girl sundress made out of a tshirt. So that's what I did!

The smocking/shirring was really easy, though I really need to work on making my stitching a little straighter... Pretty much, I cut the arms and collar off of a men's large shirt, and cut the hem off. The top part of the shirt was thinner from cutting the arms off, so I cut it into a smaller rectangle. I then gathered the wider part from the bottom of the shirt and sewed it to the smaller rectangle to create the tiered look. Then I used my newfound shirring knowledge and smocked the top! I braided some scraps to make ties, and voila! Now I just need to pick a niece to give it to...