Hey Everyone!
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Fall is in the air! I am so excited. With that, I give you my last summer offering for a while.
Here is the AFTER of what used to be a t-shirt and a “Mullet” skirt.
Front view:
Back view:
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These two pictures (with the fun already started) is where it all began. I have been totally inspired by all of the basic T-shirts I have been seeing with added chiffon layers. The possibilities are endless!
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TUTORIAL:
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Step 1) Cut the waistband off of the skirt
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Step 2) Put the T-shirt on the dress form. This style would be very difficult to do without having a dress form as you can drape and control how the chiffon falls as you pin. I will explain the white thread in a later step.
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Step 3) Pin the chiffon skirt in the desired spots around the bust line of the T-shirt. During this process I had to try it on quite a few times. Lucky for me the waist of this skirt fit perfectly aroun the t-shirt!
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Step 4) Once you get the desired fit, pick the side you like best and trace baste where you want the chiffon to come to.
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Step 5) Pin the side seams of the T-shirt together and transfer the markings to both sides.
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Step 6) Pin the chiffon back in place and baste the chiffon in place while it is on the form.
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Step 7) Sew the T-shirt and the skirt together.
That one’s a lot more tedious than the refashions I usually try. It’s impressive how you sewed the chiffon down so precisely! I know I’d mess that up, basting or no basting *laugh*
Hi Jody,
Yes this one required a lot of on and off fitting but if you tried something like this that was not shaped, perhaps just straight across you could do it!!!
Oh my goodness, I love this! It’s so cute! I don’t have a dress form, but I’ve been known to use a padded hanger instead (eg. if a top fits but I need to put in a modesty panel or such – and this refashion lends itself to that, I think). Where there’s a will, there’s a way, right? 🙂
Absolutely Jo! Keep on working it girl!