Op Shop Refashion - Funky pink shirt

What's that? Another op shop find? Surely not! Well, not my usual find anyway.

Something about this pattern made me get this shirt, despite:

• the button-up style that I dislike
• the polyester fabric that is too hot for my city
• the long sleeves
• the collar
• breast pockets
• the length

But it's such a great pattern and I love how the pink and khaki green go together.

So, the first step:  remove all those aspects that I don't like about it with a seam ripper.

The pockets were sewn on very well, so it took a lot of unpicking!

They finally came away though...

I also removed the collar, because I don't like how I look in them.

And then I chopped most of the sleeves off, leaving enough to play with. I thought really small, capped sleeves might be nice.

Then another chop to take some of the length off.

All the edges were hemmed and finished off, including the bottom hem. I removed all of the buttons and sewed the front seam closed. 

Even with the collar removed, I wasn't happy with how high the new collar sat.

 I pinned it under again and was much happier.

It sits high at the back.

I tried it on and was even happier.

 I also pulled some beaded trim out of the new box and tried in a few ways.
On the neckline?

 Over the shoulders?

 Perhaps on the back? Though that would be uncomfortable if I leaned back in a chair.

 But I settled on putting it from the bottom. Lots of pinning before I sewed so that it didn't slip!

And what it did a good job of disguising was where I had accidentally hemmed the bottom the wrong way, turning it up instead of down.

 After that it was a matter of finishing the sleeves with a nice, pointed shape.

And then I had another top! It matches some of my skirts, too.