Pattern Hack: Tonic Tee 2 into Ruched Maternity Tee

I have a dear friend who is pregnant (hooray!!) but struggling to find maternity clothes that fit and that don't cost an arm and a leg. SBCC has a free t-shirt pattern that I thought would be lovely as a scrunched maternity shirt. Plus, awesome pattern hack for the Sewing Indie Month.

 Ruched maternity shirts are so comfy and they look great. Now, my friend lives no where close to me, so I simply made do with my dress form.

To alter this pattern for maternity, I used this gal's tutorial as a guide. I used this to make myself a maternity shirt when I was pregnant with my last baby and did something similar to make a maxi dress with the baby before.

Cutting at the waistline, I added about 5 inches in length and an extra inch on each side of the pattern, grading from the top cut line down to the new bottom edge. It's a rather steep grade, but so is a baby bump! Then when sewing, I gathered the front piece from the original waistline down to about 2 inches from the bottom. Then I simply sewed the shoulder seams, sleeves, and then down the sleeves and sides. Then a simple neck band and hemming sleeves and bottom and we're good to go. I hope she likes it! I also made this 3/4 sleeves instead of long sleeves.Thanks SBCC for a great pattern!