JOURNAL OF WHAT I DID.
I am purging the house and I went though all our clothes to get rid of thing we don't use or need. My girls like tunics and dresses more than just regular t-shirts so I thought I could turn 3 unusable t-shirts into one. The stripe shirt and purple shirt were too short and the light purpleish pinkish one was stained.
I cut the purple shirt off about 2 inches below where both arm seams were closed to use that as the top of the twirly tunic. Then I cut the other shirts and the rest of the purple one making stripes and sewed them into strips making each one about 6 inches longer than the tier below it. I gathered each stripe. Next I sewed closed it into a tube. I then sewed each tube onto the next and serged it to finish the seams.
If you don't have a serger you can still do this knit (t-shirt and similar stretchy material) doesn't fray so if you want to try this with just a sewing machine, just make sure to use a slight zigzag stitch and a ballpoint needle instead of a regular one to manage the knit fabric. (When using knit material with stretch you need a ballpoint needle so it moves the threads apart without breaking them and vice versa when sewing silk or satin you need the sharpest needles to pierce the material.)
If you don't have a serger you can still do this knit (t-shirt and similar stretchy material) doesn't fray so if you want to try this with just a sewing machine, just make sure to use a slight zigzag stitch and a ballpoint needle instead of a regular one to manage the knit fabric. (When using knit material with stretch you need a ballpoint needle so it moves the threads apart without breaking them and vice versa when sewing silk or satin you need the sharpest needles to pierce the material.)
SKILLS USED:
- Cutting into old clothes that weren't being used and using the top of one shirt to save on work
- Gathering fabric (here is a good gathering stitch tutorial)
- Using a serger to finish the seams.
THINGS I WOULD DO DIFFERENT NEXT TIME:
I would make it a dress but I was out of fabric so she has a tunic.:)
If you make something like this or are inspired to do a similar project leave a comment and let me know and/or leave a link to it!
5 comments:
I think I need more step by step pictures! ;) It sounds easy(ish) & looks super cute!
This is so adorable! I may need to make one for my niece! What make / model serger do you use? Did you teach yourself, take a class, or were you lucky enough to have someone that already knew how to use one? I've been meaning to get one forever, but don't know where to start!
Ha. Kristen. I understand. I had to decide to post simply or not at all. Maybe more details as time allows!
Ms. Kitty (is that you Kat?) I have a Brother Lock 1034D. We got it almost half off the week after Christmas through Joann's online. I stared at it nervously for 10 months and then read tutorials and the manual and just went for it.
There is a class on Craftsy but I haven't signed up for one yet.I am enrolled it several and haven't even completed one yet:)
Yes, it's Kat! Didn't realize it would post as my alias. Whoops! :)
That's good to know! I will have to keep a lookout around that time. I've checked out Craftsy a few times, but haven't done any of the classes yet. When all else fails, Youtube, right!
Yes, more step by step pictures...but first i must figure out how to threat my machines...after I get it out of the box and fix the jam I created the last time I tried :)
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