by elemausi ( edited 21 Jan 2015 ) 21 Jan 2015

Some of you asked how I maked the refreshing of my shirt.

There it is:
1. Turn your shirt right side in, mark the center of the front and iron on a thin strip of stabilizer.
2. Cut along the strip
3. Cut two strips of a matching fabric about 2 cm longer then the center strip, iron on a light stabilizer iron in half and sew each strip right sides together on your shirt.
4. turn your strips right sides together and sew along the upper and lower shirt seamline. Be careful and don´t sew trough the shirt. then turn the strip again.
4. This the inside of the shirt.
5. You can now add a shape which will regulate the lower width of your shirt, sew it to the inside of your stripes.
6. Topstitch your stripes, add buttons and you have done.
The last step I havn´t done in my picture because I think the pink shape would be better white on my shirt.

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by toogie edited 08 Feb 2018

I sure am glad Bounty brought this up again. I really like this idea, to not only give a different look, but also to have a little more room at the tummy and across hips. Since I first read this, I have learned to print to file and now have saved it in a pdf on my computer.Thank you again elemausi.
I hate for my shirts to 'grab' me, but if I get them a larger size they slide off my shoulder, one side or the other, because my shoulders are narrower.(Take notice-I did not say my tummy and hips are wider!-lol) Bodies change over so many years of childbearing, menopause, medicines, and plain ole good eating! Can anyone else help with excuses?-lol

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by elemausi 08 Feb 2018

You are right, over the years the bodie changes and I found, although my weight over many years is the same, many clothes are too tight now.

by toogie 09 Feb 2018

I was thinking, tell me if this is a good idea.
1-If a person had a stained front shirt, couldn't you use the center sleeve length, to make the inset down the center front, on the makeover shirt in the link?
2- And if the stain was high enough, I wonder if the cowl neck scarf could be made from the lower front and back of stained shirt?

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by Bounty 07 Feb 2018

Super Idee!

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by marianb 31 Jan 2015

thanks for sharing you tutorial, it's sure to help lift the wardrobe back to life..

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by toogie 30 Jan 2015

Love this save! Thanks for showing us.

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by pldc 30 Jan 2015

well done & thanks so much for the tutorial!~hugs~

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by lhart 24 Jan 2015

Love it!

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by 02kar Moderator 21 Jan 2015

Thanks so much for sharing your instructions with us. I really like what you have done to make an old shirt look new.

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by nonna57 21 Jan 2015

Thankyou so very much. My clothes have been "shrinking" for a few years but just couldn't bring myself to pass them on .... Great Color scheme . Love your idea :)))

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by marianb 31 Jan 2015

It must be the Sydney weather, I have the same problem.. lol Marian

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by haleymax 21 Jan 2015

Thanks for a great idea..

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by jrob Moderator 21 Jan 2015

That is a great tutorial!

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by elemausi 21 Jan 2015

Thanks

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by pacmp 21 Jan 2015

Another great save to a shirt whether it was too small or just needing to be updated. The pink under layer was good but agree that white would also look very sharp in this combination, giving your shirt a very nice layered effect! I like that you have altered each shirt slightly different so there are many different ways these two combinations could be used to change up our shirt wardrobes. Great ideas! Congratulations on making a quick start to those New Years resolutions and with awesome results!