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One Funky Shirt On The Fly

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Every Wednesday is “Half Price Day” at my local thrift shop. And every time I go in I find something I want. The last time I walked out with 2 large rolls of material. It’s polyester, horribly retro, and I love it! Last night I finally rolled it out and found more than enough to make a funky shirt from. There is probably enough to make two or three but I’m giving the rest to another crafty friend of mine to see what she can do with it. I can’t wait to compare what we got from the same material.

Because of how retro the material was I wanted to go back in time with it. It’s not exactly what some would think of when they hear the word retro. Think more along the lines of 1981. That’s right, I went to the 80’s. Big hair, fun fashion, Madonna was still in her prime. I just can’t help myself!

funky striped shirt


I love how the two fabrics do not go together at all. The main print is a smooth cream color with light blue and chocolate brown stripes. The sleeves, neck, and bottom is a pink ribbed material. If I were to give the whole shirt a name I would call it Chocolate Monday. The colors just remind me of chocolates, which is probably why I fell in love with it.
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I did not have a pattern to work with, which ended up messing me up some. I had the image in my mind of what I wanted the shirt to look like and I took it from there. I traced a sleeveless shirt onto newspaper to crate the body pattern, though I miss calculated and it ended up about an inch too small. It fits, but it can be a tight squeeze pulling it on and off. Especially since the striped fabric has no stretch to it at all. The sleeves were created spur of the moment. I had no idea what I was doing, or even if it would work. But I am quite pleased at how they turned out.

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Posted in sewing on October 26th, 2007

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7 Responses to “One Funky Shirt On The Fly”

  1. Eden Says:
    October 26th, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    Great job :)

  2. Kate Says:
    October 27th, 2007 at 5:10 pm

    Great shirt - very groovy fabric!

  3. Csara Says:
    October 28th, 2007 at 1:43 pm

    Very creative - love the shirt!

  4. Sara Says:
    October 28th, 2007 at 3:48 pm

    Super groovy!! I like it!

  5. Melissa Says:
    October 29th, 2007 at 2:04 pm

    I think it is really cute! The colors looks great together. Thanks for sharing!

  6. Make It From Scratch #37 - The Frugal Edition : A Penny Closer Says:
    October 29th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

    [...] from Creative Mom Cafe pays homage to the 80’s with One Funky Shirt On The Fly. She was able to make a fun shirt (without a pattern!) using materials she bought on sale from a [...]

  7. Stephanie Says:
    November 4th, 2007 at 8:13 pm

    Sewing with out a pattern? I’m impressed. OK sewing period impresses me!

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