Refashioned Men's Button Up

Ooh, thanks for trying this! If the bottom part below the waist is too big, I'd use a seamripper and take that part off. Take in the sides on top then re-align the bottom part with the new smaller waist. You should not need elastic if you are using a button down. Elastic, though I haven't tried, I imagine would make the top and bottom parts poof out a little.

As for the bow, I took two rectangular pieces, sewed the long sides together right sides facing each other. Then I flipped it inside out. Folded in the raw edges of the short side and sewed them down to close that side of the rectangle. Do the same for the other short side. Pinch the rectangle in the middle with your fingers so you can see the bow form and a line down where your fingers were holding it. You should have your boot leg bow. Then I laid that over the shirt and sewed down each short side of the bow, tracing the lines where you originally sewed the short sides of the bow closed. You can also stitch down the middle to be safe if you want.

Hope that helps! Let me know if I can explain any specific part better.

Ooh, thanks for trying this! If the bottom part below the waist is too big, I'd use a seamripper and take that part off. Take in the sides on top then re-align the bottom part with the new smaller waist. You should not need elastic if you are using a button down. Elastic, though I haven't tried, I imagine would make the top and bottom parts poof out a little.

As for the bow, I took two rectangular pieces, sewed the long sides together right sides facing each other. Then I flipped it inside out. Folded in the raw edges of the short side and sewed them down to close that side of the rectangle. Do the same for the other short side. Pinch the rectangle in the middle with your fingers so you can see the bow form and a line down where your fingers were holding it. You should have your boot leg bow. Then I laid that over the shirt and sewed down each short side of the bow, tracing the lines where you originally sewed the short sides of the bow closed. You can also stitch down the middle to be safe if you want.

Hope that helps! Let me know if I can explain any specific part better.

Ooh, thanks for trying this! If the bottom part below the waist is too big, I'd use a seamripper and take that part off. Take in the sides on top then re-align the bottom part with the new smaller waist. You should not need elastic if you are using a button down. Elastic, though I haven't tried, I imagine would make the top and bottom parts poof out a little.

As for the bow, I took two rectangular pieces, sewed the long sides together right sides facing each other. Then I flipped it inside out. Folded in the raw edges of the short side and sewed them down to close that side of the rectangle. Do the same for the other short side. Pinch the rectangle in the middle with your fingers so you can see the bow form and a line down where your fingers were holding it. You should have your boot leg bow. Then I laid that over the shirt and sewed down each short side of the bow, tracing the lines where you originally sewed the short sides of the bow closed. You can also stitch down the middle to be safe if you want.

Hope that helps! Let me know if I can explain any specific part better.

I thought they were too big and would get cut off when resizing my shirt but that didn't happen lol. I didn't expect that pocket discoloration to be there either!

Thanks! Must be the bows

Thanks!!