The first thing I did was cut off the sleeves. However, the fabric started to fray and the armhole ended up too gappy.... So, I added back some of the sleeve fabric -- then created a ribbed facing from a MATCHING T-SHIRT off the mountain...
It was AN AMAZING color match. Perfect, really. As you can see from this 10" box pleat I added in the center back of the sexy sleep shirt...
However -- the top of my perfectly matched boxed pleat was messy, with exposed raw edges....so I used the hem of the discarded sleeve to create a detail that would cover up the sloppy sewing...
ISN'T THIS FUN??? I mean -- really -- think how much time I saved! Doing this project from scratch would take days -- between the ruffle and the covered buttons and then the dozen little buttonholes. My way is a WHOLE LOT QUICKER. And waaaaaay cheaper, too. Total investment? $1.38 for the sleep shirt and 25 cents for the matching t-shirt.
REDO, RESTYLE, RECYCLE...Thrifting ROCKS...it can even be sexy!
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