Summer Cami

I think I have fallen in love with re-fashioning men's shirts - plus its so easy, my kind of sewing. So far I've only done three re-fashions, two peasant style and now a cami. This was probably the most' interesting' refashion so far since I made it up as I went. It was made out of another men's short sleeve top and took just over 2 hours which isn't too bad. After a lot of deliberation and trial/error this men's shirt became a skirt, then a blouse and finally a cami. Originally it was going to be a skirt with huge pockets where the sleeves had been but when I tried it on and it didn't fit well. Then I thought about making it a boat neck blouse but I'd already cut too much. So it became a cami by deflaut which kinda worked out well. Basically I just cut and pleated until the shirt fit around my chest and added straps. There are three pleats on each front panels and three pleats across the back (one box pleat and one normal on either side). This top is still a little big for me but I think it will be nice to wear with a cardigan or over a tank top in the warmer weather.
~ Sarah xx