Two Shirts and remnants for a Skirt and top duo.

This weeks project was a spur of the moment thing. I was packing up all of my belongings and decided to leave my sewing machine up until last. Good thing, because I had this idea and I like how it turned out.

I started off with two shirts from the same manufacture that were the same material, and two matching remnants. 

I marked the length of the 3/4 sleeve on my arm. 

I cut each of the sleeves off.

I also cut the bottom of the shirt off at the waist.

Then I measured up from the bottom where I wanted the lower hem to be and cut it from the other shirt. 

After that, I cut a long strip to put in at the waist. 

With right sides together I stitched the band at the waist of the top half of the shirt.

Then to the bottom half of the shirt. 

Successfully making the top, significantly longer. 

Then I cut two bands the length of the arm holes.

I stitched them closed, then with right sides together, pinned each to a sleeve. Then I flipped  up and folded in half the band. 

Then the top was finished. Instead of stitching the skirt to the top to make  a dress, I liked it as a shirt and opted to make a separate skirt 

I took the remaining remnant fabric and stitched it all together in a long loop. and did a wide hem at the top. I don't currently have adequate elastic, so I put in a drawstring for now, then hemmed the bottom and viola! 

It is finished. The skirt's kinda bunchy under the shirt, but not enough for me to hate it.