I ordered Pamela's Patterns' T-shirt Makeover pattern on a whim. I was ordering tracing paper from Nancy's Notions last weekend and this pattern just caught my eye. I picked it up from the post office this morning and tried it out right away.
I used a T-shirt we got for volunteering at the Special Olympics event earlier this year. The print is off-center but that was the least of this T-shirt's problems. I don't think I've ever seen a T-shirt this twisty. Then again, I don't usually wear T-shirts because they often look like this:
And I prefer that they look like this:
Quite a difference, eh?
The T-shirt Makeover pattern has two pieces: Front/Back and Sleeve. You cut off the sleeves, fold the remaining T-shirt in half along CF/CB and recut, then cut new sleeves from the old ones. The shoulder seam and neckline remain intact so all you have to do is sew in the sleeves, sew up the side/sleeve seams, and hem the bottom of the shirt. You can play with the neckline if you like. I didn't hem this one because I was just testing the pattern.
Not bad for a first try straight out of the envelope, what do you think?
Debbie Cook did something similar a while ago and posted a really cool tutorial about it, too. I remember looking at her pictures back then and thinking I should do that. Then I didn't think about it for a while and eventually I forgot all about it. And then I saw the pattern at Nancy's Notions and went for it. Now I think I'll never wear another shapeless T-shirt again.
12 comments:
I love the comparison!! How could I have never realized that the reason I hate all those t-shirts is because they make me look like a box, a baggy box! Great job!
Nice work, great post and pictures, Alex. I'll bet many people will find this helpful!
Mary Beth
It's amazing the difference between the two - you wouldn't even know they started as the same T. That was a whim that paid off.
What a great "new" tee! I love Pamela's Patterns! Pamela is so nice, and when I reviewed her Perfect Tee at Patternreview, she even sent me a free pattern to thank me. Think I was the first one to review her Perfect Tee at the time, and it was so nice of her to do that. She's so helpful too.
Wow, the second photo looks as if the t shirt is only a distant relation of the first one. I have a stack of horrible t shirts from volunteering etc, I had not considered them anything but painting clothes until now
That is awesome! Superb job and post.
WOW! What a big diffence? Looks great!
Fabulous, what a difference indeed!
What a difference! Great remake.
Thanks for this! I'm a big fan of remaking t-shirts too. But I've learned to keep this talent secret, ever since I was asked to remake several t-shirts for co-workers so they could wear them to a work event and not look like dorks.
will change. surprising. Congratulations Alexandra. greetings, Paco
I love it ! Very creative ! That's actually really cool Thanks.
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