Charles had just added some stuff to our Goodwill donation bag, but I wasn't feeling the brown checkers that his shirts afforded me. So, off to my own closet, where I knew I had a shirt that I hadn't worn in years, but for some reason never got rid of. Here's the before and after since I didn't take too many pics of the process.
Before: I haven't worn this in years. |
Ready to wear again! |
I cut off the sleeves first. Then the collar. With it pinned to my dress form, I cut straight across the front and back. I then pinned over about a inch to make a casing for the ribbon. Below, you can see that I've already sewn the casing and put it back on my dress form.
I reached into my ribbon stash and found just enough cream satin ribbon to complete this refashion. You can use a safety pin to thread the ribbon through the casing, but because for some reason I had one handy in my sewing room, I used a large bobby pin.
So it goes in one side, starting at the front, through the button area, around the back and back to where you started. Here, tie it into a bow, or whatever fashion you prefer.
Tada! That's it. Shirt done. I tried to not bother Charles, who was working, so I took my own pictures.
Uhm, I can't really do a selfie. |
This would be cuter if I fixed myself up or something. |