From Large Shirt to Baby Skirt

This is something I put together quite a while ago. If I think about it, T wasn't even really sitting up by herself yet, so it was more than a year ago. I found this shirt at Superstore, and loved the pattern and the detailing at the bottom hemline. I knew it would be too big for me, but I bought it anyways, not knowing what I would do with it.

Oh did I mention it was on sale? I love sales.
So here's what I did. I laid the shirt out and kind of eyeballed where I wanted to cut. Then I drew a straight line across with a fabric marker:

 And cut it out:

I folded and pinned (notice I didn't iron first... I'm lazy that way) about 1/2" all the way around the top. Then sewed with a straight stitch.

Next I folded that over about 1" and pinned and sewed in place, using the previous stitch line as my guide. I also left an opening for the elastic.

Again, being the lazy sewer that I am, I just eyeballed about how much elastic I needed and cut it. I wish I could remember how long it was, but like I said, this was over a year ago, and my memory is great, it's just short.

 Pin a safety pin to one end of the elastic and thread it through your channel.

 Once through, lay them together and sew using a zig-zag stitch.

 I usually go crazy with my zig-zag stitching because I don't want the elastic to come undone.

 Cut the ends off, sew the hole shut, and you end up with a super cute skirt for your baby girl!

Isn't she the best? So go get yourself a $3 shirt to make a fun skirt!