A lot of you guys have told me how much you loved my T-shirt refashion from Day 212 and have asked to see more.
Well…today is your lucky day, friends! 🙂
I started off with this oversized men’s T-shirt I found at the Dollar-a-Pound Goodwill.
I made a cut down the middle of each sleeve, like so:
Then, I pulled the neck hole down under my arms and tied the sleeve sections together in the front! 🙂
Now that Tee has gone from sleepshirt to sassy! 🙂
Thrift stores are crammed full of plain ol’ tees. Why not turn them into something fun? 🙂
Cheers!
Yield: 1 Cute Dress
No-Sew Men's T-Shirt to Dress
Active Time
3 minutes
Total Time
3 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Estimated Cost
Less than $5
Materials
- 1 Oversized Men's T-shirt
Tools
- Fabric Shears
Instructions
- Find a Men's Shirt that has plenty of room and falls mid-thigh.
- Make a cut through the middle of each sleeve from the bottom hem to body seam.
- Pull your arms through the neck hole of the T-shirt so it sits around your armpits.
- Tie the cut sleeve sections together on the front of the dress. Tie top sections together and bottom sections together.
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You inspire me! Thank you for lighting the fire that dimmed.
Thank you so much for this easy tutorial. I used it to make my own t-shirt dress with one twist. I made multiple cuts from the sleeve hem to the shoulder seam so that basically each sleeve was made into fringe. It turned out really cute. Thank you for blazing the trail.
i like this, but it basically only works if you’re short! can you do some refashioning for tall girls that wouldn’t end up too short and inappropriate?
Stacy, you’d either have to find a really long t-shirt, wear it as a top, or add to the bottom–a contrasting color from another junk tee might be cute?
Good luck!
How do you tie the ends together?
I just…tie them. Top to top and bottom to bottom in a double knot!
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Hi. You’re awesome, seriously can’t count the times that I’ve found a different post from you on my Pinterest, and may I just say that this blog is horrible for me. It is often the cause of late nights doing homework, because hours of the day were spent clicking through posts. It has created the need for me to add yet another pinterest project to my to do list, which seems to be ever growing. You rock!
I wish I could do this with shirts. Alas, I had a child. My DD breasts will not allow it. 🙁 Cute!
Alas! I keep waiting to hit puberty so my boobs will finally grow! 😀
That’s really cute! I’m doing a similar thing with a man’s shirt 🙂
OMG such a great idea ! I actually didn’t cut the sleeves but still the results is great and I now have the choice on how to wear it, thanks !
Great for college football games and free baggy tshirts!
Love your idea’s and loved seeing you on GAA today.
I can’t get my upper or lower body thru the neck hole as is…can I trim the finished edge off with out totally losing the ‘dress’ off my body?
Sure you can! You’re the sleeves should hold it all up! 🙂
I keep wracking my brain with the sleeve cut. If the T-shirt if laying flat, would the cut go through the middle of the sleeve (so you can see cut when laid flat) or does it go from outside arm up to shoulder? Sorry, I am an idiot!! LOL
Don’t feel like an idiot! I cut the sleeves riiiight up to the serged seam, but not over it. 🙂
Love this! Just to clarify…you did one cut next to the seam from the end of the sleeve up under the armpit and stopped?
I cut just from the sleeve to the end of the sleeve. 🙂
This looks great. When you make the cuts across the middle of each sleeve do you cut all the wat to the neckline so it is opened?
Nope…just to the end of the sleeve.
Yes can you please specify how the sleeves were cut.
All I did here was make one cut across the middle of each sleeve. 🙂 This makes two straps to tie together in the front. 🙂
Do you cut the sleeves on the top or bottom?
Both! 🙂
I love this!!! One question though: How did you cut the sleeves?
That is genius!
i don’t know how you do it! So awesome 🙂
This is great! I am ever-impressed with how you transform things. Bravo!
So fab! I’m sharing this on my Facebook today! I write a blog for Goodwill Ind. about fashion/diy/thrifty crafting at http://www.goodlifeblog.org.
What size shirts do you usually look for when doing these types of projects? 2X?
It really all depends on the length. This one is a 4X. The one I used for the Day 210 refashion was a 2X. You could go smaller, and end up with a cute top. 🙂
Once again, I cannot believe the before and after pics! This looks really classy!
Cute,, cute, cute! It looks GREAT! xo Diana