I Can Work With That
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I love re-fashioning, re-cycling, re-working, and re-using thrifted treasures. I love to turn something old into something new and better. Some projects are big, some are small, but all of them are fun.
I Can Work With That
6h ago
Hello Readers. Sometimes armholes are too big or too low and they don't cover what you want them to cover. This is a very easy thing to fix on a sleeveless shirt.
Before and after.
If I wanted to wear this pretty yellow shirt by itself I needed to fix it. There were some important bits hanging out here.
I turned the shirt inside out and stitched a new shoulder seam. I pushed the ruffle out of the way and only sewed the shirt itself.
I cut off the excess fabric.
I ironed the shirt and the ruffle.
The only part of the new seam that sh ..read more
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6h ago
Hello Readers. I found this tablecloth at a thrift store a couple months ago. It was back in winter but I thought the colors would be perfect for spring. I also thought it would be a great refashion project. It was already a perfect circle. It would be a very easy circle skirt.
Before and after.
This table cloth is a perfect circle. It is also the perfect colors for Easter.
(There are ways to figure out how to cut out circle pieces from normal fabric from the fabric store. I didn't use one of those but you can Google those calculators if you need one.)
I decided to go in blin ..read more
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3d ago
Hello Readers. When I saw this shirt at a swap I thought the colors were perfect for spring and Easter. I thought it was a little boxy and I wanted it to be more feminine.
Before and after.
The colors are so right but the shape is so wrong. It's OK.
First, I cut the collar off.
I also cut the front of the neckline a little lower. I folded the front on itself so I could cut both sides at the same time. This will make the new neckline symmetrical.
I used my serger around the neckline to prevent fraying. You could use a zigzag stitch for this also.
I turn ..read more
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1w ago
Hello Readers.I recently made some new bedding from clothes. The color and patterns were a fun mix but I had some scraps left over. I don't like to waste scrap fabric so I made this top from some dress leftovers.
Before and after.
I cut the skirt off this dress to make a pillowcase. That left the top of the dress. Lets use that top piece.
The top had a zipper down the back and a nylon lining. Ugh! I hate nylon.
I decided to remove the lining and the zipper. It took a while to unpick the stitches but it wasn't difficult.
When I removed all the lining the n ..read more
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1w ago
Hello Readers. I made some new bedding from clothes and had some left over pieces. I don't like to waste fabric scraps so let me show you my new top that I made from a dress.
Before and after.
In my last post I showed the pillowcase I made from this pretty linen dress. I only used the skirt of the dress. So what did I do with the top of the dress?
The first thing I did was remove the lining by unpicking it stitch by stitch. I hate nylon. It is so hot and sweaty. I don't need this lining for my new top.
I threw the lining away. I couldn't think of a use for this f ..read more
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1w ago
Hello Readers. Sometimes we get stuck on what things are supposed to be and we miss what they could be. I needed and wanted some new bedding but what I had was clothing. I never would have thought to use the clothes to make bedding until I noticed the colors matched so well. But fabric is fabric so, let's repurpose a few items of clothing to make some fun bedding.
Before and after some easy sewing.
I found this duvet cover at a swap and loved the colors and the fun stripes. I really didn't have any pillow cases to go with it. I thought I would work on that later.
I didn't hav ..read more
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1w ago
Hello Readers. St. Patrick's Day is coming and I am mostly Irish so want to be ready. I came across some shamrock fabric at the thrift store and I knew it would be perfect for a this time of year.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I have made one of these wrap shirts before. At it's simplest a wrap shirt is just a square with a head hole in the middle.
For this wrap shirt I made larger sleeves that will be wider and more full. That is why the sleeves are wider than the waist here.
Here is a better look at the shape of the shirt. That is the head hole in the middle.
I th ..read more
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2w ago
Hello Readers. St. Patrick's Day is coming soon. I hope you have some green to wear. It's good luck! I wanted this button down to be short sleeves so I got to work.
Before and after.
This green plaid shirt was fine but I had an idea.
I cut the sides of the shirt and that also removed the sleeves.
I made new arm holes.
I also cut it shorter and hemmed it. I was in mood for a summer top. I thought this would be a great top for spring and summer.
Then I took one sleeve and cut it open so it would lay flat. Why? It is going in the front of the shirt.
I ..read more
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2w ago
Hello Readers. Can pants become a skirt? Yes, let me show you how I did it.
Before and after.
These are not flattering and the clasp in the front is broken. The fabric was very nice linen and I thought I could make a fun cargo style skirt.
I could connect the legs to make a skirt and use some of the extra fabric to add some large pockets.
I needed to fix this part of the waistband. It looks like someone tried to fix this but it didn't work.
I used a zigzag stitch to sew the 2 sides together. I sewed horizontally as well as vertically to make this re ..read more
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2w ago
Hello Readers. I have always liked distressed denim. It just seems relaxed and there isn't any pressure or stress about it being perfect. It's a little messy. It's casual and fun.
Before and after.
This skirt was cute but it was meant to be low in the waist. I wanted to raise the waist but that means the distressing will be up on my thigh and I wasn't comfortable with that open hole so high on my leg. I wanted to patch the hole from the inside with this fabric I had in my stash. It had little green sneakers all over it and I just thought it was cute.
I cut off the long white t ..read more