~silky shirt transformation~

 My friends all know I love to re-vamp clothes

and because of that I often become the recipient of

bad shirts like this:

It's OK for me to say the shirt was bad.

My friend knew it when she gave it to me 

and she never wore it herself. Her Mom,

bless her heart, gave her this shirt to wear

for a job interview......LAST YEAR!

Needless to say, my friend didn't wear it 

to the interview. Instead she gave it to me.

I love the challenge of taking something that 

is not wearable (for my taste) and transforming

it into something that I love. 

I love polka-dots and really wanted to 

find a way I could wear this.

This is what I came up with:

I wanted to give it a more modern shape.

The first thing I did was cut that elastic band

off the bottom of it and turned it under with a hem. 

After that took off the buttons and

sewed it together right up the middle. Next I changed the 

neckline to be a v-neck instead of that round crew neck (ugh).

The last thing I did was make a cut-out at the shoulder

and tucked the sleeve at the top and bottom.

 I like the final product and I think I'll wear it a lot.

It's one of those shirts I can wear when 

I'm feeling chubs because it's forgiving 

and hangs nice but it also has that little edge

I like in my clothes :) 

And really, how often do you say,

"My shoulders look fat today."

NEVER!