August 20, 2012

Not-so-spontaneous DIY Monday: heart pocket tee

When my co-worker and friend, Ashley, had asked me to do something interesting to some of her t-shirts, I was flattered. No one's ever asked me to do anything like that before. The fact that she let me do some sort of project with her t-shirt really meant a lot to me, someone actually thought my DIY stuff was not all that bad. I'm not the best at DIY, as I've said this many times before,but I find so much joy just sitting on my floor and hacking up t-shirts and listening to good music.
Now, for this not-so-spontaneous DIY Monday (because I had actually planned this project out to the best of my ability), I modeled Ashley's shirt from the one I made here.

It's just any other ordinary cotton American Apparel t-shirt. Have scissors, needle and thread, and some willing hands to do this project. I sew everything by hand, I don't own a sewing machine...yet!

Next, using two pieces of fabric, cut the pocket out into the shape of a heart. You can use, one piece of fabric if you'd like. Don't let fabric go to waste!

Sew the two pieces together with any colored thread you want.

Pin down.

Sew the heart-pocket onto the t-shirt but keep the top part open. Then cut the collar if you'd like.

There we go. I don't know why I decided on a heart-shaped pocket (a black heart, no less), but I thought it would be a little bit more cheery than just a regular pocket.

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