Altered T-Shirt Project

[brdgt]

Nick's friend Sara (who is super crafty - like, in the patience to do even the most tedious craft but still has the creativity to come up with really original things on her own) lent me her Generation T book last time we visited and I whipped up these two altered shirts this afternoon.

The first one is for the business that my best friend's family used to own (Gulf Coast Mold and Tool). Like many t-shirts for businesses, they pretty much just had in printed in XL, so I always felt like I was swimming in it - and I'm not a t-shirt to bed kind of girl.

In hindsight I should have been more generous with the halter measurements (duh - same goes for sewing as it does for shopping), so I only feel comfortable wearing it as a bikini cover up - but for that it looks amazing, so I'm not disappointed at all! I especially like the design of the halter part (cut out of one shoulder of the t - hence no need for a seem or tie at the back of the neck!)





The second t-shirt was one that Joel printed for me and for obvious reasons have avoided wearing - yet another great use for altering shirts - away with bad memories, in with new ones. I altered the pattern a little by making the shirt snugger around the back with one seam down the middle, rather than one on each side under the armpits. This one I can wear with a strapless or halter style bra - I may even wear it tonight :)

Comments

[semiauto.livejournal.com]

nice! i love the tie-neck on the blue one.

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I like how I can wear it with a halter style bra too (those Victoria's Secret Biofit Seven Ways, in particular).

[loreofcure.livejournal.com]

Those are so freaking awesome.

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm ready to do it to all my t-shirts :)

[rubysnow.livejournal.com]

These--and you--look amazing!

Can you explain more about how the first one works? I think the heat has given me a slow brain day, and I don't get how it's cut out of one of the shoulders!

Thanks!

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

First you cut 12 inches off the bottom (front and back). Then you cut a tear drop like shape out of both sides at the same time (3 inches wide on the shoulder, 9 inches wide at the bottom, and 12 inches long) - sort of curving from the shoulder down around the neckline - that way the shoulder seam is behind the neck and the front is the right side and the back is the left side. Then you attach the halter part to the bottom part, cut up the middle of the back and tie it.

Does that make sense?

Re: Thanks!

[rubysnow.livejournal.com]

Yes, thank you! I never would've thought of doing it that way. I just checked, and our library has the book--I put it on my list!

Re: Thanks!

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I am totally photocopying a bunch of the patterns before returning it to Sara.

[loreofcure.livejournal.com]

PS I've been digging Caribou's "Odessa" lately, too!

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

I've been listening to that album *way* too much today!

[astronautical.livejournal.com]

oh, so excellent. you reminded me to ask the bra ladies at the fancy bra shop I'm going to tonight to show me a halter bra. I have a halter top with a shelf bra in it and it's just not good enough - but last night I wore it and DAMN I looked awesome.

the shirts are fabulous! I am going to a beach house for a few days next weekend, I hope I have time to wing up some great clothes to wear while I'm out there.