Mad sewing skillz!

[alias_sqbr]

Look! I altered a shirt! All by myself!



It was originally a men's shirt and thus long, baggy, and unflattering. It could do with being a bit more fitted (and overal better sewed :)) around the waist and sleeves but I'm still pretty proud of mysel. Apart from bringing a pillowcases seams in a bit, the last (and first)successful thing I sewed was a small bag in 1994.

Also this is probably the first time since puberty that I've owned a t-shirt which fit over my hips without bunching, being both short and distinctly pear-shaped means that everything is either too tight and/or assumes I have (relatively) wide shoulders and a long torso. *looks forward to having my clothes actually fit, albeit in a haphazard, badly sewed sort of way*

I based it on this rather vague tutorial, I may look around for a better one since the sleeves need to be done better so as to not go all bunchy. And of course mad props go to nico_wolfwood and mandragora2003 for giving the sewing machine!

Comments

[alias_sqbr]

I do! *hugs machine*

[mandragora2003.livejournal.com]

I second nico_wolfwood; glad you like!

And BTW? Welcome to the dark side :)

[alias_sqbr]

I think fanfic counts as more of a dark side than sewing :)

Also: next time you're over, can I get you to help me identify the fabric nico_wolfwood gave me? I don't want to experiment with the good stuff and make nice clothes out of the bad! In return, I'll help set you up with a user icon :)