I bought this shirt/tunic/mumuu/whatever-the-heck-it-is in Beijing when I went to China in April. The colors grabbed me, but once I got home and tried to wear it, I looked ridiculous. I tried tucking it in and that worked ok, except there as sooo much excess fabric that it made it a pain in the butt when I needed to use the bathroom and needed to tuck it back in several times a day. Plus, it looked like a huge shirt would look when it was tucked in.....unflattering.
So, it hid in my closet for months until I finally tossed it into my Refashion pile and tackled it today.
A web search turned up this pretty Butterfly Shirt from etsy (link to shop under pic). It is also a refashion, and fit the vision I had for this shirt from the moment I bought it.
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| Butterfly Shirt |
First I took in the sides a little bit and trimmed off a few inches from the bottom. Then I cut off the sleeve area turning it into more of a tank top. I hemmed all of the new edges and the sleeves. Then I sewed a couple of gathering stitches. I ruffled the sleeves as I pinned them onto the shoulder area. Finally, I shirred the bottom using elastic thread.
Let me know what you think!
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