Old Too Big Tee into a Shrug

I was browsing blogs last week and ran across this fun tutorial on Trashn2Tees. She took a tee shirt and turned it into a fun spring shrug with a lettuce edge.

I just so happened to be going through my clothes later that week and nabbed a couple tees of my own for this fun little project. It turned out pretty good too. I added some lettuce edged strips to one side for a little pop & ruffle.

I opted for a shorter sleeve...same edging.

The biggest bump was the back neckline. The tee was too big to begin with and the new line behind and around the shoulders is a tad too wide to stay on well. Although a different top underneath may be all the difference it needs for a fix.

I am considering adding another strip or two around the neckline area but with some elastic thread to gather it in tighter so it will stay on better. We'll see. If nothing works - it's no loss since the tee was in the to be given away pile anyway.

Any other ideas?

New Tee

It is official. I do not like to sew knit. I just finished up a new tee using Simplicity's pattern 4076. It is not that it was particularly difficult, just a pain in the patookie. Actually, it's just the hems. Any tips from those that sew with this material?

And now to the top...

The center took a little finagling to get the twist through part right.

The view I went with was "F", which did not have sleeves. I am not a no sleeve person. Simple fix - take the sleeves from one of the other views :P And viola...

And now I need to get back on track and cut out some bags. Cutting was on the agenda for yesterday...until Snowapalooza hit and the kiddos were home for the day. Large tables with harsh corners in the middle of the room and scissors snipping willy nilly is not a good mix with shorties that zoom all over all day. So - this tee was born instead. Be back in a day or so with some bags :)