DIY Refashion Man's Tee to a Woman's

I love a man's t-shirt. All except for 2 things: the boxiness and the neckline. Otherwise they have all of the cool logos. Logos that I want on a woman's shirt. But gosh darn it- I hate those prices. Even at Walmart, the asking price is $17 -$20. And on top of that the women's shirts are too short for my long torso. I might as well be wearing a mid-driff shirt. Seriously, not cute. 

So what I do is go to my trusty Goodwill or Salvation Army and snag up shirts for $1 - $2. (those prices make me happy all the way around!) And a few snips and cuts and sews later I've got a more feminine shirt. 

Here is how I refashion mine: 

Here's the before: Go Vols!

I may be Square but I don't like to wear 'em.

Next, use a t-shirt you already have as a guide for where you want the curve to be. 

Using chalk, mark where you're going to sew.

Then pin in place. 

Sew then cut the excess off. 

So pretty...but not done yet! 

Now the fun part- getting rid of that horrible neck. How do you guys wear that? Well, stupid question because if you had any other neckline I would say, "Hmm..." Mark the general area where you think you want your neckline. 

Pin in place. Try on very carefully- getting a pin stuck in your neck is no laughing matter. So girly, am totally loving this!

Sew and voila!

So much better...butter..better...you know what I mean, K! ;) 

I love this so much more! :) Sure hope this inspires you to chop up those boxy shirts and make 'em yours. Rock those curves ;)

Hugs,

A. 

P.S. As soon as I got done with this post- I catch Charlie showing me he approves of my handy work and knows how to rock the shirt too- by putting butt cheek prints on it. That's true love isn't it?