From T-Shirt to Tank

Life has sure been busy around my house lately. Finishing up our school year, starting our summer curriculum. (For those who don't already know...I homeschool my kiddos and even though it's summer...I keep them working on math, reading and writing). Hubby has been swamped with work and I'm starting a new job tomorrow. So my "To Do" list has been terribly long and growing by the minute.

I was able to get some sewing done this weekend. I went through my closet and pulled out a bunch of shirts I don't wear anymore. And some I was able to alter to fit my rapidly growing daughter.

It's a simple pattern. One you've probably seen for a little girl dress. Since my daughter is no longer little I now use a similar pattern, but turn my discarded t-shirts into tank tops for her.

All you do is cut straight across the top, just below the neck line, and then cut the arm pits into a J shape. If you have a serger, you can serge the edges of the arm holes and leave alone, or you can fold over and sew. With this tank I folded over 1/4" seam. Then fold over and top edge of the front and back 1/2", pin and sew close to the edge. I then used red bias tape, inserted through the top folds of the front and the back.  My daughter is a thin little thing, and not a big fan of wearing a tight tank top underneath, so I sew a new sew down each side, just below the arm pit.

Once you're all done. Just gather fabric and tie over the shoulders.

Super Easy!!

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I also made myself a towel dress for the pool (that is if the sun ever returns to Oregon). I found the pattern over at MADE. I ended up getting the same beach towel as Dana. I also had only started learning how to use elastic thread when I saw her tutorial and decided to give it a try and it is now my favorite thing to do. If you haven't tried elastic thread...YOU MUST. Seriously cool stuff! I even turned my practice scraps into Barbie dresses and shirts for my daughters dolls. I'll see if I can get a picture for you.

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