Supposedly there is a heat wave on the way. I say supposedly
because the news hasn't been very good at predicting the weather lately. But,
just in case I am trying to get prepared.
My summer sewing got off to a good start last week, when I
made these quick summer tops. Now I need a few quicker summer tops, because
this heat wave is supposed to start tomorrow.
Living out in the middle of nowhere means that a trip to the
store is a 45 minute drive each way, plus the time it takes to shop. I could
sew a shirt in that amount of time. In fact I could do better than that.
½ hour + sharp scissors + thread = three summer tops
Here’s how.
I cut the sleeves off three long sleeve shirts. They’ll grow
out of these before they need long sleeves again.
Then I hemmed the sleeves with a simple straight stitch on
my machine.
I cut a Hello Kitty Applique out of an old pair of winter pajamas.
It already had a border so I used a straight stitch again to
attach it to the black t- shirt.
There you go, 30 minutes to three quick and free summer tops.
Save your gas. Don’t go to the store, you have everything you need at home.
