Easy Upcycled Tutu Dress

The Belly, and to a lesser extent, The Bean, have been obsessed with these tutu dresses we found at Costco.  So much so, that I have gone back to the store to buy additional dresses so they have 2 of each design because thy go through so many clothes in a day.

The Belly will only wear dresses; no shirt/skirt combo for her, just dresses.  One day I tried to get her to wear a tutu skirt and shirt and she wouldn't have any of it.  I had the brilliant idea of making a dress out of the skirt and shirt, figuring she'd finally wear them.

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I decided to take the elastic in the waist out to make the skirt more drop-waisted, like her store-bought dresses.  I then hand-sewed the seam shut again.

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I matched the sides and centers and pinned the shirt to the skirt. I placed the bottom of the shirt to the bottom edge of the waistband.

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Then, I sewed the two together.

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Violá, easy tutu dress, in less than an hour!

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