I’ve been doing some deep cleaning and organizing lately, trying to get my house ready to sell.
While cleaning out my closet, I noticed I’m in need of some more summer tops.
Most of the shirts that were in my closet had either shrunk or faded or for whatever reason I just didn’t wear them much anymore.
With the heatwave we’ve been having around here lately, I decided a cool sleeveless top was just what I needed.
I grabbed these…
Lots of blue
These were all shirts that used to belong to my hubby before he lost weight and donated them to me.
I know that at least one of them was purchased for 49-cents a while ago.
This one was worn quite a bit. See the worn-out collar?
This shirt was well loved.
Anywho, I got busy disassembling the shirts…
Chop Chop!
Disassembling complete!
After cutting up all of the shirts, I started piecing them back together on my dress form.
Matching it all up like a puzzle.
Piecing everything together on the dress form helped me to trim all the pieces to just the right size.
Once they all fit together perfectly, I carefully removed the shirt and got ready to sew it all up.
I unpinned the front panel and ran a basting stitch across the top so that I could gather it up…
Gather it up.
Once it was gathered to fit the collar panel, I sewed it together, and then sewed all the other pieces together.
Whirrrr
After all the sewing was complete, I attempted to try on my new top, only to realize I made a mistake…
Oops!
In my haste, I accidentally sewed the front shut.
This mistake was remedied quickly using my trusty seam ripper and then stitching back in place (the right way).
All fixed!
Now it’s done!
What do you think?
After the near 90-degree weather we’ve had over the last few days around here, it’ll be nice to have a cooler shirt to wear.
Have a fantastic weekend!
~Jen
Similar refashions for you to check out:
Secretary Dress Refashion by The Sewing Dork
Week 5: Men’s Dress Shirt Refashion by Project Run & Play
Men’s to Women’s Dress Shirt Refashion by Leafy Treetop Spot
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That shirt is so cute I can hardly stand it!! I WANT one:)
Thanks Becky! 🙂
Super cute!
Thank you! 🙂
LOVE!!! 🙂
Thanks Katherine! 🙂
Love love love! Such a fresh take on the men’s refashioned shirt. Great job!
Thank you! 🙂
Aww, it looks amazing! I love that you mixed up the fabrics a little. Super cute!
Thank you! I thought it’d add a little funkiness to it. 🙂
You’ve done it again! It looks AMAZING!
Thanks Miche! 🙂
you are good!
Thanks!
That is super cute! I am thinking about using up some lace fabric I bought for the back of one 🙂
Ooh! Great idea! I bought a lace tablecloth with that idea in mind, but haven’t cut into it yet. I’d love to see yours when it’s done!
Wow, that is such a cute shirt!
Thanks! 🙂
I want that shirt too! So, cute!!
Thanks Joy! 🙂
oh so cute! LOVE IT! you could even make a longer one and put a belt on it and make a dress!
I thought about that as I was making it, but I decided this time it needed to be a shirt as I’m in desperate need of new shirts and I’m starting to get a nice little stash of dresses. I will probably make a dress out of the huge pile of leftovers though! 😉
This is adorable! The men’s dress shirt has been remade a lot of times, but I think you put some new twists to it! I love the different pieces and especially the gathering you did at the yoke! Awesome project! It looks great on you!
Wow, thanks Desarae! 🙂 You just made my day! 🙂
very nice! i wish i can do the same project someday. i’m just too lazy to start anything, haha.
Thanks Almi! I have an issue with getting motivated. Once I force myself to start something, I usually won’t stop until I get it done, it’s the starting that I have trouble with! 😉
Thanks for sharing. Definitely great for hot summer days.
I also wanted to let you know I nominated you for a blog award: http://zoelivana.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/terribly-sweet-blogger/
Thanks Joanne!
You are so sweet! 🙂
LIKE!!!
Thanks Judy! 🙂
Very creative. We just cleaned the hubbies closet because he’s lost weight and bought some new clothes. Next time I’ll be more cognitive of the editing. I like the gathering at the bodice too, adds a girly touch.
Thank you! If you refashion any of his clothes and post about it, I’d love to see them! 🙂
Welcome. I actually did a project last year with an Hawaiian Shirt from Value Village (like Goodwill). They are really cute. You can see them in this post
http://boomdeeadda.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/the-shirt-off-your-back/
Awesome! Wow, you are so clever! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
😀 Thanks for looking and your generous reply. It’s fun to make a ‘one-of-a-kind’ on the cheap hey?
Absolutely! 🙂
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I just saved a bag of shirts and blouses I wasn’t sure what to do with. What a cute and a great inspo. I just wish I had the skills to do this. I would be willing to have someone do this with my old favorites. Any ideas out there?
Xo