Refashions – Page 31

Sewing Pattern: Refashion a baby sleeping gown into a shirt and shorts

June 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kasey from My Life On The Divide shares a clever refashion of a baby’s sleeping gown. She came up with this project when her baby boy started crawling. The gowns didn’t allow his legs the movement he needed, so she… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make an apron from a man’s button down shirt

June 19, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to turn a man’s button down shirt into a cute apron. The button placket makes a pretty edging for a large pocket on… Read more ...

Tutorial: Back bow t-shirt refashion

June 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jackie from In La La Land shares a tutorial showing how to add some sizzle to a plain t-shirt by refashioning the back into a large bow. Her project was inpsired by a similar tutorial from Let’s Rock It,… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Little boy striped baggie shorts refashioned from a man’s shirt

June 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Vanessa from Designs By Sessa guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to make little boy baggie shorts from a man’s striped knit shirt. The shorts are inspired by similar shorts from Mini-Boden, though without… Read more ...

Tutorial: One shoulder top refashioned from a boxy shirt

June 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer from Two Butterflies shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to refashion a boxy top or plain t-shirt to a one shouldered top right in line with this season’s trends. The shirt should be at least several sizes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rosette embellished t-shirt

June 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Editor’s note: This post is being republished from Tuesday. When I originally posted it, I had the wrong link. It has been corrected.

Carolyn from Carolyn’s Homework shows how she embellished a plain t-shirt with a meandering vine of dimensional… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: 1940’s inspired color blocked blouse refashion

June 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Katja from Of Dreams and Seams shares her latest refashioning project. This time she’s using instructions from a 1940’s fashion magazine that shows how to use two shirts (one black, one white) to make a color blocked blouse. In addition… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sexy summer racerback top refashioned from a button-down shirt

June 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Theresa from Salty Peanut Stitcheryshows how removing the sleeves and cutting new armholes creates a whole new look for a button down shirt. The previously short-sleeved fitted shirt is now a sexy summer racerback top. (You’ll need to use… Read more ...

Tutorial: Knit skirt to halter top refashion

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Mandy Made to find out how to refashion a knit skirt into a summer halter top. She literally turns the skirt upside down to turn it into a top. A few clever seams turn the skirt hem… Read more ...

Cool idea: Sparkly rhinestone hem detail

June 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kate from See Kate Sew shows a pretty detail she added to the hem of a skirt. She used iron-on rhinestones to create a series of sparkly arrows around the hem. The sparkle of the rhinestones on the sheer fabric… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dress to peplum shirt refashion

June 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stacie from Stars for Streetlights shares a tutorial at The Fashion Spot showing how she turned a thrifted (and rather dowdy) dress into a peplum shirt. She uses Aleene’s “Ok To Wash It” fabric glue to make it a no-sew… Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashion a maxi dress to a midi dress with a raised front hem

June 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kasey from My Life On The Divide shows how she refashioned a maxi dress to midi dress with a hem that’s raised in the front. This kind of hem is super popular right now. She shows two options for the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy sundress and shawl for an 18″ doll

June 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Donna from A Doll For All Seasons shows how she created this cute summer outfit for an 18″ doll. If you think she spent time crocheting that shawl or shirring and hemming the little sundress, you’re wrong. The dress is… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Turn a polo-style shirt into a loose-fitting top

May 30, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls shows how you can turn a man’s polo-style shirt into a loose fitting top for yourself. She models it so the front buttons are at the back, but it can actually be worn either… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn a strapless maxi dress into a one shouldered top

May 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kasey from My Life on the Divide took an old (and stretched out ) strapless maxi dress and gave it new life as a one shouldered top. It took just one cut and one seam. She shares a tutorial showing… Read more ...