What You Can Do With Old T-Shirts Besides Wash The Car

 I finished my other project tonight.  Skirts made from pieced t-shirts have been all over the Internet lately and on my bucket list of things to try.  My version I made from three XL men's t-shirts from the 75% off rack at the VOA.  That made the total fabric cost about $5.  I used an old four-gore skirt pattern I had laying around.  The pattern was too small (there are adult women with 24" waists??) so getting the fit right was a little tricky.  The pattern was not for stretch fabric so I knew it would "grow" a bit as I sewed it together but didn't know how much.  In the end I added a little piece of elastic at the top, just to make sure it wouldn't fall off if I got all rowdy and started leaping around.  Ya, right.

This was my inspiration skirt.  I bought it at the Cracked Pots show I went to back in July.  It was made by Carrena Lukas of Skrappyjoy.  It is so comfortable and I love the way she did the angles.  Something to aspire to!  She also used a serger so the seams are finished much more nicely than mine.  I just set my old workhorse on a narrow zigzag stitch.  It was really easy so I see more of these in my future and will absolutely be checking out those clearance racks for interesting graphics.  If you decide to give it a try, get the biggest shirts you can.
In the meantime, back to photographing and listing.  My workbench is covered again after that mega-pick last weekend!