Upcycle: shirt to scarf

I bought this shirt 5 years ago for my first pregnancy. I loved the color, but it was not flattering at any point in my first, second or third pregnancy. Right after I put it in the good will bag, I came across this great tutorial at Ruffles and Stuff.

I started chopping it up into 4 in squares. I felt a quick pang of "Oh dear...this is a perfectly lovely shirt that I'm destroying" But I reminded myself that it was free fabric and plowed ahead. I was left with a pile of scraps, a pile of squares and two ties that I saved for some unknown purpose. (why must maternity shirts have tiebacks?)

I overlapped the squares, then sewed down the middle to make a very long, skinny, ruffle-y scarf. I doubled up around my neck and got my 4 year old assistant to take a picture.

It's cute, but I've got too many little hands clawing at me all day to wear something like this. I'm sending it to a friend in hopes that it gives her a bright moment in a dreary week.