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No Sew Swim Shirt

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Recon: No Sew Swim Shirt

My 14 year old daughter heads off for a week of orchestra camp on Saturday. During the week, they get the chance of swimming in the river near the college where the camp takes place. My lovely daughter is pale and freckled, the worse kind of complexion to spend a day in the sun.

Enter the No Sew Swim Shirt. This is the second version of this shirt I’ve made, the first having done it’s duty honorably for several summers now. The sides are nice and open so the water will flow through your shirt and not weigh you down. A must for any super-sun-sensitive gal.
There really is no sewing and you only need a couple of supplies and you’ll have your own No Sew Swim Shirt in about 10 minutes!

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    spread the t-shirt out, making sure the top and bottom are nicely aligned

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    cut off sleeve just inside the seam line, save for another project


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    repeat for second sleeve

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    slice up sides of t-shirt


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    smooth out the side of the t-shirt, using either the cutting mat and a ruler (shown) OR a yardstick and masking tape, measure 3″ from the cut edge along the shirt sides, cutting up those 3″ at 1″ interval

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    repeat on both sides, stopping before the sleeve area

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    snip off the bottom curve of the sleeve

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    remove bottom hem

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    starting at the top of one side, tie together front and back 3″ pieces

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    repeat for all 3″ pieces

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    repeat on the second side of the shirt

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    Done! Because this was a blank shirt, I added an iron-on dragon to jazz it up a bit.

  13. Step 13

    Step 13

    side close up

  14. Step 14

    Step 14

    Old No Sew Swim Tee, too small now and at the end of it’s sun-protecting days!

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Leung P.

Leung P.

17 Jul 14:03

So it's somewhat of a cover-up?

ofenjen Posted By:
ofenjen »
June 26, 2009 11:03
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