Cardigan Power!

I found a couple of cute dresses last week at Kohls, but they're sleeveless.  I couldn't find any cardigans that I liked or wanted to spend money on.  Today on facebook a friend posted a t-shirt upcycling she did...taking a t-shirt and making it into a cardigan.  I spent hours thinking about it and instead of going to bed, I made myself a t-shirt cardigan.  It won't win any beauty pageants or design awards, but it cost me nothing & I love it.  It took an hour for me from start-to-finish.  The next one won't take as long...I really analyzed each cut before I did it.

The t-shirt Before:

I cut it up the middle in the front.  

Then I used a small plastic card to help me cut a some-what straight line to shorten the bottom of the shirt.  I actually did two lines, the first line wasn't short enough.

I then cut the arm hems off.  I took one of the hems & cut in the middle and sewed each half to the top of the shirt to make a tie.

This was so much fun.  I spent no money and now have a great addition to my dresses.  After: