DIY re-purpose: T-shirt into a cardigan.

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Today is the first blog for 2015. May this year be filled with good health, love, peace, inspiration and creativity. Today I share an idea that I have been thinking about for almost all of 2014 but never got around to try it out. I wanted to transform a long sleeved T-shirt into a cardigan and in the process make it add a bit of creativity. With a few printed cotton lycra fabric remnants were as creative inspiration and handful of mismatching buttons the new cardigan turned out to be very pleasing.

Materials:

• Long sleeved T-shirt washed
• Cotton lycra fabric or T-shirt fabric
• An assortment of buttons
• General sewing equipment and matching thread

Method:

1. Place the T-shirt on you work surface and determine the center front and center back. Measure the length of the front and back at this point and note the measurements.

   

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2. Cut the T-shirt in half though both the front and back panels.

   

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3. Cut the cotton lycra into strips. One for the center back panel and two for the two front panels. Use front and back measurements to determine the size of the panels, remember to add seam allowance to app measurements before cutting the panels.
4. Sew the two front panels and back panel in place and use buttons to decorate the two front panels to complete the cardigan.

   

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   Back panel

   

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   Front panel

   
   

   

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   Front panel with buttons

   

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