bandanna dress, anyone?

Last week i was asked to donate something to a little girl  who was taking from her parents custody, and placed with another family. It was a spur of the moment kind of thing, & they had absolutely nothing for her. I decided i would make her a few bows, and a bandanna dress or two.
As i was getting it together, i realized what a great tutorial it could be! I love this dress because its versatile, fitting from 18 mos- 5-6 years, super duper cheap ($3-4), and easy to do!  You could even up cycle some bandanna's to make it greener! 
here are a list of your supplies that will be needed:

1. 2 bandannas
2. 1 roll of ribbon
3. sewing machine
4. safety pin

now, for the instructions:

1. pick two bandannas. they dont have to be the same, as long as they are the same size.

2. Take one edge of each one, and fold it over, about an inch, inch and a half. pin, and sew alll the way across. This should make a tube, make sure you dont sew the tube shut. Most bandanna's have a label of some sort on them, i try to use that side to fold over :).
3. After you have done this to both bandanna's, lay them on top of each other, wrong side out. Measure your kiddo... top of the shoulder, to the underarm. now add 2 inches for room to move :) i however, just went ahead and made my hole 7 inches, so it would fit her a long long time. 
4. take your measurment and your bandanna's.  With a straight pin, mark down from the top of the bandanas on both sides. make sure they are even, you dont want it crooked :) 
5. Leave yourself a 1/2 inch seam, and sew the two sides together.  Trim your strings, and turn right side out. 
6. For a toddler, take about 4 ft of ribbon, and cut it in half.   Take a large safety pin, and attatch it to one side of the ribbon.  Work it through the tube you sewed in step 2. Do the same on the other side.  If you are makin this for a larger girlie, make your ribbon longer.  
7. Now, you just slap it on your kiddo, and tie a big ole' bow with the ribbon on each side of the dress.
   
   Gather the top by pulling the ribbon tighter.

Ignore my horrible pictures. Its too windy outside to take any pretty ones!

This will be a dress on a wee little one, and a shirt on the older gals :) as they outgrow the ribbon, simply add new! I recommend handwashing this, or atleast doing it on delicate cycle. Air dry.