Drafting patterns, plans to sew, - aka a little girls request

Not wanting a 1 meter piece of fabric to be chopped up and glued to paper, I told my niece what the fabric was going to be for, (valentines shirts), she said that would be much better, and that I have to make 2 shirts (always thinking of her baby sister of course!), so I am working on a new pattern and meshing a few styles together to create a pretty top - in fact 2 pretty tops with only 1 meter of fabric - tank tops don't work it's a little chilly for that still.