Redo your Shirts- Week 1: T-shirt re-size

We ALL have those shirts that you love the design, but is WAY to big. Been there. My beloved Reese's shirt - the last one on the rack- is a men's large. I'm a woman's 6. Let's just leave it at that. So, once I pulled out the rest of my over-sized shirts (yes, there's more), I had a craft project on my hands.

This project's quite simple. You just need an over-sized shirt, a good-fitting shirt, pins, and your lovely sewing machine.

So, the first thing you want to do is place your good-fitting shirt on your over-sized shirt.

Next, follow along the outside of your shirt, pinning along.

Continue pinning along onto the sleeves.

Next, pin on the other side. Sew up on the outside of the pins. This is great if you have a serger. For the rest of us, use a tight zig-zag stitch, or your the knit stitch on your machine, if it has it.

Try on the shirt to check the fit, and if it's good, trim the excess.

                                          

And there you go! A shirt that will no longer sit in the bottom of your dresser.

A note on the title- This month, I'll have a project each week on redoing or restyling tee shirts.

One last thing - I'd like to welcome the newest member of the family - my new sewing machine.

She's basic, but gets the job done. The old machine I was using had a timing issue, so I broke out an old one from the early 70s that, according to my brother, sounded like a diesel motor that couldn't start. It was LOUD!!! This new one is oh so quiet, and I'm enjoying it oh so much.

Keep Crafting,
K