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Day 36: Shirt is Skirt: A Men’s Short Sleeve Button Up Shirt to Skirt Refashion

Day 37: Lady in Red Dress
Day 35: For Grandma Ruth

For today’s refashion, I took one of my fella’s button up shirts that had somehow developed an oddball stain on the pocket.

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He’s slightly larger than me. 🙂

We both tried getting this weirdo stain out, but it wouldn’t budge.  Fella reluctantly agreed to let me use it for my own purposes.  🙂

First, I used my seam ripper to take off the pocket.

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Manky Pocket. 🙁

I chopped off the neck area.

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Chop!

Then, I threw it on my dress form, pinning it on the sides to where it would fit my hips.  Yep…I’m going for a nice, lightweight summer skirt!

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Skirt-ing the issue. 🙂

I pinned my new skirt on the sides, making an A-line shape.

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I pin the line.

I ran each side through my machine and trimmed off the excess material.

Then, I rolled the top over and pinned it.

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Pin that raw edge under!

I sewed the new hem in place.

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Whirrrrrr!

I pressed my new skirt, and was done!  Now I have a sweet summer skirt for these 100+ degree days!

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Attempting to keep my cool in the sweltering heat!
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Heading out for a glamorous evening at the grocery store!

On a side note, I would like to thank everyone for their kind words and well-wishes yesterday.  Your support meant more to me than you might know.  Thank you.  🙂

short sleeve button down shirt to skirt refashion
Day 37: Lady in Red Dress
Day 35: For Grandma Ruth