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delia creates

sewing, tutorial, women · October 20, 2010

$1 shirt and skirt

I was perusing the clearance rack at Walmart recently…they have a lot of things on sale for $1. There were only way small sizes and way big sizes so at first I was bummed…but then I got thinking. I bought some extra large shirts made some alterations I now have a new shirt and skirt and all I spent was 2 bucks!

Gotta love that.

First the shirt:

This knit shirt was X-Large and I normally wear medium.

I used another shirt, I like the fit of, as a pattern and cut it down to size on one side all the way through the sleeves…

{hey there is my bleach shirt before it got bleach doodled :)} and then folded it over to cut it identically on the other side.

I sewed up the sides and now I have a very comfy shirt.

I like how long the sleeves and the bottom are.

Very modest. Definitely passes the head, shoulders, knees, and toes test. 🙂

Now for the skirt:

I took this XXL large top and cut off the top. Then I added some t-shirt material as a waistband.

I started out wearing heels but tossed them off and slid on my boots. 🙂 Much better.

I only had so much of this teal knit material so I had to piece it a bit…not as pretty as using one piece. It mostly gets covered up anyway…and it can be used as a maternity skirt! Score! I am NOT pregnant now though. I have to be clear about that! 🙂

I like that if the waistband peeks out it kind of just looks like I have another shirt underneath. It is way comfy {and….shhhh… kind of Spring-y looking but we won’t worry about that!}. 🙂

I think…

I will never look at a clearance rack the same. It doesn’t have your size? No problem! Find something you can make into your size. Beauty Clark.

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  1. Tara @ Tara Being Tara says

    October 20, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    What a great idea!!! The sleeves on that shirt are a great length on you!

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  2. Hannah says

    October 20, 2010 at 9:11 PM

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  3. Hannah says

    October 20, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    You are such an inspiration I think I'll spend more time at the clearance rack! Also I wanted to tell you, I am home visiting my mom and we tried bleaching some inexpensive t's I got at Old Navy. They turned out great except for the fact that we left the bleach on all night and washed them in the morning. Not such a good idea. We now have lots of holes in our shirts 🙂 Good thing we

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  4. Tricia says

    October 20, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    I recently found some great buys on their clearance racks as well. I also go for the larger sizes….it's more for your money! I love the shirt/skirt transformation. Very cute.

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  5. Jennwith4 says

    October 20, 2010 at 9:42 PM

    Definitely gonna be checking out the clearance racks more!

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  6. Erin says

    October 20, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    You are brilliant! And so adorable! 🙂

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  7. Justine says

    October 20, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    I love your newly found skirt! All for a buck, fantastic! And the tshirt band is ingenius!

    Just Better Together

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  8. hiyaluv says

    October 20, 2010 at 10:51 PM

    you have vision delia! i would look at the stuff and think "rubbish" i can't do anything with this nonsense:( but look at you! I am always so impressed!
    :)gina

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  9. nila1920 says

    October 20, 2010 at 11:11 PM

    lovely! so simple yet super cute, i think i'm off to walmart later:)

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  10. LeeAnne says

    October 21, 2010 at 12:07 AM

    I love the shirt-to-skirt!! It's so cute!

    By the way, Carlos and I made some of those paper pumpkins! There's a pic on my blog 🙂

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  11. Sawdust and Paperscraps says

    October 21, 2010 at 3:50 AM

    You are adorable! Cute skirt too.

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  12. Jason and Danielle says

    October 21, 2010 at 5:39 AM

    I love it. you are so creative and have given me a new outlook at the clearance rack :>

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  13. The Bonjour Four says

    October 21, 2010 at 5:39 AM

    you're amazing! never would have thought to do that!

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  14. sneezerville says

    October 21, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    great ideas! makes me want to head to wally-world tonight! ha!

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  15. sneezerville says

    October 21, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    great ideas! makes me want to head to wally-world tonight! ha!

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  16. pickmepam says

    October 21, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    totally inspiring!

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  17. dana says

    October 21, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    Fun! cute ideas!

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  18. kirstin & jordan says

    October 21, 2010 at 6:55 PM

    love these! you are too cute!

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  19. sisters4saymoreismore says

    October 21, 2010 at 10:23 PM

    amen sister! bigger sizes = cheap fabric! love!

    ~selina

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  20. CJ says

    October 22, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    I just bought that same exact shirt to make a skirt for my daughter! It is the pinky/red one and it was a small but I still think it will fit her just fine. I had to pay $3 for it though. There was only one and I didn't want to risk it not being there another week. Thanks for the idea/tutorial!

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  21. Homemade Aspirations says

    October 26, 2010 at 2:11 AM

    Great Idea! Sooo cute! I'll keep my eye out for those major sales and be prepared for some experimentation!

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  22. Mrs. Brittany says

    October 27, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    Adorable! Can you post more tutorials on how you did the skirt?…I'd love to do that!

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  23. Yellowbird says

    December 12, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    And…this post just earned you a new follower! Ha, I'll bet you are super excited.

    Such a great idea with the skirt. I don't know how to sew zippers so I always shy away from modifying dresses/skirts. But next time I'm totally trying the t-shirt material idea. Awesome.

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