Collared Shirt Remake

I’ve seen this scarf remake done over many times but Put up Your Dukes has a great tutorial.

I love all these fantastic pallet ideas from Sugar and Spice Design. I really should try to be more handy in my crafts.
And Ashley from Art with Ashley came up with a great idea for Sew you Think you Can Sew. Take some baggie pants and make them into skinny pants. LOVE IT!

Thanks for the inspiration ladies.

Now unto my remake. I took this old shirt of mine that has been hanging in my closet for who knows how long. I just love the pattern and the colors. The problem is it just didn’t fit me right. Too short and too wide. (I hate that). Anyways, I decided that it needed to retire from my closet but I thought it would be fun to try and make something for little Lizzy. I wanted to make a tutorial for you but honestly as I got to working on it my methods were just too complicated and I just kind of sewed it together until it worked.

I used the original hem and cut the top into a basic aline shape. The I cut under the armpits about 2 inches and gathered the rest of the shirt sewing it onto the bodice. I use the original sleeves just shortening them and adding a thick band around each arm to make it puffy. Then I used some contrasting fabric I owned to make a collar and tie around the waist.

I really love how it turned out. The ribbon down the button line is such a cute characteristic and the tie makes it girly. It was actually fairly easy once I figured out my pattern because I didn’t have to hem or put on the buttons. Great remake in my book!