Five Men's Shirts Skirt

The title says it all - some fun recycling for a quirky look!
I took five thrift shop men's shirts with similar blue-striped patterns to make this skirt. All of the button-strips are sewn shut across the top except I left one that can be unbuttoned so I could put it on.

Tips:
1. Pick matching shirts if you don't want to look too rag-bag.

2. Match everything up at the hem. The top is going to be all jaggedy anyway and you'll have to whack at it to make a waistline anyway, so don't bother trying to line stuff up at the waistline.

3 Don't try to mix and match button strips with different button hole strips. They won't match up! Similarly, put all your button strips/button hole strips the same direction consistently. This will save you much pain and suffering.

4. Give yourself an extra five inches (at least) of waistband and of up-and-down length. You lose a lot of fabric in both directions when evening up the top so you can make a proper waistband. Remember that the button hole and buttons overlap each other when you are figuring out how wide to cut stuff.

Warning: This project harder than it looks! If you aren't a patient person, skip the fitted waist and use an elastic waist band.

Thanks for checking out my project! Happy crafting/sewing/recycling!