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Long Sleeve Shirt Refashion and Headband Tutorial

July 12, 2009 by Jessica 36 Comments

While I was browsing at Anthropologie’s website, I came upon this shirt.

“How cute!” I thought. Then in an instant, my mind starting going over how to do this myself with a long sleeve shirt. It didn’t take me long at all. I used a jersey type of shirt, but you could use a cotton, etc. shirt. There might have to be a few adjustments though (such as finishing the top seam all the way around). I also added at the bottom how I made the headband from the extra material.
Front
Back

What you need:
-A long sleeve shirt
-Scissors
and the obvious: sewing machine, etc.

1. Start by cutting the sleeves off.

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2. Cut straight across from bottom of one arm hole to the other.

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3. Cut sleeves open at the seam

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4. Measure length for straps (from top of chest to about the same height down on your back). Cut the sleeves to that length plus a little extra for seam allowance. (mine was 16 inches roughly)

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5. a. Pin sleeves to the front, with the edges meeting right at the middle of the shirt. I pinned the cuff part of the sleeves here, but you can put whichever end you would like here. I had seams on the one side from the cuff being sewn on, so I made sure that side would be facing me when worn.

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b. Sew the sleeves on. Finish the seams.

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6. Take the other end of sleeves and pin to the back(right sides facing). I gathered them a little, but again, you can do it however you want. Sew them on the back. Finish the seams. (If you made this with a nonjersey shirt, then you might also want to shirr the top, not the sleeve add ons but below it, or sew elastic on the inside to make it snug).

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Front and Back

7. Try it on and either mark where you would like to sew it, or you could do what I did and just tie an extra piece of material around it to hold the front together.

Trying it on

Tying it together

Headband:
-I cut as long as possible strips from the scrap material. Then I pulled on them to stretch them out. Next, I laid them sort of side by side
Headband 1
and sewed them together on one end, then the other.
Headband 2
Then I trimmed the ends and put both sides together. I zig zag stitched them together.
Finished headband
Just make sure they are long enough to fit around your head. If not, you could make a bracelet or rosette pins or whatever with the leftovers.

My little one had to get in on the action
Happy Sewing Everyone!
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Comments

  1. Su says

    July 12, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    I think I just swooned a little.
    It is gorgeous! I can’t wait to make my own.
    Thank you

    Reply
  2. Laura Gerencser says

    July 12, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    This is great!! Love it:):):):)

    Reply
  3. suzof7 says

    July 12, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Gosh girl, you’re going to out-re-fashion us all!

    You remind me of my daughter, just jump right on in.

    That is gorgeous! And I love the headband!

    Reply
  4. melinda says

    July 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    super cute! dude, you do the coolest refashions!

    Reply
  5. daer0n says

    July 12, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    Awesome! very cute!

    Reply
  6. Alexis says

    July 12, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    Well done! I love it. It looks adorable on you. I’ll have to pass this on to my best friend because she just bought that top from Anthro. 🙂

    Reply
  7. casserole says

    July 12, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    So cool!! I posted a link to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-anthropologie-inspired-t-shirt-refashion/2009/07/12/
    –Anne

    Reply
  8. Rachel@oneprettything.com says

    July 13, 2009 at 1:02 am

    Yeah, this is awesome! What a fun design, I’ll be linking.

    Reply
  9. Kitschy Coo says

    July 13, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Inspired! It looks great 🙂

    Reply
  10. Deborah Raymond says

    July 13, 2009 at 10:19 am

    I love your headband!

    Reply
  11. Megan says

    July 13, 2009 at 11:53 am

    I love it! How do you find the time to do this? Such an inspiration!

    Reply
  12. Stephanie says

    July 13, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Wow, you are such a smarty pants! I love that headband!! And the shirt is way cute too. Great job!

    Reply
  13. The Perfect Trio says

    July 13, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    I just stumbled upon your blog from PamperingBeki and noticed you’re in Jax, FL. I live here too!! (well, I’m about to move to KY) Small world!!

    Reply
  14. Stephanie Sabbe says

    July 13, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    just found your blog today. so cute!

    Reply
  15. janae says

    July 13, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    That is ADORABLE! My first visit to your blog and I am so IMPRESSED! If only Iknew how to sew!

    Reply
  16. do it yourselfer says

    July 14, 2009 at 6:59 am

    ahhh…how lovely! you are amazingly talented! wow! i’m coming back for more…love that ruffle tube top too!

    Reply
  17. wildmary says

    July 15, 2009 at 8:24 am

    I have old long sleeves t-shirts that I didn’t want to throw but didn’t wore (wear ? hum, sorry, my english lessons are old…) any more. Your tutorial is just perfect for them, I’ll try to make one, thank you very much !

    Reply
  18. roxy says

    July 15, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Hi, I think this project came out amazingly! I was wondering, would you mind if I reposted one of your photos on my blog? I will link back to this post of course.

    Reply
  19. Happy Together says

    July 15, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    “I was wondering, would you mind if I reposted one of your photos on my blog? I will link back to this post of course.”

    Not a problem at all. Thanks for asking 🙂

    Reply
  20. About Me says

    July 17, 2009 at 9:58 am

    Jessica, this is awesome! I am going to try it for Mckayla and I. I hope it turns out! Your so creative!! Thanks for the great ideas!

    Reply
  21. Heather says

    July 23, 2009 at 9:02 am

    I LOVE this idea! You are so creative! I can’t wait to try this. I also love the toddler dress with roses from a t-shirt. Thanks for posting this tutorial!

    Reply
  22. Care says

    August 6, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    GORGEOUS and GENIUS!!! Kudos to you!!

    Reply
  23. Debra says

    August 7, 2009 at 11:10 pm

    Just found this (thanks croqzine) while researching an article for BlogHer on tshirt refashioning. This is FABULOUS. And I’m going to work on one myself this weekend.

    Reply
  24. saffiertje says

    August 20, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    Hi Jessica, thanx for this awesome tutorial! I am going to look what shirt I am going to use… because.. I LOVE THIS!

    great blog you have by the way!

    greetings from the netherlands by Miranda

    Reply
  25. Brandi says

    September 30, 2009 at 11:02 am

    You are so talented! I am always worried I will mess things up, and then I will have to throw it all away, so I don’t even try things. But I think I am going to have to try this shirt! And one of those dresses you made for your daughter! So cute!

    Reply
  26. sarahbellum says

    November 6, 2009 at 12:32 am

    just discovered this blog via sewmamasew (your rag quilt letters tute) and had to comment on how clever your re-design for this top is. The headband is way adorable as well — must try

    Reply
  27. Jessica says

    May 27, 2010 at 8:16 am

    I just came upon this when I was looking for t-shirt refashions! I love it!!! So creative 🙂

    Reply
  28. Leslie says

    May 29, 2010 at 9:41 pm

    I made this top last week from a yard sale find at my friend’s yard sale. My top is white and I planned to wear it for the first time today while walking alongside my daughter’s baton group in a parade. I threw the shirt on in a hurry this afternoon and actually put it on backwards! lol Guess what?! The shirt can be worn either way! It’s like two shirts in one 🙂

    Thanks for sharing a simple and great tutorial. I love your ideas 🙂

    Leslie

    Reply
  29. tichat says

    June 13, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    hi jess
    many thanx for this tutorial!!! oh so cute top now!!! I’m gonna test it tomorrow…

    tichat- a french sewer

    Reply
  30. RoyalEncoulet says

    January 13, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    I love this! Awesome tutorial– thanks!!! – P

    Reply
  31. Lily's Treasures says

    June 4, 2011 at 4:45 am

    Nice tut’, thanks for sharing. I want to try it soon !

    Reply
  32. Ginny says

    April 2, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    What a great tutorial! I love reconstructing boring t-shirts into something fabulous like this. I like it so much, I ended up including it on my blog… http://darlingadventures.com/?p=574
    Thanks!

    Reply
  33. Megan says

    April 9, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    It looks gorgeous, but when I made it it sucked 🙁 Kudos to you!

    Reply
  34. Megan says

    April 9, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    http://pinterest.com/pin/242631498644757252/

    That’s my version of your shirt.

    Reply
  35. Anshu says

    May 21, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Very cool refashion.
    I featured it here:
    http://sewprettysewfree.blogspot.com/2012/05/glam-top-from-drab-tee.html

    Reply
  36. maribel says

    June 21, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    esta hermosa no me gustan muchas creaciones que veo pero esta me encanto no veo la hora de q llegue el verano =) saludos desde argentina =D

    Reply

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