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Melissa Mortenson from The Polkadot Chair guest blogs at Thirty Handmade Days with a tutorial showing how to make her T-Shirt Sun Dress. The loose fitting t-shirt dress is perfect for summertime fun! It’s made from two t-shirts, plus some… Read more ... 
Amy from H is for Handmade shows how to make her “Knot” Again! tee. This is so cute tee! A strip of fabric is appliqued down the front and embellished with a row of knotted ribbon ties. Get the tutorial… Read more ... 
Sleep sacks can be rather expensive to buy, and difficult to find in a toddler’s size. Maia from Sew Long, Wear Well shows how she created this sleep sack for her toddler son out of an adult-sized pajama suit. (She… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs in the Make It Work series at Sew A Straight Line with a tutorial showing how to add sash and bow to the neckline of a shirt. She calls it her Double Take… Read more ... 
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she turned her old maternity t-shirts into short gathered skirts for her little girl. This is such a great idea!! Because the bottom is already hemmed… Read more ... 
Jill from Creating My Way to Success shows how she created this cute summer dress for her daughter out of a plain tee and a skirted bathing suit. If you don’t have a skirted bathing suit, you could use a… Read more ... 
Megan from Brassy Apple guest blogs over at Liberate Creativity with a tutorial showing how to make her Craft”tee” tote bag out of a t-shirt. This is such a cute tote! The body of the bag is easily made from… Read more ... 
Becca from ThriftStitch shows how she reworked the neckline of a thrifted tee with scrappy flower embellishments. The appliqued flowers are so pretty and give the plain shirt an updated style that you’d expect to find in the higher-priced stores.… Read more ... 
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to refashion an adult-sized t-shirt into a kid-sized one tee. The gathered neck is repurposed from the adult version. Ruching at the sides adds a nice detail. Get the tutorial to find out… Read more ... 
Amy from Nap Time Crafters guest blogs at Homestitched with a tutorial showing how to make this cute t-shirt dress for little girls. The casing on the drop waist creates a bloused top. It’s inspired by a similar dress from… Read more ... 
Jenny from By JG and I Heart Jenny’s Art shows how she created this A-line t-shirt dress. This is such a cute look for spring and summer! I’m loving the contrast around the neck! Get the tutorial and make one… Read more ... 
Kasia from Szyje no bo to lubie shares a tutorial showing how she turned a plain t-shirt into a tank with ribbon applique spelling out a texting abbreviation in oversized letters. This is such a fun idea, and with so… Read more ... 
Jen from iCandy Handmade shares a tutorial showing how she refashioned a plain t-shirt into this Emma Pillsbury-inspired top. Fabulousness!!! Get the tute.
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Zoe from So, Zo… What Do You Know? shows off a super cool refashioning idea that combines two sweaters into one. She recut and reshaped one sweater, but before she stitched it all together, she added contrast shoulder yokes cut… Read more ... 
Jen from My Own Road shows how she created this cute playdress for her daughter out of an older child’s t-shirt and some extra knit. (She got the extra knit fabric from a man’s undershirt, but you could also use… Read more ... 
