Margaret, from Texas, writes that Generation T is one of the most visited books on her shelf! (Aww…we love to hear that!) She has always collected different fabrics like T-shirts, denim (jeans), and corduroy, and even though Generation T is all about the T-shirt, she’s been able to take her old fabrics and use patterns from the book to create new things. Attached is a picture of her and a friend visiting New York City. Margaret, right, is wearing a skirt made of three navy blue T-shirts plus a Chinese batik T-shirt that someone brought from China for her as a gift. The skirt she made became a favorite in her closet! She says, “I love giving new life to tired things.” We do, too!
[ Posted on December 29th, 2009 ]
Hey Megan, do you think you could get Margaret to share the tutorial on how to make that skirt she’s wearing?
I used the combo for two tutorials from Megan’s first Generation T book (108 ways to transform a T-shirt); #64 Road Trip and #51 Snip, Crackle, Pop!. I followed most of the steps from Road Trip but measured one big panel for the front and divided the blue t-shirts for the sides and back of the skirt. I used the external seam (wrong sides together) from Snip, Crackle, Pop! create texture. For the skirt’s hem, I left the bottom of the t-shirts attached.
Lesson learned – prewash your fabric before you begin to cut. If you don’t, the fabric might shrink at different lengths and then the skirt will not fall at the same length. Yes, this did happen to me because I had never washed the batik shirt so I had to go back and make alterations once it dried. Eek!
Was so happy to receive your book “Beyond Fashion.” Although I’m no good at sewing, I’m hoping to attempt some hand-style to revamp old shirts. However, here is my first no-sew project, Pillow Talk:
http://theforgottenbrush.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-first-no-sew-project.html
Love it!! Thank you so much for sharing these great tuts.
~Laura