My son found an angry bird shirt in the old shirt pile and wanted it remade to fit him. That’s easy enough. I took the sides in and shortened the hem up. I cut binding from the shirt to hem the armholes. He loves it!
My daughter pointed out to me that it looks like he has no arms. As my son is less than thrilled with modeling for me, this will have to do.
Then I had quite a bit of t-shirt leftover. What to do? Add some decoration to a pair of shorts made from another t-shirt!
I had made him a pair of black shorts and carefully positioned the logo at the hemline. I cut two strips of the angry bird t-shirt scraps 3″-4″ wide and the length of the shorts. I sewed them on using my double needle (before hemming or doing the waistband).
I did the waistband differently than I normally do. Normally I just put the elastic through a casing. This time I sewed the elastic to the waistband. First I sewed the ends of the elastic together. Then I marked fourths on the elastic.
Then I pinned it to the shorts matching up the pins and the seams. I folded 1/4″ over the elastic and sewed it down with a zig zag. Stretch gently as you sew.
Now the elastic can’t go anywhere – no twisting, no weird bunching.
Fold the waistband down and pin it.
Carefully stretch and sew down the elastic.
For this pair I only sewed one time. They’re perfect for gym shorts.
If you want to, you can sew around the waistband a second time 1/4″ from the top.
What else could you make from a t-shirt that is ready for upcycling?
Hi Mona,
I am wondering if you possibly make 2 piece pajamas, with feet, for men out of cotton. We can not find them anywhere. My husband’s feet get cramped from the cold and thought it would be ideal where he could just wear the bottoms with feet