A Shirt Sleeve Refashion

 Hello Readers. I liked the colors of this black and tan outfit. But it did not fit well at all. Let's rework this outfit from top to bottom and make something better.

Before and after.

 

The shirt was too long, the sleeves had weird cuffs that were too tight, the pants were too long... Let's go.

 

I started by cutting the sleeves. I angled my cut towards the shirt. This sleeve is really full and as a short sleeve it will be ruffled and cute. This also removes the long cuffs that were tight on me. Do I have big arms? I don't know, but this will fix the problem and look cute.

 

 I used my serger on the cut edge then I went to the sewing machine, turned the edge under once and stitched it down.

 

I cut the shirt shorter in length. It was very long on me and I knew I wanted to tuck it in. The original length was a little too much to tuck.

 

I used my serger on the cut edge again, turned the edge under and stitched it down with my sewing machine. 

 

The shirt had a new shape now. I liked the fluttery sleeves a lot. The weather will get warmer soon so short sleeves will be great. 

 

These khaki pants were also great but the legs were a bit too long. (#shortgirlproblems)

 

I cut off a couple inches from the pant legs. 

 

I made a new hem and the pants were done.
 

My whole black and tan outfit came together nicely. It has been really rainy here so this was perfect with my raincoat from last time. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shorten Coat Sleeves

 Hello Readers. Sometimes clothes don't fit perfectly. It is easy to shorten the sleeves of a jacket to fit you better. It only takes a few minutes and you don't need a sewing machine. You only need a needle and thread.

 

Before and after.

 

I liked everything about this trench coat. But the sleeves... The sleeves are several inches too long. The sleeves are going to make it hard to drive and I'm gonna wreck! I need to shorten them. I can do this without taking the whole jacket sleeve apart. 

 

 I tried on the jacket and turned the end of the sleeve in.

 

 I folded the sleeve in until it was the length I needed.  

I ironed the sleeve so I would have a crisp fold at the end of the sleeve. I turned the sleeves inside out. Ironing the sleeve made it stay in place well and I can see where my fold is. Now I need to sew it in place. 

I used a sewing needle to sew this by hand. I also use basic black all-purpose thread. I threaded the needle and tied a knot at the end of my piece of thread and I was ready.

I made sure my needle went through the lining (Only the lining.) of the sleeve and...

Then I made sure the needle went through the edge of the sleeve. I sewed all the way around the sleeve to secure the folded edge to the inside of the sleeve. It doesn't matter if this is messy sewing with some uneven stitches. No one will see the inside of the sleeve. 

It only took a few minutes to sew these stitches all the way around the sleeves. You can see my sewing is not anything fancy, that's OK. I just want to hold the sleeve tucked in the sleeves when I am wearing. 

My hand is out of the sleeve better now and it fits better. 

It's cold and windy where I live, I hope you can stay warm and cozy all winter.