on t-shirts (fitted)
I am not usually a t-shirt person.
I’ve known women who rarely wear anything other than jeans or jean shorts and an assortment of tees. There is nothing wrong with that, of course–t-shirts are very comfortable, modest, and relatively cool most of the time–but I never liked the way I looked in them.
I’ll admit it: I’m a short, bitty, hobbit-ish woman, and I need that curve of definition at my waist if I don’t want to look like a 13 year old (no offense, 13 year olds).
So, when “girly” tees started gaining popularity, I was thrilled. A comfy, modest shirt that fit my feminine figure: win!
Not everyone caught on, though, and there were still some fun tees that I wanted, or earned, or was given that I would have worn, but didn’t like the way they fit.
Well, now I can fix that. A few chalk markings, some cutting and trimming, some new seams, and presto!
girly fit:
I found the tutorial here (via Pinterest), and tried it on a few shirts I wasn’t too attached to (didn’t want to mess up my favorite tee on the first go).
I don’t have a serger, so I did a straight stitch along the seam, and “finished” the edges together with a zigzag stitch. Certainly not as pretty as a serger seam, but still functional. And it’s on the inside anyway 🙂
So, happy camper here. The shirts have turned out well. Now, off to fix the tee I earned at my first 5k since high school!
You’re so talented with that sewing machine. I am always jealous!
Well, if your husband and kids were away from home all summer, you’d be pretty talented at sewing, too, I’ll bed 😉 In your new house, you just need to set up a sewing corner and keep your machine/stuff out and more accessible. Then whenever you have 20 minutes here and there, sit down and sew a bit. I started sewing a lot more once I could keep my machine open all the time 🙂
Sooooooooo very cute! I need to give this a try for sure, when I can find some time!
I am the same as you – I have never felt comfortable wearing tee shirts and jeans (or hooded sweatshirts for that matter) I’m just too girlie for that and I always felt like they made me look even shorter, too! So this looks like fun, though I only own like two tee shirts and both are more fitted already. I guess I could steal some of my husbands…. 😉
You look beautiful!
Thanks Kayleen! I don’t have a plethora of tees either, but I really wanted to wear the .free shirt, so I’m glad the tutorial worked out 🙂 You should totally snitch one of Mike’s tees–it’s a really easy project and if you already have a girly tee, that’s your template for alterations 🙂 good luck!