Easy Sweatshirt Make Over

How To Make Your Sweatshirt be "Off the Shoulder"

Front of the sweatshirt when done

• I have a sweatshirt my dad gave me. 
• It commemorates, Fly Girls, women who flew planes for the military during World War 2. 
• These test pilots flew in all types of weather and sometimes logged in more flight hours then their male counterparts. 
• They flew B-29 bombers and other "difficult" air craft. 
• They were also considered civilians, not given military status, til the 1970s.
• For more details check out this NPR article.
• It's a story of women rising above expectations and proving "they could fly."
• And my dad, gave me a sweatshirt honoring these wonderful women 
• But the sweatshirt didn't fit me right. 
• And it remained in the bottom of my drawer.
• So, with nothing to lose, 
• either letting it be a sweatshirt that I never wore, 
• or giving it away. 
• I chose to take scissors to it.
• And it turned out to be 
• super easy 
• incredibly quick 
• and ended with a sweatshirt I love and wear often.
• So, I'm sharing it here
• Note: I made the back the front, and the front the back. 
• So cut a V on the front you want. 
• And cut a scoop on the back you want.

Front before

Back Before

Cut the back of the sweatshirt off in a V shape removing the tag.

Remove Scrap. Adjust if needed.

Remove the collar on the front of the sweatshirt.

• Then I put it on 
• and added a belt
• It now comes off my shoulders
• And now, I'm proud to wear it for multiple reasons

Back of the sweatshirt when done