t-shirt to tank (aka: re-purposed t-shirt)

Another contribution from Pinterest!


I started with a trip to "The GW" and bought a shirt that was too big, and had something I liked on the front.

I cut the neck and arms off.

Then, I turned the shirt inside out, pinned and sewed the top, straight across.  (you can do this by hand or with a sewing machine.)

Now, I need to make my "straps". For this one, I used material from a different t-shirt because it would have made this one TOO short! You don't want to use the bottom hemmed part of the t-shirt, so cut that off, then cut a strip just above it.

If your hem is wide enough, you can use a pen with a cap to thread your 'strap' through the hem. If not, use a safety pin.


Then, bunch up the material in the front and back.  Try the shirt on, you can adjust the scrunching after you tie it to the desired strap length.

You can also do this for your beautiful baby girl!! I tried it with ribbon, but the scrunching didn't stay scrunched. :-) So, I switched to t-shirt scraps.

Have fun!  And don't say I didn't tell you this was an addicting project!