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Alexis from My Mama Made It shows how to refashion a plain long-sleeved tee into a summer tank with a ruffled neckline. Smashing!! Go to the tutorial.
See another version of her ruffle tank here.
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Pretty Ditty shows how you can make a scarf/shawl from the skirt of a dress. (You could also just use a skirt.) The ends of the scarf are embellished with little bobble clusters for added interest.
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EvaForeva shows how to make this stunning leather clutch. I love the clean lines!! She got the leather from her father’s torn jacket. Go to the tutorial.
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Can you believe that this white denim skirt was a pair of blue denim jeans in another life? Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how to make this skirt from the legs of an old pair of jeans. She bleached… Read more ... 
moon>sun shows how to refashion a big, boxy tee into a cute baby-doll tee. I love how the body of the tee is gathered on the yoke! Get the how-to.
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Confesssions of a Sewing Dork shows how to make a pair of baby bloomers from an adult t-shirt. This is a great use for those t-shirts that no longer fit because of said baby! Get the how-to.
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You can find a tutorial to make this ruffled strapless summer cami from a dress shirt over at Adventures in the Sewing Studio. It’s a fun new summer shirt in just a few hours. Get the how-to.
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These hot summer shorts by Jilian Dee just got added to my “must sew now” list. They’re made from a refashioned dress shirt. The button placket that goes down the middle of one of the legs is a stroke of… Read more ... 
Last week, Jessica from Happy Together refashioned a t-shirt into a ruffle dress for her little girl. She received so many compliments that she has written up a tutorial so others can make one as well. Not only does she… Read more ... 
Instructables user passionfly shows how to cut apart an old pair of jeans in order to gain the most reusable pieces of denim. Go to the tutorial.
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Jessica from Happy Together made this ruffled dress for her little girl – from a t-shirt. She cut a basic tank from the body of the tee, and then sewed ruffled strips down the chest. She also created a headband… Read more ... 
T-shirts seem to follow me home from just about every event I participate in. Unfortunately, the fit on these tees is less than flattering.
Deborah from Wonder Woman Creations shows how to refashion the standard boxy tee into something you’d… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial for an Anthropologie-inspired top. It’s made from a long-sleeved t-shirt. Find out how to make one.
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Care at Obsessively Stitching shows how she made a halter dress for her baby girl out of an adult-sized tank top. This refashioning is so clever! Go to the tutorial.
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