Fabric Scraps to T-shirts

 Hello Readers. Hot summer weather means t-shirts. I realized I had so many fabric scraps that I could make several t-shirts from all the scraps. I would piece them together and make as many as I could. I like to use fabric scraps, fabric is too pricey to throw out the scraps. Let's see how making my own t-shirts goes. 

 It's a t-shirt bonanza! 

All of my t-shirts started here. This is my scrap basket. It was getting pretty full so I decided to organize it. I realized some of the fabrics went together nicely and I could make some t-shirts for myself. 

I used this pattern. It is Very Easy Very Vogue 8062. It had small cap sleeves that were part of the shirt itself. It seemed easy to put together and I was going to make several so a simple pattern would be best. A similar pattern would be this Simplicity New Look 6216. This pattern is for a shirt with the same kind of sleeve so you only have to cut out the shirt front and back and sew them together.

I sewed the scrap pieces together until I had enough for the front and/or back of the shirt. 

 

I was basically making panels that I could cut into a shirt shape. I held the pattern piece next to the pieces of fabric to make sure the fabric was big enough to cut out my shirt piece. Every shirt turned out different colors and arrangements based on the scraps I had to use. 

 

When I cut out the front and back of the shirt I sewed the shoulders and side seams together as the pattern directed. 

 

 I hemmed the bottom of each shirt by turning the raw edge under twice and stitching it down with my sewing machine. A good beginner machine is this Singer sewing machine.

 

I wanted to make the necklines as simple as possible (And use the least amount of supplies.) so I used my serger around the neckline (Rainbow colored thread.) and then turned it under and stitched it down with my sewing machine. 
 

This shirt had a lot of linen and I loved the colors. I didn't stop there. 

 

I put scraps together without much plan. I just liked the colors and patterns. 

 

I just had to make the scraps go together until I had one connected piece big enough to cut out my shirt. 

 

I used my serger on the edges and then turned them under and sewed them down. 

These shirts were fast to put together and I started to get obsessed. I kept repeating the process. 

I liked these fabrics and they were already cut into strips so this shirt is going to be stripes. 

I was on a roll and I kept going. 

 

 Some of the fabrics were so much fun. I don't know where this cat fabric came from but I loved the cats with the polka dots. 

 

Little french bulldogs? Yes, please!

 

Bumble bees? Of course. 

 

This one includes a piece of embroidery that I found at a thrift store. 

 

When I got to these shirts, I realized I had enough scrap fabric to make matching shorts. So with my "Go big or go home" energy, I made 3 pairs of shorts. At this point, I was tired of making t-shirts. I had more than enough for the hot days of summer. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.