My sister-in-law recently gave me a shirt that didn’t fit her. I tried it on and really liked it, except that it was just big enough to look too big and the neck was open a little too low for my comfort. It laid on my sewing chair for a couple weeks. I didn’t really want to take it apart (just the side seams) and resew it. Also, there wasn’t an extra button like I was hoping – I wanted to add another button & button hole at the top. Then, I had a brainstorm – I didn’t need to take it apart; I could just resew it.
I took each side in about 1/2 inch – I didn’t measure or anything, just eyeballed it. I also didn’t change my thread…normally I would, but it does make it a little easier to see the pink in this picture.
Instead of making another buttonhole (not one of my favorite things to do), I just used a snap. It was so much easier!
I think the whole process took less then 15 minutes. The moral of the story – don’t over-think things and make it harder than it needs to be!
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