New Camera and New Reconstructed Shirt!

Ok, so first of all a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE thank you my mom and dad for my early birthday present!!!!! I don't turn 21 for another month and half, but my mom was in town and she and I went to pick out my brand new camera. :)
Now, for my shirt that I did today!

 

So here's the background info:

I used the white tee to dye my hair back in December and dripped some dye on the front that, of course, strained it.

I also had a light green shirt that the hem had come partially undone. Done ask me why, but I'd rather turn an item of clothing into something completely different than try to fix it. 

This weekend, I'll be at the coast, and even though it will probably be WAY too cold, this would be cute to wear over a swimsuit if I start feeling brave. And now, here's how I did it!

Choose the shirt you want to use as your base, and cut off the bottom, the sleeves and neck line. (You can kinda see the stains here.

Let your kitty help for a little bit before kicking her off. :) <3

Fold your shot in half, long- wise and make sure the sleeve holes are at least relatively the same. This would also be the time to cut them wo where the go down further, if you want to. I did. 

(If you want) sew the raw edges. 

Has anyone else ever noticed how most sewing pictorials include a close- up shot of the machine "at work"?? :P

Now for the hardest part.

Get some paper and completely cover the stains on your shirt with it. Mark where the stains are with a pen, so as to keep them in mind when drawing your design. I was originally inspired by the design here but decided I didn't want to be up all night cutting and sewing on flower petals that would cover ALL the stains and still look good. Plus, I saw this super cute squirrel drawing when I was browsing google image.

I decided to go with two pieces of paper taped together because fitting that squirrel and his bushy tail on a single page would just look silly.

Cut your design out and pin it to your second shirt. Cut out and repeat with fusible interfacing.

Pin your design to your shirt, making sure you pin it so that the stains are covered.. Sew. I did a 1/4inch "seam" but you can do whatever suits your fancy.

This is my "completed" shirt. I sewed a button on for an eye, and I wanted to sew and acorn or something, but I don't have any brown fabric, or acorn shaped anything. I tried sewing a gem on instead, but it wasn't something that was meant to be sewn down, and kept falling off. This is it for now, though I'll probably add more later. :)
It's time for me to get some sleep though- I've got a lot drive to see the boyfriend tomorrow! Yay!!
- Sonja