Sew Like My Mom shows you how to take a thrift store t-shirt and turn it into a skirt.
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What an awesome idea! I took adcantage fo the t-shirt sale at Hobby Lobby this week and made the skirt AND also used the same idea to make a bandeau top (I just added a few more rows of shirring). Check out the results on my blog post:
http://2boyslilprincess.blogspot.com/2011/06/turn-shirt-into.html
I love it. If you were fairly small and found a really large shirt, adding a few more rows of shirring on the top would make this a really cute swimsuit coverup dress too. Thanks for the link, I like a few of the other projects on there too 🙂
I love this idea and have had great experiences with shirring. I find that wetting the clothing and then throwing it in the dryer makes it shirr well.
I made a shirt and posted about it on my blog, http://gabrielsgoodtidings.blogspot.com/2011/06/shirred-skirt-from-vintage-sheet.html
Thanks!
These are the posts I love! How creative and just plain awesome. I cant wait to do it!
Fifi @ fififrugality.blogspot.com
Arghhh…me too. My elastic just looks like a line 🙁
I had the same shirring trouble! I tried steaming it like I’ve seen mentioned before, but nothing. Anybody know how to make it shrink up?
Any advice…..I tried this with the elastic thread just like she said but it wasn’t shirring it was just stiching like normal…..help please 🙂
I’m going to have to try this!
Oh how I wish I had just an ounce of her creativity!
I made my 10 year old daughter an overnight bag out of a t-shirt with a pink flamingo on it (she calls them party chickens) 😀
This looks like a lot of fun and easy to do! I am going to have to try this.
I am going to try this soon! Thrift stores are great for finding new clothes for yourself. I often buy dresses and other clothes from thrift stores even if they aren’t my size, and resize them to fit me! I have saved a ton of money!
This looks like so much fun. I am definitely going to have to try this out. Thanks for sharing.
I made yoga pants out of a t-shirt last year and love them…super comfy. I’ve been raiding my husband’s closet ever since :). I will definitely have to try making a skirt next!
Lol. Who would have thought? How clever is that. Thanks for sharing. Maybe if I get some more time I can learn to sew. 🙂
I saw this blog awhile ago and I wrote about my try with it here! 🙂 LOVE my skirts!
http://monkeymommascrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-t-shirt-skirt.html