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Merrick from Merrick’s Art shows how she refashioned a sleeveless maxi dress to a shorter dress with a high low hem and three quarter sleeves. The fabric she cuts off the hem is used to make the sleeves that she… Read more ... 
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how she shortened a denim jacket to make it a cropped jacket. It’s a quick style fix that’s easy to do. The original jacket was too long and looked… Read more ... 
Pillowcase dresses don’t have to be made from pillowcases. They’re awful cute (and super comfy) when made out of an adult t-shirt, too. Old school shirts, sports team shirts, concert tees – all will make awesome dresses for little girls. … Read more ... 
Over at Love Maegan you can see how you can add an open back to a button down shirt with just one simple cut and one easy seam. The opening gives the shirt a flirtier, more feminine back. She hand… Read more ... 
Sally Ann shares a tutorial showing how she took a skirt that was several sizes too big and sized it down to fit. She also shortened it to a more flattering length. And with the extra fabric, she created a… Read more ... 
Anne from WobiSobi shows how a couple of t-shirts can become this strapless ruffled shirt. It’s a blousy strapless top with a ruffle at the top and at the bottom. It takes just some simple cuts and a couple of… Read more ... 
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make her Origami Dyed Ruffled Tube Top. The ruffled tube top is refashioned from a plain t-shirt. She shows how to fold the t-shirt … Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs at Brassy Apple, showing how you can refashion a large scarf into a summer skirt. You’ll need a larger scarf for this project. A scarf measuring 24? x 72? will make a skirt… Read more ... 
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how you can make this easy big bow t-shirt for a little girl. The big bow is soo cute and soo girly! It’s a quick, easy sewing project if you use a purchased t-shirt,… Read more ... 
Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how you can refashion an adult’s or older child’s cardigan into a cute cardigan onesie for a baby. She includes a free pattern that you can use to make one in a 0-3 month size. … Read more ... 
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial showing how to this chevron tie-dyed halter top, with no sewing required. Her tutorial shows how you can make the chevron tie-dye on a plain t-shirt. Then, she links to a previous tutorial showing… Read more ... 
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how to refashion a plain t-shirt into this gathered shrug. It’s a super fast, super easy project. She says it can be done in just 10 minutes! It make… Read more ... 
