This dress/long shirt works really well as a beach coverup!!
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Ready your Tee and scissors.
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cut just below the neckline, but don't cut the sleeves.
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Fold the top part of the sleeves inside of the tee. Like origami! You're basically tucking the excess fabric in.
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Pin.
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Sew just inside the seam that attaches the sleeve the sleeve to the bodice. I used my sewing machine but you could hand sew it.
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Tack the bottoms of the sleeves up onto the side of the shirt.
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Cut two slits on what used to be the top edge of the sleeve. (This part is folded under.)
Also do this in the middle of the waistband casing. -
Cut two slits on the inside of the sleeve where the seam is. This seam blocks off the loop inside, so you need to do this to thread a string through.
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Salvage four strips of fabric from the scraps. I took them from the back of the shirt under the neckband.
Sew two of them together end to end. Pull on all of them. They'll roll up.
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Thread the strips through the casings on the sleeves and the old waist of the shirt.
In the sleeves, you won't be able to thread through the entire sleeve. Use the slits you made in step 8 to continue the round.
(here's the pocket all sinched up) -
Wear it upside-down and you're good to go!
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By Cady Rae
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M.a.r.i.s.o.l.
22 Jul 19:18
LOOKS CUTE!
Kiko
23 Jul 03:19
Thanks! I like it, too!
Cady Rae
29 Jul 01:20
i'm not sure exactly what to do for step 3?
tara m.
29 Jul 19:13
Did you enter it in the contest?
Kate A.
29 Jul 20:36
I love this, and I love how you've done it! SO Cute!
Personally its too short for me, but I will wear it as a top when I get round to making one!
tara m.
30 Jul 02:41
Just made it. (= Did it a wee bit different though.... I added a pannel at the bottom and looped it under. I have a big ol' bootie so I needed a little more at the bottom. I will post a variation at some point. Thank you for the how to!
Kiko
30 Jul 03:57
Cady Rae:
You have to make three folds in all. The first fold is where the top crease already is. Right now the crease goes up, and you need to make it point downward. To make the other three folds, just make upward folds where you stopped cutting. (The corners you make in step two.)
Hope that helped!
Kiko
30 Jul 04:00
Tara M:
I did enter it, really hopeful I win! Have you entered anything?
BTW, I'd love to see how you did your version. Any chance you could post it? I have also found that if it slips down too much, you can tie a simple knot at the top and tie the ends around the back of your neck. Works great, but it makes the front go up a bit. Might want to wear it that way with pants!!
tara m.
30 Jul 07:02
As soon as I get my camera back I will post my version. (= it's kind of funky I ran out of black thread for my bobbin so it is black and purple thread! LOL
tara m.
30 Jul 07:03
Oh, and you will win I am almost sure! it is too cute and original not too! And I have not seen anything like it in the books.
I entered my yoga pants in there. Just for funsie's. I couldn't wait and already bought the book! I love t-shirt recons!
Kiko
30 Jul 15:26
*GAAKKKK* I really hope I do win! That's nice of you to say!
I usually never even bother to change the thread color at all to match the fabric. I went through one sewing binge that resulted in various colored tees, all with red thread!!! ;)
sparrow is fancy
04 Aug 21:26
cute&reminds me of tinkerbell! <3 (:
Kiko
05 Aug 21:44
Teehee!
RogueSister
08 Aug 19:51
wow thats so cool!
looks really cute on you.
Im not too sure how the pockets are done :-/ I tried my best to understand but im a bit thick...
However as soon as it clicks in my mind i'll be making one straight away!!
i love it well done.i hope you win the competition, you definately deserve it!!
xx
Kiko
11 Aug 22:32
Thanks! I think that, if you couldn't understand the instructions, you pretty much do an accordion fold at the bottom and then sew that in place.
Whitney D.
15 Aug 17:04
:D Thank you soooo much for this! It's the first [successful] reconstruction I've ever done, thanks to you!
And the pockets are just adorable.
Thanks again!
It's especially cute with a waist belt.
Kiko
24 Aug 02:37
Great! Post a pic of it!