I was perusing the clearance rack at Walmart recently…they have a lot of things on sale for $1. There were only way small sizes and way big sizes so at first I was bummed…but then I got thinking. I bought some extra large shirts made some alterations I now have a new shirt and skirt and all I spent was 2 bucks!
Gotta love that.
First the shirt:
This knit shirt was X-Large and I normally wear medium.
I used another shirt, I like the fit of, as a pattern and cut it down to size on one side all the way through the sleeves…
{hey there is my bleach shirt before it got bleach doodled :)} and then folded it over to cut it identically on the other side.
I sewed up the sides and now I have a very comfy shirt.
I like how long the sleeves and the bottom are.
Very modest. Definitely passes the head, shoulders, knees, and toes test. 🙂
Now for the skirt:
I took this XXL large top and cut off the top. Then I added some t-shirt material as a waistband.
I started out wearing heels but tossed them off and slid on my boots. 🙂 Much better.
I only had so much of this teal knit material so I had to piece it a bit…not as pretty as using one piece. It mostly gets covered up anyway…and it can be used as a maternity skirt! Score! I am NOT pregnant now though. I have to be clear about that! 🙂
I like that if the waistband peeks out it kind of just looks like I have another shirt underneath. It is way comfy {and….shhhh… kind of Spring-y looking but we won’t worry about that!}. 🙂
I think…
I will never look at a clearance rack the same. It doesn’t have your size? No problem! Find something you can make into your size. Beauty Clark.
What a great idea!!! The sleeves on that shirt are a great length on you!
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You are such an inspiration I think I'll spend more time at the clearance rack! Also I wanted to tell you, I am home visiting my mom and we tried bleaching some inexpensive t's I got at Old Navy. They turned out great except for the fact that we left the bleach on all night and washed them in the morning. Not such a good idea. We now have lots of holes in our shirts 🙂 Good thing we
I recently found some great buys on their clearance racks as well. I also go for the larger sizes….it's more for your money! I love the shirt/skirt transformation. Very cute.
Definitely gonna be checking out the clearance racks more!
You are brilliant! And so adorable! 🙂
I love your newly found skirt! All for a buck, fantastic! And the tshirt band is ingenius!
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you have vision delia! i would look at the stuff and think "rubbish" i can't do anything with this nonsense:( but look at you! I am always so impressed!
:)gina
lovely! so simple yet super cute, i think i'm off to walmart later:)
I love the shirt-to-skirt!! It's so cute!
By the way, Carlos and I made some of those paper pumpkins! There's a pic on my blog 🙂
You are adorable! Cute skirt too.
I love it. you are so creative and have given me a new outlook at the clearance rack :>
you're amazing! never would have thought to do that!
great ideas! makes me want to head to wally-world tonight! ha!
great ideas! makes me want to head to wally-world tonight! ha!
totally inspiring!
Fun! cute ideas!
love these! you are too cute!
amen sister! bigger sizes = cheap fabric! love!
~selina
I just bought that same exact shirt to make a skirt for my daughter! It is the pinky/red one and it was a small but I still think it will fit her just fine. I had to pay $3 for it though. There was only one and I didn't want to risk it not being there another week. Thanks for the idea/tutorial!
Great Idea! Sooo cute! I'll keep my eye out for those major sales and be prepared for some experimentation!
Adorable! Can you post more tutorials on how you did the skirt?…I'd love to do that!
And…this post just earned you a new follower! Ha, I'll bet you are super excited.
Such a great idea with the skirt. I don't know how to sew zippers so I always shy away from modifying dresses/skirts. But next time I'm totally trying the t-shirt material idea. Awesome.