Refashions – Page 63

Tutorial: Getting a strip of fabric from a dress shirt sleeve

August 25, 2009 by Anne Weaver

With all of the refashioning of men’s dress shirts, sooner or later you’ll come across a project that needs a little bit of extra fabric for a strap or a ruffle or extra width. One place to get the extra… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffle front shirt for girls

August 24, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Three bands of ruffles adorn the front of this shirt for girls refashioned from an larger ribbed knit shirt. Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make one. You could easily replicate this idea in an adult… Read more ...

Tutorial: Adding pintucks to a shirt

August 23, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Beccy from Wipster shows how she shortened a tunic and added pintucks to create a new sleeveless shirt. The impetus for the refashion was a small stain on the front of the tunic. She was able to cut out the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bootcut to skinny jeans

August 23, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she turned a pair of her daughter’s too-short jeans into trendy skinny jeans. But don’t limit this technique to just your child’s jeans. This same technique works on adult-sized jeans as well. (I… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled one shoulder shirt

August 22, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to transform a plain t-shirt into this summer-cool ruffled one shoulder shirt. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Ruffles and Stuff] [tags]sewing, tutorial, ruffle, shoulder, shirt, tee, t-shirt, refashion[/tags]… Read more ...

Frugal Fabric Fun contest at HomeWorkshop.com

August 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Kathy from HomeWorkshop.com is hosting a Frugal Fabric Fun contest, inspired by her Aunt Patty’s creative use of a yard sale tablecloth. She used the fabric from the $1 tablecloth to make 3 16″ pillow covers and a 40″ table… Read more ...

Tutorial: A pair of panties from an old t-shirt

August 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Antoinette from clevergirl.org shares a tutorial for making a pair of panties from an old t-shirt. I love this idea!! After all, what’s softer than an old t-shirt? Get the how-to. [photo from clevergirl.org] [tags]sewing, tutorial, panties, knickers,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Anthro-inspired dress with gathered skirt and belt

August 19, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Alexis from My Mama Made It was shows how to make this Anthropologie-inspired dress with a printed gathered skirt and a belted waist. She made it from a solid ribbed tank and a printed shirt. The belt is not attached… Read more ...

Tutorial: Leggings and matching skirt from two knit shirts

August 19, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make this girl’s legging/skirt combo from a pair of adult shirts. This is such a great idea! Go to the tutorial. [photo from Make It and Love It]… Read more ...

Tutorial: 45 minutes to an updated fall skirt

August 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how she took last year’s wool skirt and turned it into this year’s fashion. She shortened it and used the fabric she cut off to add a center row of flounces. She says it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Recycled t-shirt braided belt

August 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Some tees, bless their hearts, have little refashioning potential. Whether it’s an awkward cut, or a stain, or fabric that doesn’t behave, there’s little that can be done with them. But even these t-shirts can be recycled into something useful… Read more ...

Tutorial: “Flamenco” t-shirt refashion

August 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Alexis at My Mama Made It shows how to refashion a simple tee into a “flamenco tee”, a fitted tee with an oversized ruffle at the neck. Get the tutorial. [photo from My Mama Made It] [tags]sewing, tutorial, flamenco, tee,… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Strappy-back drape neck tank

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Jilian Dee created a video tutorial for refashioning a basic tee into this strappy-back drape neck tank, inspired by a similar shirt she saw at Urban Outfitters. Tres cool! Go to the tutorial. [photo from JilianDee] [tags]sewing, tutorial, strappy, drape,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Peasant top from a boxy tee

August 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she took a boxy dollar store t-shirt and turned it into a stylish peasant top. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Obsessively Stitching] [tags]sewing, tutorial, peasant, top, tee, t-shirt, refashion[/tags]… Read more ...

Win a sewing machine in the Pop Culture T-Shirt Makeover contest

August 5, 2009 by Anne Weaver

T-shirt refashioning is the name of the game in the Pop Culture T-Shirt Makeover competition sponsored by TotallyStitchin.net. They’re looking for T-shirts refashions with a pop culture flair. First Prize is a Baby Lock Sofia sewing and embroidery machine valued… Read more ...