During the first heatwave I tackled a few of the clothing refashions:

I turned the brown lacy top inside out, put it on the dress model and marked the new necklines:

Pinned and sewed:

Much better:

The blue t-shirt was so badly made that not only did the stripes not line up, they were at quite an angle. I wound up cutting the seams off and using the remaining two pieces as fabric. A sleeveless t-shirt laid over this was my pattern, and I used the hems at the bottom and arms for the new sleeve edges and neckline:

(I didn’t notice the stain until after I’d made it. Fortunately it came out in the wash.)

The wrap top fabric is quite thin now, so this is going to be its final incarnation, as a caftan top:

All I had to do was move the straps onto the inside of the back, make two buttonholes in matching positions on the front:

Then sew the back and front together with two lines of stitching between the arms and body.

No more gaping armholes.