Since I've been laid up after foot surgery, I've been a serious Pinterest-aholic. I mean, I really should have an intervention, but I think that'll push me further into my Candy Crush addiction. What's a gimpy girl to do?
One of the things I've really been looking at is how to redo T Shirts. I am one of the biggest Yankee fans around, so I have a ton of Yankee shirts that I cannot part with, but don't necessarily wear. One of the first things I made was a bag for my scooter. I can't see buying a basket for it for 3 weeks. Besides, I can keep using it well after I can walk.
It was super easy, but you should use a sewing machine. I think hand sewing might be good enough, but I used a zig-zag stitch and went over the bottom seam about 3 times to ensure that it would be sturdy enough for what ever I put in it. I'm not entirely happy the boxy bottom of it, so I think I'm going to pull it in a little to make it a little more rounded, but that's just me being picky.
Here's the original blog with better instructions than mine.
The second redo I did this week was to make a tank top out of an old t shirt. I've been looking on Yankees.com at all the official tanks they sell. And as much as I could see myself plunking down a cool $100 for a few of them, I just can't afford that right now. So, I remade one. And I actually love it! I'm going to do a few more of my shirts just like this one!
I was thinking I could do these for Riley, my 6 year old. And use some really pretty ribbon for the straps.
Here is the original blog for instructions for this redo.
One of our local thrift stores is having a $0.99 sale on all summer stuff this Saturday. I see me scooting through that store, with my new Yankees bag, filling a basket (or I should say my hubby filling a basket) with t shirts galore!
If you would like to follow me on Pinterest, you can do it here to see my board of t shirt redo inspiration.
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