DH got several Old Navy shirts from a guy he was doing odd jobs for, I stole them from the Good Will bag knowing I could make something out of them (that was over a year ago).
*every tutorial needs a curious old hound dog to supervise*
While the patterns aren’t the best the cotton is awesome. Its got that soft aged feel. I just want to curl up in one and fall asleep *light bulb*. So I made a nightie out of one.
Ok this is only my second clothing tutorial, so if anything is unclear please ask. Also I think I got this idea from seeing a tutorial online for making a skirt out of a men’s shirt, but it wasn’t going to work for me cuz, well, baby got back.
First cut the sleeves off the shirt. Then cut straight across the back seam on both sides like so.
I used the sleeves as side inserts. I didn’t want to deal with the button cuff thing on the sleeve so I laid the sleeve against the shirt matching the bottom of the short side of the sleeve with the bottom of the sleeve hole of the shirt. It types more complicated than it is. In the pic the thread is the line of the shirt underneath. Cut along this line.
Repeat with other side and other sleeve. You should end up with something that looks like this.
Cut up the side of the shirt from bottom not cutting through the armpit seam. Here is a side view of how the sides fit. Sew.
Now I forgot to take pic of the next step because I had to do some problem solving.
Essentially I sewed ribbon across the top and encasing the sleeves long enough to tie at shoulders. (I recommend bias tape. Seriously the ribbon was a pain in my a$$). Then the top was way too big. I decided to try a new-to-me technique. Elastic bobbin.
Sorry this pic is so hard to look at.
Verdict on the elastic bobbin: fun and easy, can’t wait to use it again.
Finished product
Close-up of front.
Close up of back (I forget that I have a tattoo)
Like I said before, this may not have been the clearest explanation so ask away. Really it was easier that it sounds and I like that it has the “boyfriend shirt” feeling.
Also I am re-purposing as many things from my closet as possible and blogging about it.
