The Girl wanted to sort through her wardrobe today. Fine by me! She found this dress stashed at the back of a drawer. 
With her being 6, and dress size being age 3-4, it didn't take a genius to work out it was going to be a tad small. I told her this, but she argued it would fit, and to prove me wrong, she put it on. I had to laugh, and said that while she may be able to get it on, it would start to hurt after a while as it was TOO SMALL! The bodice was tight, the skirt too short. Half an hour later, she realised that Mummy was right.
We were going to put it in the charity bag, but then I remembered how I altered a dress I didn't wear into a skirt. I blogged about it [here].
So, I did the same thing to Girly Girls dress.
I removed the sash, and cut the skirt away from the bodice.
Then what? I make things up as I go along, and always look for the easy way. I attached the sash as a waistband, folding it in half, stiching it down on the inside (sorry if this makes no sense. I am not a seamstress, I don't know the technical terms, and I really do work it out as I go along).
After a bit of sewing, the front looked like this...
The back like this ... 
I left the sash long at the back so it could be tied.A problem though, how to keep the skirt on the waist? After lots of dithering, I went for the super simple option of threading elastic through the gap of the folded over waistband. Nothing tricky here!
I am sharing this with you to say how amazingly simple this is to do. Honestly, if I can do it, then absolutely anyone can do it. This is the second time I've turned a dress into a skirt, and all I can say is work with what you have, and take the easiest option you can think of. Who cares if it's not 'perfect'? Who cares if stitches are wonky? Really, who cares?! What I care about is a dress that was going to get thrown in a charity bag has a new lease of life.
And a little girl who was sad at the thought of losing a dress she loved, is now happy she can wear it for a little bit longer.
I might be addicted to this idea. I have a very pretty blue floral dress that I never wear, and I am seriously thinking of turning it into a skirt. I'm not sure though. I love it how it is, but I very rarely wear it. Would I wear it more as I skirt? Probably. I'm just not sure I can bear to cut it up!