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Sewing Tutorial: Ruffle sleeve maternity sweatshirt refashion

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Tutorial: Ruffle sleeve maternity sweatshirt refashionPeople often say how hard it is to be pregnant in the summer time because of the heat, but being pregnant in the colder months presents its own set of challenges.  Namely, finding maternity clothing that will keep you warm!  Kate from See Kate Sew shares a tutorial at Gugu Guru showing how you can refashion a sweatshirt to make it into maternity wear.  She takes two sweatshirts and combines them to create one stylish hoodie sweatshirt with ruffle sleeves and extra room in the belly.  She tapers the sides to give room where needed without it looking like you’re just wearing an oversized sweatshirt.

Click below for her tutorial:

DIY Maternity Refashion with See Kate Sew

[photo from See Kate Sew on Gugu Guru]

Looking for more maternity clothing patterns to sew? Check out these sewing patterns and PDFs on Etsy.

 

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