A Shirt

Sewing Machine or needle and thread

Ruler

Step 1: Pick the shirt you want to DIY and put it on

Step 2: Mark about where you want your shirt to stop

Step 3: From that mark add 2 inches. You want to cut a little bit below the 2 inch mark for your seam allowance.  

 Step 4: Next you want to take your measuring tape and measure around your waist from where you wanted your shirt to stop. Once you get that measurement subtract about 4 inches and cut the elastic from that measurement. 

You do this in order for the elastic to appear gathered, and so that it can actually stretch around your waist.

Step 5: Flip the shirt inside out and place elastic about 1/4 of an inch away from the edge of the shirt.

Step 6:  Fold the edge of the shirt over the elastic and pin around the hem of the shirt. Do not pin the elastic to the shirt and do not leave the elastic in the shirt while pinning it. The elastic is there just as a guideline to see exactly how much fabric you will need to cover it.

Step 7: Once pinned all the way around the shirt you can either take it to your sewing machine and straight stitch where you pinned or hand sew where you pinned. 

Step 8: Leave a gap in order to feed the elastic through the shirt.

Step 9:  Once you feed the elastic through the shirt pin the two elastic together and then sew. 

 Step 10: Pin the hole you left open to feed the elastic through and then sew closed. 

And then, you're done!

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