So I finally got up the guts to try making some adjustments to my shirt.
The shorter sleeve is the one that I fixed. The longer sleeve is the problem. I don't know if you can tell, but around the edge where they sewed that end piece it gets really tight. I tried doing a few other things that didn't work, so I just cut it off as a last ditch effort. I'm glad it turned out well and I like it! I have a red shirt that is the same as this one, so I'll fix the sleeves on that one too.
This is the old sleeve:
And this is the new sleeve:
This is the red shirt--I just finished fixing it. The material is really stretchy, so I kind of pulled and stretched it as I sewed the hem so it would be loose. I really like how it turned out!
7 comments:
Good job on the sleeve altering. It looks good! You didn't need to lose 10 more pounds - you just have good strong biceps!
Both look great! I need to get to my own mending....
I just gave Summer my white shirt that's identical to yours. The sleeves were too tight--right where yours were too tight. hahahaha and I thought about altering it, too, but then just thought, "Oh well, Sum can use it and I didn't want to spend the time on it. Plus, I HAVE gained 10 lbs. and so the middle was snugger than I liked, too. Grrr... It fits Summer just great. Good job making your shirts work for you, Holly. It's so nice to sew and have a machine, huh? I love it.
Look at you! It looks really good! I wish I had the courage to do that! I have thought about redoing some of my shirts to better fit. But I get nervous that it wont turn out and I really like them :) oh well!
Good job Holly, I like the new sleeve length better!
Awesome- looks great!!
That is so funny because mom was just telling me how she tried to do the same thing on some of her shirts. good job. that's always scary to cut into a shirt you really like.
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