Spontaneous Sewing for Sof

Sofi is a die-hard Avengers fan, partly because of all the comic books she and Odie inherited from their Dad and partly because of all the extremely cut older men playing the various superheros. (At least she just likes boys she can't have. That's easier for me!)

....and she's always whining that all of the Avengers shirts are in the boys section, and (thus) I won't buy them for her.  Well, today she dug this shirt out of Odie's drawer. Never been worn. Still, long-sleeved and boy-cut. Bleh. Lucky for her, we can sew.

 I had her bring one of her shirts down for a pattern. We cut off the collar, hemmed up the neckline, shortened the shoulders, and turned the sweltery long sleeves into cute ruched ones (with a couple pieces of elastic)

And she got to go see the Avengers in an Avengers shirt (+Spiderman and Wolverine....but we all know they should have been included if NYC was under attack.) Happy Day!

I didn't make her sew anything (time crunch), but she had to sit and listen to my process as we cut things apart and put them back together. Next time I'll just coach, while she sews. I just have to find the right shirt, to give her the proper incentive.  :)