My first DIY

Soooo I started reading this girls blog that does a "do it yourself" segment. There's a ton of them out there, but she is a talented creative girl that keeps it to the level of beginner crafters and sewers like myself. Her blog shows easy steps for super cute stuff, not your typical super artsy girl in NYC, that owns a radical sewing machine that you can't afford- type of hipster. Finally someone who doesn't make me feel like poop on my level of talent with the left side of my brain! SOOO I'm an average sewer with out a super artsy radical sewing machine, but I can do your average straight stich with your average Pfaff Hobby sewing machine. Anyway.. wanna super cute well fitted flannel but you don't wanna spend $58 at urban outfitters? Well here you go.. inspired by Teresa

Step 1: Buy a mens flannel with a print you like at goodwill or value village, mine was $7.99. The smaller size the better, because it makes the work much less.



Step 2: Turn inside out try on and stand in cheer leader pose of arms straight out, and have someone pin fitted to desired fit.

Step 3: Use chalking pencil to mark important seams starting with cuff (where the cuff meets the arm sleeve) to armpit and down to bottom hem. Then take out pins and do a dot-to-dot with the chalk pencil using a yard stick.

Step 4: Straight stich following the chalk.

Step 5: Cut excess fabric after straight stitching to 1cm.

Step 6: Zig-Zag edge of seam for anti-fraying (assuming you don't have a over lock serger).

Step 7: Remove button on the cuff and move to spot of accurate fitting because I sure hope you don't have a massive man's size wrist! If you don't know how to sew on a button it's super easy, here's a youtube vid to show you how. Now your weird bulk from the previous seam will be hidden.

Yay! Cute self tailored flannel.