One doesn't have to redesign or sew something complicated to upgrade a tshirt.
While doing my seasonal sorting in the t shirt pile, because summer has really arrived. I found a few too long, rather baggy t shirts. I normally would have either donated them or used the fabric to upcycle something else but I really liked the colors.
The t shirts were a very thin weight so I decided to keep them as over shirts for a layered effect.
I lay the shirt down and marked the sides to take them in about 3 cm on either side.
Cut the sides.
Overlocked the edges
Cut 2 pieces of elastic
and sewed them into the seams on both sides of the shirt.
The sides are evenly ruched.
This is what they look like on the outside
The narrowed, gathered t shirt
It can be worn as a layering piece over another t shirt for that added bit of color.
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