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Tutorial: Boxy cardigan refashioned from a pullover sweater

March 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Hanna from Pearls & Scissors shows how she refashioned a pullover sweater into a cropped boxy cardigan. The refashion involves turning the sweater 90 degrees, with the hem of the original sweater ending up as the front opening. You could… Read more ...

Free pattern: Beaver softie

March 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

March 9, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

March 1, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

February 15, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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!

February 6, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

February 5, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

January 29, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

January 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

January 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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

January 5, 2015 by Anne Weaver

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 ...