My crafty spouse, Jacque, just finished modifying some high-visibility cycling shirts for me. We were at
Walmart a few nights ago when she spotted some bright "Day-Glo" yellow-green tee shirts for the smoking price of $4.00 each. After a bit of discussion she decided to purchase 3 of them and use one of them as "Donor Fabric" for adding pockets to the other two. They came out looking pretty fabulous. Not only were they ripped up the middle and velcro zip-strip added (I can ride with my shirt as open or closed as I like), but they now have Jacque's famous king-size pockets. Forgive the spotty photography: Jacque refused to take the photos since she didn't think it was enough of a "project" to interest anyone. Little does she realize what such things mean to an all-thumbs male who can sew but cannot make it come out looking good....
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| Happy Rider with Shirt Open |
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| Shirt Zipped Closed. You can see the 2 pockets in this view |
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She realized she could use the bottom hem of the donor shirt fabric for the upper hem of the pockets. Cool. Reduced effort and sewing time.
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| Close-Up of Velcro Front Strip |
I have to figure some way to repay her efforts. It may involve more shopping......
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