Granddaughter Mia needed a black shirt for school, so I "shopped" in the "Give Away" pile in my closet! The end result is an "Upcycled", one-of-a-kind, shirt with insert that cost $0.00! Now, go shopping in your closet! Pictures and detailed instructions are included for this "Sew-Easy" project.
Question 1: Why did my nice shirt shrink (in length)?
My shirt, before |
Question 2: Why do we only find out Mia needs a black shirt the night before?
Choices:
- Go shopping at Midnight!
- "Shop" in my closet, and "Upcycle"!
I remembered I had a favorite black shirt that was a little short (it had shrunk), so I showed it to Mia and explained my plan. She loved the idea, so I went with Choice 2.
Step 1: Pleat the shoulders
I tried the shirt on Mia and measured how much too wide the shoulders were. I pinned and sewed pleats on the shoulders.
Step 2: The Insert
The "V" neck just would not work for this look, so I decided to do a Layered Look.
I always keep "spare parts" of "Upcycled" projects, and this white shirt was perfect!
I folded and cut a piece from the middle part of the white shirt a couple of inches wider than the "V", and pinned it into place.
I used a straight stitch to sew the insert into place.
...serged the edges...
...and sewed the top edges of the white insert about 1/2" on each end to keep the edges flat.
Mia loves the "new" shirt! She said the kids at school thought it was 2 shirts. She had fun telling them that it was only 1 shirt!
Upcycled, Layered-Look Shirt |
My model, Mia |
Mia likes her new shirt best with this silver scarf (also from my closet)! |
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