21 Easy Sewing Projects: DIY Designs and Sewing Craft Ideas

 Buttons

Instructions:

1. Lay your shirt out, cut the sleeves off, and rip the pocket, if it has any, cut off the collar
   and buttons (or you can leave it and then you will have a shirt-dress, which you can tailor
   closer).


2. To control the depth of the neck and armholes, lay one of your shirts/tanks/tops on the
   top of it, and draw around it with tailors chalk. Or if you are a pro - use your favorite
   pattern for the top.
   Cut. Pin the shoulders, try on. Mine looked like this at this stage. Wow! I am wearing a
   tent!


3. Put it on inside out, pin where you want to cut it - tailor to your body (or dress form if
   you have one), sew together, cut excess and etc. At this point, if you've decided to leave