DIY T-Shirt Transformation
I've recently become a member of Pinterest and it has transformed (or could you say taken over?) my life. My hobbies are already out of control, but now I'm getting infinitely more ideas. The one I am blogging about today is a t-shirt transformation. I've always hated the way my shirts fit, but I've never been really good at sewing, so I make do with what I can buy. I've also always been jealous of those "skinny" (skinnier than me, at least) girls who can find those $2 t-shirts at Old Navy and look really cute. Well, I was inspired by what I've seen on Pinterest and thought, "I may not have super sewing skills, but I can do some simple alterations."
I set out to find some screaming deals on t-shirts and I found them at J.C. Penny. $3.20 t-shirts to be exact, so I ordered 2. They even, surprisingly, came in my size. Upon receiving them, I knew why they were $3.20. Simply put, it was the shape or lack thereof. They are too wide and had no shape.
And thus began my journey. I started by unpicking the hem on the bottom (because I wanted to make the shirt longer too). Then I picked out one of the other shirts from my closet the fit well and had a shape I liked. I turned both shirts inside out and lined them up at the shoulder line.
Then I used a white crayon (though you could probably use a fabric marker) to trace the shape of the fitting shirt onto the non-fitting shirt. I'll confess here that you would normally trace right next to the edge of the fitting shirt, but my fitting shirt has been a bit snug, so I left a little leeway.
I also drew a straight line across the arms of the shirt where the armpits were on my fitted shirt. The shirt I'm altering also had arms that were way too big. Just doesn't look feminine.
Now I used my sewing machine and sewed a basting stitch along my crayon line. I used a basting stitch so I could easily pull it out if I needed to redo it.
I tried the t-shirt on (still inside out) to make sure it fit and it fit beautifully. Then I decided to make a slight change. Since I'm adding ruffles to this shirt, I wanted a gathered sleeve as opposed to a tight sleeve. I unpicked the stitching on the arm hole. Seeing as I needed to make the arms smaller anyway, I could simply gather the sleeve at the top for a more feminine look and a tighter fit.
I set out to find some screaming deals on t-shirts and I found them at J.C. Penny. $3.20 t-shirts to be exact, so I ordered 2. They even, surprisingly, came in my size. Upon receiving them, I knew why they were $3.20. Simply put, it was the shape or lack thereof. They are too wide and had no shape.
And thus began my journey. I started by unpicking the hem on the bottom (because I wanted to make the shirt longer too). Then I picked out one of the other shirts from my closet the fit well and had a shape I liked. I turned both shirts inside out and lined them up at the shoulder line.
Then I used a white crayon (though you could probably use a fabric marker) to trace the shape of the fitting shirt onto the non-fitting shirt. I'll confess here that you would normally trace right next to the edge of the fitting shirt, but my fitting shirt has been a bit snug, so I left a little leeway.
I also drew a straight line across the arms of the shirt where the armpits were on my fitted shirt. The shirt I'm altering also had arms that were way too big. Just doesn't look feminine.
Now I used my sewing machine and sewed a basting stitch along my crayon line. I used a basting stitch so I could easily pull it out if I needed to redo it.
I tried the t-shirt on (still inside out) to make sure it fit and it fit beautifully. Then I decided to make a slight change. Since I'm adding ruffles to this shirt, I wanted a gathered sleeve as opposed to a tight sleeve. I unpicked the stitching on the arm hole. Seeing as I needed to make the arms smaller anyway, I could simply gather the sleeve at the top for a more feminine look and a tighter fit.
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