DIY: Big Red Shirt Into Little Red Shirt

Earlier this year I bought a big shirt and refashioned it into a peplum top. I really loved the result. I can never find peplum tops in my price range. Being cheap kind of sucks, but I deal with it.

Anyway, ever since then, I've been looking for another shirt to do the same thing to. I thought I hit pay dirt when I found this shirt in a bin at the thrift store for $0.20 =

Picture, why you so blurry!? 

I probably should've tried the shirt on in store. Had I done that, I would've realized that the neck hole was humongous. I wouldn't be able to turn it into a peplum top like I'd hoped. Oh well, not all was lost. I had an idea. It wouldn't be the most exciting refashion but it would salvage the shirt.

I turned the shirt inside out and pinned from the sleeves up to the neckline to create a new, smaller neck hole.

You can't really tell. Just take my word for it.

Sewing machine photo.

Bye bye excess fabric.

I forgot to take a picture of the next step. See that blob of fabric at the neckline? I cut it down, folded it over, and sewed it down. You're not missing much by not seeing it.

Anyway, I tried the shirt on at this point and realized that there was nothing left to do. It was perfect. It might have turned out better that what I originally pictured for it.

I need to clean the mirror! Didn't realize there was a huge smudge (looks like dirt on my pant leg).

 I ended up with sleeves in my favorite length, just long enough to cover my arm fat. And the rest of the shirt fits pretty well also.

Not sure why my eyes look so weird.

I threw on a thrifted suede coat to leave the house

As much as I love buying clothes that already fit and don't need any work, sometimes I really enjoy putting a little work in so that I can wear something that's "one of a kind!" Now, I'm back on the hunt for a large shirt to turn into a peplum.. Wish me luck!

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