Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff takes a plain tee and makes it polka-dotted pretty for her daughter. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the tute.
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Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to refashion a lightweight pullover sweater into a summer cardigan. She split the thrifted sweater down the middle and shortened the sleeves to give it a fresh new look. Get the how-to so you… Read more ... 
Just because a pattern is made for one type of garment doesn’t mean you can’t use it to make another. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs used her basic t-shirt pattern to resize a thrifted dress so that it fits her… Read more ... 
Dorian from Busily Spinning Momma shows how to make a fun t-shirt refashion with assymmetrical ruffles and button placket. It was inspired by a shirt she saw at Anthropologie the previous year. The Anthro top is no longer available, but… Read more ... 
Lizzie B. from C & C shares a video tutorial showing how to alter a pair of jeans with straight cut legs into skinny jeans or bell bottoms. They are both fairly easy refashions, and doing them yourself means that… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It continues the Flip-Flop Refashion series on her blog with a tutorial showing how to add a set of stretchy knit straps to a discount pair of flip flops. Wow! Get the tute.… Read more ... 
Lizzie B from C & C shares a fun way to repurpose some less-than-attractive elastic waist pants. She turned them into pleated high waist pants. What a transformation! Her project is part of her Granny Chic series, and she… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares another flip flop refashion with us on her blog, this time a tutorial showing how to replace the ugly plastic thongs with a ruffled T-strap. The result is sooo cute! Get … Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs resized a large sports jersey into a smaller version that fit her young son. It still has the numbers and logo, but it now fits her son’s smaller frame. Brilliant! This was a quick fix. … Read more ... 
Sweet Verbena shows how to add a drapey cowl to a plain t-shirt. It’s a simple addition that gives a plain shirt a much more sophisticated look. I am LOVING the lace yardage that she used to make her cowl,… Read more ... 
Nicole from Cola Cola Island was inspired by this cool shirt refashion at C & C, and created her own version from a plaid shirt. She opted for cuffed short sleeves, and added a sash (made from the sleeves)… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a pair of tutorials on her blog showing how to give the humble flip-flop a stylish makeover. In part 1, she shows how to replace the plastic thongs with braided fabric… Read more ... 
Magdalena from ClouDesign shows the cool vest thast she made from the bottoms of a couple of pairs of jeans. (She used the denim left over after she cut them off to make shorts.) The vest is cute enough left… Read more ... 
Lovenicky from Frou Frou by Lovenicky shows how she turned a swimsuit that was too long through the torso into a faux tankini that fit perfectly. This is such a clever refashion! And though it might be intimidating to think… Read more ... 
LV from Lo(Lo)V(i)E created this lovely embroidered dress for her little girl, but she didn’t do a lick of handstitching to get those colorful motifs on the bodice. Instead, she started with an adult blouse that already had the embroidery… Read more ... 
