P brought me home a shirt from his radio show that I was so excited to wear except for one small detail…
It was so big it could show up on doppler radar.
I had a choice, stick it in the overstuffed ‘maybe I could wear it as a nightgown’ drawer OR makeover!
(I know, a bit crass, but seriously, have you met my husband? This is tame.)
Here’s how I did it:
I took a shirt that I already loved the fit of (tie up retro tee from Juicy) & used it as a pattern. Since this shirt was GINORMOUS I had to take the sides in too but I think most shirts you could probably get away with just changing the neckline, sleeves & maybe the bottom.
I cut out the same shape as the main part of the tee, the sleeves & also removed the neckline.
(because of the ties in the front of this tee the front piece had a different shape than the back, most will be the same however)
After I cut out the pink tee so it roughly matched the pieces of the blue one it was time to put it all back together.
First I opened up the front & back of the tee & pinned the sleeves in place, after attaching those I sewed the side seams shut. Even though knit doesn’t fray & you could leave the edges raw I went ahead & ran them all through my serger with dark pink thread. 
For the neckline I also then folded the serged edge over & stitched it down. Basically, I thinly hemmed it. Finally I folded the sleeves up twice just like in the Juicy tee & lightly tacked them in place. 
The whole process took less than an hour & now I can actually wear the shirt in public without looking like I had been zapped with a shrink ray gun. Speaking of, have you seen Despicable Me 2 yet? The girls & I just did & now we’re minion OBSESSED in our house, they want to be the little yellow cuties for Halloween, I can’t wait! Although I could do without watching this youtube video for 16th time today…ok, that was a lie, it still cracks me up.
Super cute! <3
Awesome idea! Kane should hire you to fix up all their shirts that are way too big! Speaking of Despicable Me, we are totally obsessed with the first one right now (as it currently plays in the background) and think that YouTube video is the best!
I agree with Vilma…you should do all their shirts for the ladies! BTW…I didn’t even know they made these shirts. They kept talking about it but acted like it was a joke. How can I get one!? PS: Those minions are the cutest! Love the banana song 🙂
Adorable and what a great idea. Hey Kane – think you can send one of those shirts to Morocco?? I can’t listen to you and hear all the shenanigans on iheartradio (it doesn’t work here).
Also, the minions are adorable! This YouTube video cracks me up! Can’t wait to see what you come up with for Halloween costumes for the girls.
Omgosh wait until I tell him that he has listeners in Morocco! Lol!
I’ve been a listener for YEARS since I’m from DC, but now having been in Morocco for about 17 months (and learning I can’t listen to iheartradio), I’m going through withdrawal. Tell him Morocco says hi! 😀
Love it!! I linked to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-boxy-crop-top-t-shirt-refashion/2013/08/14/
–Anne
Yay!! Thanks Anne!
Okay, I am so embarrassed to ask, but why rhymes with hug me?
It’s a line in Robin Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines”. Watch the video for the song for 5 seconds and you’ll immediately know what rhymes with hug me (especially the unrated version, woah nelly).
LOL, no worries, thanks BBB for answering!
Thanks! (totally blushing, btw)
Also, *what, not *why. Ugh.
Your shirt is adorable. I have this blouse with black and white stripes and a high front and lower back with a beautiful bow. I don’t like the way it looks until I put it on backwards. Is this strange?