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Make Way For Warm Weather Refashion Tutorial

March 29, 2010 by Jessica 17 Comments

Hey everyone 🙂 I wanted to share this real quick. The idea has been in my head for a few weeks now and I finally got around to doing it! Now I get to share it with you too.

Long Sleeve to Halter Tutorial

For this, you will need a long sleeve shirt. I used a knit one. I’m not sure how well it will work with a non-knit one, but you could make it work I’m sure. Go grab some scissors and pins and let’s transform the wintry shirt into one ready for summer! PS… also remember to use the right needle for knits, etc. It will make your experience so much more pleasant!
1. Lay your shirt flat on the floor.
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2. Take the scissors to it and cut out a shape like this. I did one side first, then folded it in half and copied the cut.
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3. Cut two long pieces from the sleeves. Make sure they are a decent width (at least 1.5″). For length, I just cut a strip from the longest part of the sleeve. If you need it to be longer for the next step, you can always cut more strips and just sew them together.

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4. Take one long piece and pin it around one side of the shirt, right sides facing. Sew in place with at least 1/4″ seam allowance. I think I did a 1/2″.
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5. Fold the piece up and over and pin in place.
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6. Sew it in place.
7. Fold the top front and back down some to create a casing. The amount is up to you. Pin in place and sew across bottom of fold.

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8. Use long pieces from the sleeves to create a piece to tie through the casing. Or you could use pieces from another shirt, ribbon, rope, etc. Make it as long as you like.
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I originally was going to have it long like this so I could do a bow and have the ends hanging, but I didn’t like that. So I just ran the piece through the casings, sewed the ends together, and hid the sewed part inside the casing.
Have fun and make it yours!
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Comments

  1. Su says

    March 29, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    It’s very cute, what a great idea.
    I can’t wait for summer to arrive. Actually, I’d be happy for spring to finally arrive where I live.

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  2. piccola samurai says

    March 30, 2010 at 2:44 am

    Super easy to do… amazing! I think I will try it myself once I find the perfect t-shirt!

    Reply
  3. Mid-Craft Crisis says

    March 30, 2010 at 2:52 am

    You are so clever to refashion stuff. And you make it look so easy! One of these days I will have a go at refashioning. It will be using your tutes! While I am flowing with the compliments… 🙂 I would also like to add that I really like the way you do your hair. Very pretty.

    Reply
  4. The Monster & Me says

    March 30, 2010 at 9:28 am

    great idea and tutorial thanks so much for sharing! I cant wait for the warm CA weather

    CMonster
    http://www.bythemonsterandme.com

    Reply
  5. The4Rs says

    March 30, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Love it, wish I could make it with a built in bra, I can’t get away without underwires…:)

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  6. CraftCrave says

    March 30, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [30 Mar 03:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

    Reply
  7. janimal says

    March 30, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    What a great idea!

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  8. Tami says

    March 30, 2010 at 5:24 pm

    I love this. I have a Gap t-shirt that had a stain on the back of one of the sleeves. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with it and you just gave me the perfect solution. Now only if I can get it to work out as easy as you. My sewing skills are so bad. But I’m going to try it. Thanks for sharing it.

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  9. Meet Virginia says

    March 30, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    This turned out so cute! Thanks for the great tute!

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  10. Virginia says

    March 31, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    Very cute! I love the stripes – I see that those stripes and tiny floral prints are “in” again. =)

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  11. Mrs. Blimes says

    March 31, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    You are so so clever! And your tutorials are always so detailed and user friendly!

    I love your blog!

    Reply
  12. Delia says

    March 31, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    So cute! I tried making something similar and also like those pillowcase dresses for little girls. It was not so flattering on a grown woman is all I will say…but jersey. I bet that would work WAY better. 🙂

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  13. luvinthemommyhood says

    April 3, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Love this!

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  14. Adventures in Dressmaking says

    April 7, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Cool! I just did something similar with a different technique… check it out! http://adventuresindressmaking.blogspot.com/2010/04/crazy-braided-tee-refashion.html

    Reply
  15. Simies says

    April 8, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    Great tutorial! Thank you!

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  16. Monique says

    June 1, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    This is a great idea!

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  17. Anonymous says

    March 25, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    I had this same shirt but made a yoga-waist skirt for my daughter! Both refashions with this shirt look AWESOME!

    Reply

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