Free pattern: Beaver softie
Joy from XOXO Grandma shares a free pattern for making an itty bitty beaver softie. He is sooo cute! He’s got big beaver teeth and a flat beaver tail. He’s small enough to fit in an small metal tin. (If… Read more ...
Tutorial: Baby’s top from a tablecloth
Joy from xoxo Grandma created this lovely little top for her granddaughter out of a thrifted tablecloth! She shares a pattern and tutorial on her blog. The tablecloth had cutwork lace around the edges, which works perfectly as the hems… Read more ...
Tutorial: Combine 2 shirts to make one color blocked button up shirt
Portia from Makery shows how you can combine two button up shirts or blouses into one color blocked top. It’s a great fix if you have some shirts that are either a little shorter than you like or, like one… Read more ...
Tutorial: Upcycled t-shirt kaftan dress
Cindy from Upcycled Design Lab shows how you can create this kaftan dress out of a stack of old t-shirts. The bodice is color blocked from the tops of two t-shirts, and the skirt is a patchwork you can make… Read more ...
Tutorial: Refashioned sweater skirt – and it’s lined!
Hanna from Pearls & Scissors combined a sweater and a t-shirt to make one fabulous skirt. It’s a lined sweater skirt with a hidden elastic waistband. She shares a tutorial showing how she made it. The t-shirt lining smoothes panty… Read more ...
9 tips for upcycling or refashioning old clothing to new creations
Refashioning or upcycling clothes can be an inexpensive (or free) source of fabric for your sewing projects. Not to mention the potential to save yourself some time by repurposing details. Lisa from Mabey She Made It created this tunic and… Read more ...
Tutorial: Lengthen a cropped tee by making it a banded tee
Portia from Makery added a stripe of contrast fabric to a cropped boxy tee to turn it into a longer, banded tee. It’s an easy fix for a shirt that is shorter than you’d like to be, and she shares… Read more ...
Tutorial: DIY cropped sweater
Maria from A Different Fashion came up with a good solution to a sweater tunic that had grown too short. She made it super short, turning it into a crop sweater for layering. Great fix! She shares a tutorial telling… Read more ... Tutorial: Kimono cardi made from a boxy sweater
Portia from Makery shows how she revamped this boxy sweater into a kimono cardigan. The loose fit short sleeved cardi is better for layering than the boxy sweater. It’s also a great fix for a sweater that has damage. She… Read more ...
Tutorial: Refashion an oversized cardigan to a chic sweater tunic
Portia from Miss P shows how she recreated an oversized cardigan into this pullover sweater. In addition to losing the center front opening, she shortens the sleeves and adds a pair of pockets. Wow, what a difference those simple changes… Read more ...
Tutorial: Elastic waist bow blouse refashion
Shannon from 2nd Story Sewing shows how she refashioned a basic button up shirt into a boxy blouse with a bow at the neck and elastic at the waist. The shortened sleeves and shirred elastic waist helps define your figure. … Read more ...
Tutorial: Make a pretty a pillow cover from a fancy holiday top
Tamara from Etcetorize shows how you can refashion a fancy holiday top into a pillow cover. The top might get worn just a few times, depending on how many holiday parties you get invited to, but the pillows can be… Read more ...
Tutorial: Lace trimmed running shorts from pajama pants
Anna from Plan B shows how she refashioned a pair of silky pajama pants into lace trimmed running shorts. The look is a little bit sporty, a little bit romantic. Or leave off the lace trim and just go for… Read more ...
Tutorial: Blazer to coat dress refashion
Mark Montano shows how can transform a plain blazer into a lace trimmed coat dress. It’s a clever refashion that uses lace as a decorative element and also as camouflage where other fabric was pieced in. Individual motifs from the… Read more ...
Tutorial: Slashed reverse applique to cover up ugly t-shirt graphics
I smell a cover-up with this project. But that’s not a bad thing, because this project is all about covering up an ugly t-shirt graphic with a much cooler slashed applique. Lisa from Cuccicuccicoo shares a tutorialshowing how to do… Read more ...