Freezer paper stenciled flowers with buttons

The layered lace, the ruched sleeves;  no doubt about it:  this is a FANCY, well loved, filthy dress.
 The kind of filth that just won’t come out in the wash.  Popsicle drips, yogurt smears and whatever else girls get into.   

I cut off the top portion of the dress and sewed the flouncy bottom onto a garage sale $.50 shirt from the Gap.   It’s not quite as fancy as the original with the fake necklace and awesome sleeves, but she likes it.

We enhanced that plain white sweater with some paint and buttons.  I cut out the flower shape with my Silhouette machine and some freezer paper.   We used craft paint (I happen to know that it stains clothes really well) to stencil flowers along one side of the sweater. 

I sewed on colorful buttons in the center of each flower to make a super unique cardigan.
What do you think?

Thanks for looking!
Love,
Amy Jo at The Little Moments

Green Dress version 2.0

About 4 years ago I decided I wanted to learn to play tennis.  I did take a class but it didn't stick.  I made this tennis dress out of men's polo shirts from the thrift store. 

But I never wore it, since I never really played tennis.  Well, space is at a premium in my apartment and in order to justify keeping this, I had to turn it into a regular dress that I would wear.  So I found a scrap of navy and white striped polo shirt left over from another dress I'd made, and added some length to the bottom, a belt, and some trim around the neck.  I also shortened the sleeves. 

I've worn it a couple times, so I guess the goal was accomplished!

The Zipperific Top

Transform a boring shirt into a funktastic zip-up cut out top in a jiffy!

 

 ...check out my step-by-step video tutorial

Thrifted XXL knit skirt to dress

I thrifted this XXL teal blue elastic waist cotton knit skirt with pockets from my local thrift store. I liked the colour and the fabric and thought I could make a top or dress out of it. This is the before:

With the help of a thrifted pattern (McCall 4842) and remnants from an old nursing shawl, it became this:

See more about this at: http://lovenicky-froufrou.blogspot.ca/

A classic refashion

Several years ago my grandmother gave me this cashmere blouse. It had a very high and uncomfortably tight turtle neck. So I redid it to a boat neck. But I for some reason didn't wear it anymore now. Such a shame, since it is woooooonderfully soft, thin and warm. Something had to be done!

So I made it a V-neck cardigan instead (have you any idea how frightening it is to cut up something that expensive??! ;).
I added white satin bias tape to the edges.

It can be casual.

Or classic.

More refashions and sewing projects at my blog Saga i Farver

Short & Sweet

This dress was a smidge too large, but I didn't feel like just taking it in.

Honestly, I prefer pants/shorts to dresses/skirts most days. I thought I might get more wear out of this as a top instead. So I chopped off the length, took in the sides, and rehemmed my raw edges. A super simple switcheroo, and in no time at all I've got a new cami with just a hint of peplum.

Find out more at CarissaKnits!

DIY refashion : T-shirt weaving

Hello DIYers! 

This week I will show you how to transform a simple t-shirt into a fashionable piece! T-shirt weaving (& braiding) is a great way to reconstruct your old and boring t-shirts. So let's see how is done. 

model: FKappou

What you need is:

• a t-shirt 
• a pair of scissors

Photo 1 & 2
Lay your t-shirt out on a flat surface and use scissors to cut the sleeves. 

Photo 2 & 3
With a ruler and a soap marker start drawing vertical lines at the back of the t-shirt. I draw 13 lines. You can do as many as you like. Then use scissors to open a small hole and start cutting the strips. 

Photo 4
When you finish cutting the strips, the back should look like this. Once the strips are all cut, stretch them so they curl up and narrow. 

Photo 5
It is time to start weaving the back of our t-shirt! Once all strips are curled, start with two strips and pull the second one under the first and back over. In this way you are creating a chain. Go on with the rest of the strips.  

Photo 6

When you finish your tshirt should look like the photo above. 

Photo 7 & 8 
We repeat the same process for the front part. 

Kisses
xx
Tailor Spy

Made in Egypt

Hi folks, today I wanted to share this project from a few weeks back. It started out as a long, green robe....

...and finished up as a summer dress! For more pictures and all the construction details, head on over to Charity Shop Chic.

Refashioning Vintage Wear

I know, I know, this dress was totally adorable BEFORE the refashion, but, in my defense, it sat in my closet, unworn for over a year!

It was a really easy refashion, all I did was turn it into a shirt (simple cut and hem), pretty fun, and gives it a whole new look (plus, I know you all were getting tired of seeing me refashion dresses, right?

Check out more pictures and what I did on my blog!

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Refashioning for Winter

This is a refashion of a pattern to take a summer shirt into winter. Great for getting more use out of children's clothing when a piece that fits one summer may not fit the next.  All the above shirts came from the one pattern that I made using this tutorial Rhonda's Sleeves on Saturday. I really like using yokes in clothing as they allow a mixture of fabrics/patterns can be used. 

I made the pattern in Autumn when short sleeves were fine but with the Aussie winter coming up, long sleeves were going to be required. I measured my daughters arm at the wrist and at the spot the sleeve finished, added about an inch and made a final pattern piece shaped like a trapezoid.  This piece was then sewn into a tube and then the edge of the sleeve was gathered onto it. Voila, the pattern is now extended into winter.

You don't have to sew an item from scratch, though, this method will work on nearly any existing top/dress, woven or knit. You just need to ensure that the edge of the sleeve is slightly larger then the new sleeve piece but flared sleeves work best as this creates a nice puff in the sleeve. Also, although the initial sleeve can be woven (shirt on right the block grey is a woven), the new sleeve piece will need to be a knit, unless you want to spend time creating an opening in the sleeve as well.

For these outfits (except the first pink skirt) it wasn't just the pattern I refashioned, they were all made from fabric offcuts. I was lucky with the silver pleated fabric as it was already hemmed so I all I had to do was add a wide elastic at the top as a waistband.  Wish all my refashions were so quick!

If you are interested in seeing other outfits that I have refashioned and made, please visit my blog:

www.orangewho.com.

Cheers

Mary D

Orange Who? At least it's not all Pink and Blue

AngelFairyDust's very first refashion!

Well, where do I start?

 My name is Lauren and I am a mother of four beautiful children. I live in England with my fiancé David and our kids. I have always enjoyed making things and sewing especially, so in March of this year I decided to start a blog!

I also suffer from Fibromyalgia, hip displacement and degenerative disc disease in my spine so it takes me a very long time to create my refashions, (and everything else I make!) 

But this one was my very first refashion.

I started out with this old denim skirt that I hadn't worn since before the birth of my third child....

It was fraying quite severely at the bottom and had lost around two inches of length because of this, but I really liked it, so I decided to spruce it up a wee bit!

I added some stunning lily print 100% cotton fabric from my stash, which perfectly matched the inner colour of the pockets, and voila!

One very comfy but stylish new mini skirt!

And here is the back...

Pretty huh? It's a shame I can't wear it though because I haven't lost my baby weight yet!

Take a look at this refashion on my blog here

http://angelfairydust.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/my-very-first-refashion.html?m=1

Thanks for looking and thank you for adding me to this wonderful blog!

AngelFairyDust

I refashioned my refashioned refashions

Several years ago, I made this dress from a sarong. Loved it.

After i stopped breastfeeding, I looked forward to wear the dress again. But it didn't fit anymore. The bodice was too small for me. WTD?

I ended up making a corset closure. I put Rigelene (corset wire) next to the studded holes, so the edges would keep their shape.
Now I can wear the dress AND breath at the same time :-).

(No it is not slantning. And yes, I need to find proper corset ribbon.)

A blouse turned cardigan. But the top edges flapped and wonked.

So I remade the cardigan to have a V-neck instead.

Breton-Effect Lace Embellished T-shirt

This is a super-simple idea for creating a Breton-effect top with a twist. Making the stripes with navy lace on a white background gives a feminine touch to what is usually quite an androgenous garment. This effect can be created by simply applying lengths of lace to an existing T-shirt, or (as I have done here) applied to the front piece after deconstructing and before reconstructing an old, larger, plain T-shirt. 

My version started out life as an unwanted mens oversized white T-shirt which I recut using a self-drafted bateau-neck T-shirt pattern. I used strips of jersey harvested from the T-shirt to bind the neckline. This was the only navy lace I had to hand, but I'd love to see this effect created with thinner lace as well. And of course the colour combo needn't be the traditional navy and white!  

Happy Refashioning!

Zoe xxx

Haute Pink

I loved this pink dress so much about 20 pounds ago. It came from a thrift store, purchased for $6. I wore it unaltered several times and always received compliments. Unfortunately, now, it's a bit too big. But the neckline - high in the front and low in the back. The flattering A-line shape. And the color! Oh god, I love the color! I want to be able to wear it again, so it's time for a couple quick tweaks.

I took in a couple inches on the sides and raised the hem about 4-5 inches, and this dress is back in fighting form.

As always, more pics and details are available at CarissaKnits.

Peach Floral Granny Dress

Hello everyone. How is your weekend? It's been raining here  in the Philippines.Anyway herE is my my latest refashion. I just got rid of the sleeves and shortened the lenght of this dress and it was good to go for Live Pure Conference. 

For more photos of other refashions, just visit http://bumandboredproject.blogspot.com