Pillowcase Metamorphosis into Child's Dress

This week I am showing a metamorphosis of a pillowcase. I decided to try to make a pillowcase dress for my niece. I did not have her around to measure her, so all of my measurements are guesses!

A pink checkered pillowcase.
I chopped off the closed end - I wanted my piece to measure approximately 18" long, which should (hopefully) fit a 18m-24m child.

Cut the armholes, by measuring about 3" in, and 3" down from the cut on the pillowcase.

Folded then pressed the front and back neckline to form a case for the elastic. Threaded the elastic by attaching a safety pin to pull it through.

Using bias tape that I made from excess pillowcase on the armholes, I sewed along the armhole openings.

And I used a bit of lace and elastic for the straps and on the pocket (I wasn't thrilled with how the straps turned out, I would probably stick to the traditional tie up straps next time).
Sorry these directions were not more thorough, but if you are interested there are many great tutorials online - google "pillowcase dress tutorial". I read through a few and combined the parts that I liked to make this. If I made it again, I would probably stick to bias tape tied shoulders rather than trying to make straps. And I would use a contrasting bias tape.

Don't forget to check out other metamorphosis projects on Between Naps on the Porch.