Long Sleeve Shirt Into Mini Skirt

Supplies Needed:

* Old long sleeve shirt (short sleeve could work, but I used the sleeves for the waist band so you  would have to improvise).  It needs to be a knit fabric though so it can fit over our womanly curves :)
* Thread
* Rotary Cutter or Shears
* Clear ruler


Directions:


1.  Cut off the sleeves.  Don't mind the deoderant streaks, I was trying to see if this shirt would even fit over my hips and got deoderant everywhere, I can wash it out later :)

2. Cut strait line at the armpits, this is where the clear ruler came in handy.

3. Next measure the width of the top of your skirt.  Mine ended up being 18.5", this will help determine how long you need to make the waistband.  So I used the sleeves to create a waistband, but if you have a short sleeve shirt you want to use you could always use any excess fabric you have laying around or an elastic band (get creative with it).

4. So I added a 1/2" to my 18.5", so I would have a little room for the seams making the front of the waistband 19".  Line up the sleeve to the length you desire and cut a strait line.

5. Next I got the clear ruler and saw where I could cut off the excess sleeve and get a strait line.  Make sure the fold from the sleeve is on top.

6. Now pin your cut waist band to the other sleeve you have.  Cut around so that they are both the same size.

7.  Now pin both ends together so create your waistband and sew together.  I used a zig zag stitch, just make sure you use a stitch that will stretch out for the knit fabrics.

8.  Now with the skirt inside out, pin the waistband to the inside (so the right sides will be facing). Make sure you match up the seams on the sides. Then sew.

9.  Press seam.  Now we have a cute little mini skirt!

Button Up Blouse to Halter Top

Supplies Needed:

* Sewing Machine
* Used Blouse
* Shears
* Matching Thread
* Washable fabric pen or pencil


So I had a blouse that fit great except for the arms were really tight and uncomfortable.  Since the fit was good everywhere else I decided to take off the arms and turn it into a halter top.  You could always use a shirt you already have, or pick up something from a thrift store to alter.  Here is the before:

Not bad just uncomfortable



1.  First thing I did was put on the shirt and with a washable fabric pencil draw lines where I wanted to cut out the sleeves.

2.  Cut the marking you just made and strait across the back.

3.  Fold over the raw edges about a 1/4" and press.  Fold over again to get rid of the raw edges and press. Sew.


4.  Then try on the garment.  For me it did end up being larger around the armpits and bust.  So I simply put it on inside out and pinned out some darts along the bust to give it a nice fit.  Then tried it on again to see how the fit was.  You may need to play around with this for some time so that you get just the right fit.  Since the blouse already had some darts along the bust I tried to form the new darts into the old one so it looked nice and smooth.

5.  Now that you have your darts pinned in and you know that it is going to give you a nice fit sew the darts.  Be sure to press flat afterwards.  Now you have a whole new look :)

Welcome to In-Perfection!! I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while so I am very much so looking forward to sharing some creativity!  Hopefully I can start a project this weekend and we can get started.  See you soon :)