How can I Still Use That One?

Before I retired,  I had bought shirts with a work logo on them.  I had several shirts that were really no longer appropriate to wear because of the logo.   Some of them have been transformed with my handwoven fabrics.  But today, I decided to try a bit of something different with this one.   It is a tan cotton button down, that I always referred to as my "gas station attendant" shirt.  (Only those of you of a certain age will understand that reference.)

With some hand dyed fabric that I got from Colorways By Vicki Welsh,  I made some patchwork.  Cutting the patchwork into a circle with a die cutter,  I made the patchwork into an applique.  I got the circle sewn on.  I realized that the area was a bit thick with the original embroidery on the shirt and the pieced applique.  Cutting away the backing seemed like the obvious choice.   So I started cutting. After I got it neatly cut away, I saw something: OOPS!  I had cut through the patchwork too.  (Yes I know I should get the funny looking applique scissors with the duckbill blade.)   Time for a regroup.  Hmm, okay fusible applique over the oops to cover it.   Then it needed a bit of something so I did a bit of thread painting on the applique pieces.  
Here is how it looks.

I have not mastered the "selfie" photo

Here is a close-up...just don't look too closely.

The red shapes are done with "Crafted Applique"

I really like having the edge of the applique inside the pocket. It also helps to cover the original embroidered section that way.

I mentioned other shirts.  Here are another I have recycled this way only with handwoven fabric.

This green one had a logo, but no pocket.  I really like a shirt pocket. Why not add one?  And for the wild muse, how about putting it at an angle?

The funny part is that the pocket is not obvious unless I have something in it. One friend said "I didn't realize it was a pocket" when I pulled a piece of paper out of it. 

My original upcycled shirt is this next one.  It did not have a logo - it was just a bit boring, and I was in a playful mood - and I had some batik fabric that I just wanted tp put on it.

Do you ever embellish your clothes to upcycle them or even to just change them?

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