Refashion shirt to jacket

We all have that shirt that just does not fit comfortably or is not in style anymore. So we decided instead of throwing it out to try something with it. What did we have to lose.
First thing was to dye it because the white was dingy. I used Maroon because of the florals and it did not turn out bad.

Because it was a little snug we decided for an open look. When you have to cut a T-shirt I found ironing the edge you are going to cut makes for a better cut. since the neck had a weird trim I folded that in.

Again before sewing iron your edge it helps to keep the material straight without any weird stretching and you can see if there are going to be any problems like the corner that needed to lie flat. I used pinking shears so did not have to worry about the edges.

To dress it up a little I used black rhinestones in the hearts of the flowers to give it a sparkle and added trim to the neckline.

Now its a new top that she can use more often with three different tanks underneath.