Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt

"Generation T" is a very cool book in theory. I love t-shirts and have a huge collection of them, and when my copy of this book arrived, I spent a whole afternoon flipping through it, imagining what I could do with them. Then, after I came down from my little cloud, it occurred to me, I'm not going to cut up any of my t-shirt that I love, and if I dislike a t-shirt enough to chop it up, I probably don't like it enough to transform it. As a result, this book has sat on my bookshelf, unused, ever since.

The patterns in this book are simple and straight forward. Most require only a minimum amount of sewing, if any, and could be made by a novice. The patterns fall into three categories: tops (tube tops, tank tops and slashed t-shirts), skirts (lots of a-line skirts, most of which look like you've got a t-shirt tied around your waist), and accessories (cushions, a scarf, a blanket, an iPod cozy, leg warmers, bags etc). Whether you like these or not will depend on your own personal taste. However, the thing is, even if you do like these items enough to want to make them, you probably don't need this book to tell you how to do so. It doesn't take a genius to figure out how to turn a t-shirt into a cushion, for example.

This book is worth reading for inspiration if you find it cheap or in the library, but other than that, I wouldn't bother.

I bought this book for my 15 yr old daughter for Christmas at her request. She loves it!! She has made some adorable shirts, her friends are jealous! I plan on making a few too. This book would make an easy jumping off point for your own ideas. Lots of fun!

I purchased The Generation T book just a few days ago and I am so glad I did. All the instructions are easy to follow, you can use clothes that you already have for the projects plus they give little factoids throughout the book. It's fun and if you like DIY projects it can keep your interest until past 2am, lol. Buy it!

I love this book. The instructions are simple, and my old t-shirts get new life! I've done quite a few of the reconstructions for myself and, after a bit of adjusting to the instructions, for my young daughter too.
This book has also inspired me to make a few of my own patterns!

I have had this book for quite some time. I still use it every once in a while to get inspired. I have had some great results, and use the drawstring bad almost every day.
But honestly some of the shirts are just not my style and look a little tacky. I even tried one 2 of the projects and they didn't work out for me AT ALL!