DIY: Dad's Shirt Re-fashioned

So this is going to be my VERY FIRST tutorial!! I hope it makes sense and I hope I took the right pictures so you can understand it.  You can always just email me with questions! =)

My dad had a dress shirt that he wasn't going to wear any more.  This is what he had....

I have always been a fan of this shirt and the pattern on it, so I quickly took it, "Thanks, Dad!".  You can see in the above picture that I already pinned it inside out, but you get the general idea of the shirt. =)  I decided I wanted the shirt to be form fitting and long, so I didn't cut any length.

Next, I cut the sleeves off at the seam. I sewed the shirt where I pinned earlier, to take the shirt in to fit. 

I forgot to take a picture, but I cut the arm holes at a diagonal for a more feminine look and hemmed the arm holes. I had previously tried the shirt on prior to this, and J told him it looked a little butch haha. 

My next step was cutting up the sleeves.  I cut off the major seams and the cuff.  I then cut the sleeves into strips. 

I sewed the length of the strip of fabric and gathered it to make a ruffle.  The ruffle was then pinned to the shirt on the side with the buttons, and sewed on.

I did the same step for the side with the button holes on it.

VIOLA!! Finished product.  I'm sure you can see the pins on the side, I put it on and realized it needed a little tiny bit of adjustments.  But I had told J that I would stop after an hour and my hour was up.  I was so excited with the project though, that I HAD to show it off TODAY!

I'm still undecided on the length.  I like it long but wonder if I should shorten it so that it will tuck in nicer?  Like I said, I still haven't decided.  This was a fairly up front project, it was a little difficult trying to get the 'measurements' correct, a little guess work was involved, but I am happy with the outcome.  So ladies, if your dad, husband, brother, boyfriend, etc have dress shirts that don't fit or they don't wear -- refashion it for you! =)  My next one probably won't be fitted...can't wait to find another shirt! =)