Women’s – Page 34

Tutorial: High waisted maxi skirt from a sheet

August 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Larissa from Just Another Day In Paradise shows how to make a high waisted maxi skirt from a sheet. A bed sheet is a relatively inexpensive source of fabric for a project like this that requires a good deal of … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Drawstring waist maxi dress

August 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Miranda from One Little Minute shows how to make a drawstring waist maxi dress. It’s made from a refashioned t-shirt for the top and some yardage for the skirt. This is such a shapely dress! It blouses at the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashion a dress and some t-shirts into a maxi dress

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs combined three unwanted garments to make a refashioned maxi dress. She used a t-shirt for the top, a tiered dress for the skirt, and the fabric from a second shirt to create a faux… Read more ...

Free Sewing Pattern: Cuffed summer shorts

July 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Becky from Owly Baby guest blogs in the Shorts on the Line series at Imagine Gnats with a free pattern for making her cuffed shorts. I love these shorts!! They have welt pockets, a zipper fly, belt loops, and cuffed… Read more ...

Tutorial: Women’s shirt refashioned into toddler’s pinafore

July 8, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stacey from One Owl Obsessed Oddity guest blogs in the Little Sister series at Max California with a tutorial showing how she turned a women’s t-shirt into a pinafore for a toddler girl. Go to her tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Ombre dyed maxi skirt

July 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Mimi G. Style shares a video tutorial showing how to dip dye a maxi skirt (or other garment) to create an ombre effect. You can do this technique on a store-bought skirt, or make one yourself using her maxi skirt… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tiered maxi skirt

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make a tiered maxi skirt. She includes the formula for figuring the cutting dimensions, so you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Two tone maxi dress with faux wrap and ruffled neckline

June 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Beverly from Flamingo Toes guest blogs in the (30) Days of Dresses series at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make a maxi sundress with a ruffled neckline and faux wrap skirt. She used two colors of knit… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add ruching to a sewing project

June 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how easy it is to add ruching to a sewing project. Elastic sewn on to the back gathers the fabric in for you. She shows it on a maxi skirt, but it’s also a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Use bleach to create a subtle chevron print

May 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how she used bleach to create a subtle chevron print on some knit fabric. She used the fabric to create a pretty maxi skirt, but I can also see this print making a cool… Read more ...

Tutorial: Recycled jeans maxi skirt

May 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Trinkets in Bloom shows how to turn two pairs of old jeans into a denim maxi skirt. It doesn’t matter if the jeans are a little worn out. In fact, the wear and tear on the jeans adds character to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Greek style top and skirt from a maxi dress

May 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Whitney from Freshly Given made this gorgeous Greek style top and mini skirt out of a maxi skirt. It’s a little-to-no sewing project, and she shares a tutorial showing how to do it. Get the tute. [photo from Freshly… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stripe Play pieced maxi skirt

May 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jamie Christina from Pretty Ditty has fun with some striped fabric in a pieced maxi skirt. The changing directions of the stripes adds a neat design element. She shares a quick tutorial telling how she did it, including a diagram… Read more ...

Tutorial: Maxi skirt that can also be worn as a dress

April 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Mimi G. shows how you can make a maxi skirt that can also be worn as a dress. For those of you who learn better by watching, she has a video tutorial. And for those who prefer to follow printed… Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashion a women’s top into a gathered shirt for a little girl

February 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she refashioned a simple button down shirt (women’s size) into a cute little gathered top for her daughter. Get the tute. [photo from Me Sew Crazy]… Read more ...