Old Clothes into New Clothes

From time to time, we're given bags of clothes from people that no longer want or use them. This past week, we were given a bag with a few things we could use, and were thrilled. The styles that we like and wear however, are a bit on the old fashioned side, so it's rare to have much that we keep, especially for us girls.
This time, instead of passing on the rest of the clothes that weren't styles/sizes we would wear, I decided to turn a couple of the items into things we would wear.

This shirt, I took and cut the top off just under the sleeves, turned it under, added elastic, and turned it into...

....this little skirt

Someone was just a bit excited about it ;).

I took this shirt, and did the same thing.

 These shirts were not sizes that we needed right now, nor styles that we wear. 

Princess Hannah (The second shirt was a bit bigger than the first)

My last project, was this very sweet dress, that was just a bit short/wide for my sisters to be able to wear modestly. I took it, cut it off just under the arms, sewed it under, and added elastic, just like with the shirts.

Personally, I think it turned out cuter than the original dress.

And there you have it, new skirts, out of other clothing items, for three out of four little sisters.

Esther looking at books

 Hannah, being her cute, goofy self

Leah wanted a picture taken too, even though she was the one without a new skirt

   Sarah's new skirt, so precious