The Pinterest Shirt

I love doing 5k races.   I absolutely hate the bulk t-shirts that you get when you do one.  As a plus size woman, they are neither comfortable or flattering.  So I searched pinterest after deciding that I don't need to do a tshirt memory quilt.  So I decide to retrofit it.  And I came up with a tank design that I figured would be easy and cute.  And not to mention time saving.  So this is how I turned this shirt into a tank.

So I started by cutting off arms and the neck.  But here's where I changed it from the pinterest version.  I cut in a straight line just below the neck in the front.  And from the ends of the shoulders in a straight line in the back.  The pinterest version cut straight across the front 1-2" down from the bottom of the collar.  I tried that an a previous shirt.  And it made the shirt way too short.  And the part of the "sleeve" that goes under your arm was too tight.  It was less comfortable than before I hacked it all up.  But altering the pattern on the neck line was better.  That way it kept it's length but fit a bit better in the arms.   It also allowed all the printing on the front and the back to be fully seen.  I used red thread on this shirt so it kinda blended in with the printing.  Depending on the shirt, you'll definitely be sewing over the printing.