Trash to Couture This refashion is a real Trash to Couture adventure. In this post “How to embellish a vintage sweater” I will demonstrate how to embellish a sweater with lace, how to bead lace, how to use a blanket binding to make a satin ruffled neckline and how to use decorative lace zippers to … The post How to embellish a vintage sweater appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

Creative way to DIY a denim jacket A strong wardrobe foundation definitely includes a denim jacket. Make yours extra special with this tutorial. We see many denim garment mashups on the web and I wanted to explore a creative way to DIY a denim jacket with a pair of jeans with a contrasting color. I … The post Use your jeans to update your denim jacket appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

How to decorate clothes with metal rings For this refashion I am happy to show you a few things; how to make a scarf from a sweater, how to decorate clothes with metal rings. And to follow the current piercing-inspired clothing trend I will demonstrate the best way to make jump rings and how to … The post How to make a scarf from a sweater appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

DIY pom pom scarf I hear what you are thinking. “How can this be a DIY regular scarf to infinity scarf tutorial when we see an infinity scarf in the before picture?”. Well, I left the scarf in it’s original version for the before picture to offer an additional refashion option. Once the neck seam … The post DIY regular scarf to infinity scarf appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

 Wedding dress to christening dress I love sewing garments from scratch but I must admit that refashioning clothes is what I like to do most. Therefore I was thrilled to be asked if I could do a wedding dress makeover for my daughter in-law’s first child. She wanted to have her daughter’s christening dress made … The post Wedding dress into baby gown appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

DIY not needing a sewing machine This tshirt to infinity scarf DIY is a quick transformation with rewarding result, perfect for beginners. Found this tank top on a sales rack. It was two sizes too big for me, therefore the neckline was too low and too wide and the armholes were also too low and … The post tshirt to infinity scarf appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

This men’s shirt to off the shoulders blouse is very similar to the men’s shirt refashion from a few posts ago, but since my spouse commented that it would be a nice top for a pregnant woman (**!!?@!!?**). He then tried to explain that his comment was a from a business point of view. I … The post Men’s shirt to off the shoulders blouse appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

My plan for Men’s shirt transformation I wanted to refashion a Men’s shirt into women top, but with some type of sewn in faux-tank-top that would cover the bra straps. Another goal was to use most of the shirt by including different parts of the shirt in the blouse design. I drew a quick sketch … The post Men’s shirt into women top appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

Thrift to couture inspired by Burberry For this Blazer refashioned with zippers insertions I will use this very nice faux leather blazer found at my favorite second hand store for $7.00. It looked as if it had never been worn and I liked the black on black zebra print. Let’s see what I can do … The post Blazer refashioned with zippers insertions appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more

Memory quilt from my father-in-law’s clothes When my father-in-law passed, my  spouse couldn’t let go of his father’s clothes, so we decided to bring them to our house.  At first I thought to keep all of the buttons to use them later on for a jewelry or a collage project. Then I had this idea … The post Quilts made from loved ones clothing appeared first on Cardinal Sewing Nest ..read more