3 Tees = 1 Skirt

About a month ago, Becca of Swamp Yankees from Outer Space made a skirt out of t-shirts that really caught my eye. On my next visit to the thrift shop, I picked up a couple of 49 cent tees to supplement a few I already had in my refashion basket.

To start, I just followed Becca's directions! I measured out a pattern to make a six section skirt and cut two pieces from each of three tees.

Next I tried some different combinations, to see how it looked best. I ended up switching the pieces around a few times. Once I found an order I liked, I just sewed all six sections together.

The waistband is where I deviated a little from Becca's directions. I'm not a big fan of drawstrings, except for on pajamas and that kind of thing, because I don't like having that lump under my shirt. Instead, I just sewed the waistband on without making a channel or anything.

At this point, I tried on the skirt, and it didn't seem like it really needed any sort of drawstring or elastic. I did, however, want to add some more body to the waistband, so I added a facing, which I then folded over to the inside and tacked at the seams.

And that's it! Because you line up the skirt sections with the t-shirt hems, there is no hemming necessary! So, what do you think--Can I get away with wearing this to work at the library?

I can't get over how smoothly this went. My seam ripper was at the ready, but I didn't use it once! I think next time I'd like to make one with a theme...like use all Penn State shirts or all bar mitzvah shirts. Got any good ideas?