Shirt to skirt

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Turn two men's shirts in to a dress!

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With the changing fashion trends and our tastes, old clothes just tend to occupy a lot of space in our closets. These Intelligent Ways to Reuse Old Clothes BECAUSE you still love'em

I have been wanting to make a "Paper Bag Waist" skirt for while now and really liked the look of buttons down the center front. As I was organizing our closets I saw this buffalo plaid shirt my husband didn't want anymore. It was just the fabric, print, and color I was looking for with buttons right down the front. So why make life harder when I already have the buttons and hem sewn into place right? The trick was figuring out the "paper bag waist" which is a wide waist band with elastic or…

As I passed by Richard's closet the other day, I noticed this lovely Springy print plaid shirt sticking out of the back. It was a shirt that he never wears anymore, so I stole it! It had "cute little girls skirt" metaphorically written all over it! So I chopped off the bottom part like this: Then I sewed shut the front opening where the buttons are. I probably could have skipped this step, but I thought it might wash better if they were sewn shut. I tried to stay right on top of the existing…

Sometimes I buy too much fabric. I admit it. Just don’t you dare email my husband and tell him that I’ve admitted it. ;) If he ever notices that I have purchased new fabric and he happens to ask what it’s for……..I just mumble and laugh myself through some crazy explanation like, “oh, it’s …

Hey everyone, in this post I will show you how to transform a T-shirt into a skirt! This DIY clothing hack is so amazing and super easy to do, it will only take you 10 minutes or so. Someone commented in one of my videos and came up with the idea. Grab your old shirts and give this DIY a try. You need XXL T-shirt Seam ripper Safety pin Elastic Scissors (Needle & thread) Fold your shirt in half with the hem lined up. Before folding the shirt, give it a nice press with the iron or smooth the…

This one is a layered or ruffled skirt. It’s likely you’ve purchased or seen something similar in the store and wondered how to do it? It’s easier than you thought with this tutorial. And after making one you can easily vary and mix it up. Add more tiers, add “circle skirt” strips instead of ruffles, […]