Shirt solution for a short torso

I have a REALLY short torso…

so, shirts are usually way too long on me.

on top of that, i have HUGE hips!  So all my shirts are too tight once they pass my waist

I recently bought several tops from old navy – simple jersey shirts, and of course had the same problem

this time, instead of returning them, i decided to use my new sewing skillz =)

For most of them, I used a twin needle and simple made a new hem on the shirt, and then cut off the excess fabric.

Pretty simple.

For this one, however, I had a little bit of fun.  I made several rows of pintuck seams along the bottom of the shirt.  This way I kept the original hem, shortened the shirt, and made a cool pattern along the bottom.  plus, the extra sewing along the bottom of the shirt made it stretch out a bit, which accommodates my hips better.

Stil have a long way to go before these efforts look profressional, but better than returning the shirts!