Mumsy cardigan upcycle with jeans

 
Hi everyone, hope you're into another refashion with jeans... because I can never get enough of jeans. And since I know jeans are one of the most polluting fabrics, I feel morally obliged to make good use of it. So here it goes...

Not long after I'd purchased this cardigan (fell in love with the color, but that wasn't enough...) I knew it wasn't the garment I would enjoy for years to come. It didn't suit me after all, it made me look a bit older, and that's never a good sign. I felt it deserved a rejuvenation, which I hope succeeded by shorten the length and adding details in jeans. 

I started with cutting off the sleeves and the bottom ribbing (or border? just spent 10 minutes trying to find the correct English word, so correct me if I'm wrong:)). 

Sorry, you have to go, you're making it too old....

I added a jeans band instead, but that didn't work out at first. The jeans was to heavy, and the fabric wasn't cut on the bias, so there was no stretch and it stood out. I tried to solve it by sewing along the edge with elastic thread (wound up on the bobbin). That was already an improvement!

By way of 'lessons learned', I cut the fabric for the band  the armhole on the bias, that made all the difference!

Then I covered some really ugly buttons with jeans fabric to replace the fussy pearly buttons. 

In the end I still wasn't quite satisfied with the jeans band at the bottom. So I opened the seams and pulled some elastic through the tunnel for some extra gathering. 

I really liked how the buttons turned out!

I had fun with this upcycle, but to be honest, I have been having difficulties lately to find inspiration for new ideas to show you. I've finished at least 63 projects in the last couple of years (you can find some of them here and all projects can be found on my blog), and I had fun with all of them, but sometimes I feel I'm repeating myself. Don't get me wrong, I will never stop refasioning or upcycling my clothes, I'm just not sure if I have new ideas to inspire you guys with. 

So what do you think?
So, I have a question for you, dear co-refashionista's: are there ideas or projects you would like to share yourself on this blog? Or are there any ideas you would like to see worked out on Refashion Co-op? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments (also if you agree I'm repeating myself:)). If you're interested in contributing yourself and shake things up a bit with us, please contact refashionsbychickiewu@gmail.com.  

If you're interested in more details, (or the other 62 projects:)), feel free to visit my blog vermaakster.blogspot.com!