Faded Jeans to Kid's (or adult!) Play Crown

It's tricky to get much refashionable fabric out of a smaller size pair of faded jeans, so I thought for a while if this pair was worth keeping. I'm glad I did! I chopped it up and turned it into a play crown for my toddler son.

I shared the tutorial and free pattern; there are pieces to extend it so it would fit an adult easily. I'd love to see this turned into a boho fashion accessory - unfortunately I am hugely pregnant and mainly living in yoga pants and sweatshirts so I can't make it work for myself!

 I normally blog at Swoodson Says but this was a contributor post, so download the pattern and see the tutorial at Creative Green Living!

Plain Grungy Sweatshirt to Ugly Christmas Maternity Sweater

I'm not sure if it's a "thing" outside of the U.S. but I can always tell when Ugly Christmas sweater party invites go out because the aisles at Goodwill get crowded! I was invited to DIY an ugly sweater with Tulip glitter products (so the post is sponsored; don't want anyone to be surprised/irritated if they click over!) and made a quick tutorial for how to make this sweatshirt, maternity style.

I think making your own ugly sweater is even more fun than hunting for a "real" one! Tutorial & a few detail shots on my blog, Swoodson Says, here.

30 minute Freezer Paper Stencil Refashion

You've heard of freezer paper stencils, right! I usually see them used for kid's clothes but I'm all about them for adults too. I used a boring tester garment and added a baseball-style graphic in under 30 minutes.








Tutorial on using freezer paper & other pictures at Swoodson Says.
http://swoodsonsays.com/easy-t-shirt-freezer-paper-stencil-refashion-greenstyle-creations-raglan-pattern-review/

Gathered Waist Dress to Empire Waist Maternity Tunic Refashion

I'm pregnant with my second kiddo so I've been revisiting all the ideas I had for refashioning maternity clothes! This one is super simple; just shifting the waist up and adding two strips of elastic to gather:

More detail photos at Swoodson Says!

Sewing Optional Winter Cowl Refashion

If you live in the United States it might be getting chilly in your neighborhood! I am ready for fall and love digging through the racks for soft wool sweaters. This is a super quick and easy refashion - I just chop the sweater body off! If you'd like picture instructions or more pictures, check out my blog post.

Silk Button Up Refashion

This refashion isn't mind  blowing - I simply cut up a large man's shirt, flipped it backwards, and cut out the Grainline Studios Scout Tee pattern, and sewed it up again. But, I know sometimes I'm inspired by a certain fabric or look so hopefully this refashion will do that for you!

The before!

The after!

Button in the back :)
See more pictures on my blog at Swoodson Says.

Five Minute Maternity Skirt Refashion

I've been digging through some of my archives for projects to share because I know how expensive maternity clothes can be! This is probably my favorite maternity refashion because it is so insanely quick and could easily be done by someone without a sewing machine.

The project's success is a little dependent on finding the right style sundress with shirring; a more advanced sewist could simple buy a bigger t-shirt and shir it themselves! A few (bad, old) pictures and instructions on my blog.

Introduction & 1 Silk Maxi Skirt Refashioned 3 Ways

Hi! I'm Stephanie and I blog at SwoodsonSays.com about things I sew and craft for myself & my family. Refashioning motivated my start in sewing and I love doing it! 

One of my most recent refashions has the before & after pictures all together in one shot - I cut up one silk maxi skirt and used it three different ways to refashion three tops!

I share steps to recreate each look with more pictures in this post here, I look forward to sharing more refashions with the Refashion Co-op!