Purple Shirt Upcycled To a Baby Dress

I had an old maternity shirt that I no longer need but I really liked the color and feel of the material.  So I decided to upcycle it into a new shirt for my baby girl.  It had elastic at the bottom to fit under my big pregnant belly.  This is the part I used for the new shirt. I started by just cutting off the bottom portion of the shirt.

I measured over ten inches (because my baby has a 20 inch chest) and sewed through both sides of the material.

Then I cut off the extra portion and used it to make a couple of straps.

At this point I tried it on my baby girl to see where I wanted the straps to go.  I marked the fabric with chalk (although pins would also work just as well). I also measured over her shoulders to see how long I wanted them.  I sewed the straps in place and here is what I've got.

I left the bottom edge raw because this fabric is thin and extra stretchy and  I didn't want to risk it puckering, stretching or warping in my machine.  I'm not that good with knits yet.  So many secrets left to be learned.  I like how it turned out, though and it will be fun to wear in the warm weather.