Yesterday, I walked in our local
Hospice 5k in memory of my grandmother who passed away a few years ago (comfortably, as she was in Hospice care). I currently volunteer with our local Hospice so I was really happy to walk in the race, remember my grandmother, and support a wonderful organization.
I received a 5k shirt for remembering the event, and I really want to wear it through the summer; but, like many t-shirts I have had in the past, they are too long or too wide to feel fashionable (as fashionable as a basic t-shirt can be).
I found and love this
tutorial about how to make a large t-shirt into a smaller t-shirt. I always enjoy learning something so simple and will be so useful in the future. I tried it with my Hospice 5k shirt and I think it turned out well. Check out the tutorial for step by step directions (all you need is a shirt that fits you perfectly, a pencil, and a sewing machine).
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| Shirt before |
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| Trace a fitted shirt onto the larger shirt |
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| Larger shirt after sewing the new seams |
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| Shirt after :) I like it much better! |
I like it better too! I'm trying to get familiar with my sewing machine. Maybe I can do this!
ReplyDeleteDanni,
DeleteThis is such an easy project - give it a try. It only includes tracing and then sewing on that line. I rolled up the bottom of the shirt b/c I wanted it to be shorter, so that's an additional step if you want to do it.
Let me know how it works out :)
Alison
lingeringliveaboard@gmail.com
I'll have to try this out, too! Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThank You for sharing. I'm usually a small so every giveaway shirt is huge on me ( last one was a men's XL) Now, if I learn to use my sewing machine, they can all fit. Yipee!
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