First Sewing Project: A T-shirt scarf!

I am so excited to share this! I wrote about my first attempt at the sewing machine here. It didn't go great.

Well the second attempt was awesome and I think I am now addicted to sewing!

Here's what I did.

I began with an old T-shirt of my husbands.  It was huge.  I cut off the bottom and had a lot to work with but I knew I wanted a short scarf so I actually ended up cutting this part too.

Then I attacked the sleeves with my scissors and cut it into strips.

I ironed everything too! Look how wrinkled it was.  It had been sitting at the bottom of my closet for months.  I knew I would use it eventually!

Then I started sewing.  I pinned the strips in pleats on the main part to make ruffles and sewed across.  Perfect little stitces! Nice straight lines!

I made it pretty funky and used different sizes and strips and start the pleats on different ends.  I didn't know how it would turn out and I wasn't seeking perfection.  The stitches are perfect though!

Here's my finished project.  I put three rows of ruffles on each end of my scarf.

And here it is! I think it will be perfect for the spring with a denim coat. 

Let me know what you think! It might be missing something...

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