I love refashioning things- I've made dresses from scarves, cardigans from jumpers and skirts from dresses. I kept seeing all these men's shirt refashions on Pinterest and when my mum gave me a stack of my dad's old shirts I knew that I had to try one. I refashioned this shirt into a skirt.

The pocket was in the wrong place to incorporate it into the design so I unpicked it.

I then cut along from the bottom of the sleeves all the way around.

From the sleeves I cut two equally sized pieces. I also cut two pieces of fusible interfacing. I attached the two outer pieces right sides together along with the lining and sewed along the edges with 1/2 inch seam allowance to create a long strip. I did the same with the pieces cut from the sleeves and then pinned the two strips together and sewed along the edge leaving the ends open.

I then turned this strip inside out and pressed along the edges well. The openings were then slip-stitched closed. I edge stitched along the edge of the waistband.

I folded and pinned some pleats in the main body of the skirt so that it was the same length as the waistband. I then sewed along the top to secure the pleats. I pinned the waistband and the skirt right sides together and sewed along the top. 

I slip stitched the seam down, pressed and cut off any loose threads.

I'm really happy with how this skirt turned out. I wear it with a black crop-top, ankle-boots, and my faux-leather jacket.  I hope this has inspired you to refashion some of your old clothes and give them new life.

Love Rhiannon x