instructions for my Isabel Marant DIY top

As promised, here is the tutorial for my Isabel Marant inspired DIY shirt. 

I used this youtube video to sew my patch pockets. Here's the way that I did it:

1. Select your material

I bought a chequered shirt from cotton on for about $20.
I then found some fabric from Spotlight that "clashed" with the coloured checks on the shirt. The fabric was only 75c!

2. Unpick the pockets

This shirt already had pockets so I unpicked them, ready to be replaced with my "clashing" pockets.

3. Sew the top

I drew a template and outlined it on the fabric, ready to be cut.

I then sewed the top section of the pocket.

4. Pin and iron

I pinned about a 1cm seem around the other three edges, and ironed the edges to keep my pocket flat.

5. Secure and sew

I then secured my pocket on wit a bobby pin or two and simply stitched around the three edges.

So at the end of the day, I made a shirt for around $20.75, when the real deal cost $300.
WIN!

Kaye xx