Category: Recycle Sewing Projects
Sewing with Sentiment via Up-Cycle Sewing
A Day Stitching with Mom I had a precious memories of my Mom in my Sunroom Sewing Studio today. Though she has been in Heaven for 5 years now, working with this sweet cotton print dress she made me when I was around 8 to 10 years old made it feel like she was in my Studio with me. While cleaning through EVERYTHING in our house in prep to move,Read More
T with Flounce Additions = Amazing Tunic Top
[caption id="attachment_4946" align="aligncenter" width="143"] T Transformed to Tunic[/caption] Flounces dress up most anything! See how flounces added to the hemline and sleeves transform this T-Shirt? It was a wonderful T for my sewing buddy at Christmas, but I knew I wanted to 'take it up a notch'. She found this GREAT plaid printed knit fabric and bought a yard. I finally got it done for her for Mother's Day! Here'sRead More
WARNING on T UP-Cycle Projects
WARNING Many of the T- Up-cycle ideas need a sewer's touch. Having now spent quite a few days playing with ideas I have found online for up-cycling T's, I have come to the conclusion that while many ideas are accomplished by just cutting, slashing, slitting and weaving, that most of these would only 'wear' for a couple of 'wearings and launderings', as there are NO finished edges, NO stabilization, NORead More
Transform a T-Shirt into a Cascade Vest
[caption id="attachment_4926" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Inspiration-Improvement-End Result[/caption] OK - Transforming a T into this cascading vest tickled my brain! Cruising on Pinterest for up-cycle fashion ideas for my upcoming Kids Fashion Sewing Camp, I came upon the photo seen at the left in the image above. Since I lost a night's sleep on this, let me explain... HOW THIS WORKS The Neck Hole (see my improved shaping) turns into the backRead More
EZ T-Shirt THROW Coverlet to Sew
A T-Shirt Throw Coverlet is an EZ memory gift to sew up for giving this graduating season. Know the Designer? Sewing Guild friend, Linda brought this delightful T-Shirt Throw that she made with T's belonging to her son. Though I'd love to give appropriate credit to the original designer of the idea, Linda did not know - "other than on the internet', but if you DO know the origin, pleaseRead More
How To Alter Wide Leg Pant to a Skinny Capri Pant
Once again, I have narrowed some pants to be more 'in style'. [caption id="attachment_4840" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Leg silhouette change.[/caption] Before the HOW-TO's let me get on my Soap Box. I maintain my opinion that the 'Leggins' look must be VERY VERY carefully worn - by women in general. That being said - here is proof from a fashion show I recently attended. If your legs are toned and look likeRead More
Follow Creative Sewist: Gale Ortiz
Sometimes you happen upon other Creative Sewists who just create in very inspiring ways. Though I've never met her personally, when I receive an email that she has posted a new Blog, I GO THERE IMMEDIATELY! I know for sure that I'm in for some inspiring work. Gayle Ortiz is a fan of 2 of my favorite people: Marcy Tilton and Diane Ericson. During my shop years, I was soRead More
Wrapping My Heart … Claiming My Time
My record for blogging each day has been overtaken by a more important cause lately...and I want to share. During the last big sewing expo I did at the end of September in Novi, MI, God set before me the answer to a direction for which I'd been praying....a way to utilize my sewing and organizational skills to His glory, replacing the crazy schedule of travel and what had becomeRead More
T-Shirt into Tunic Up-Cycle
AFTER I made myself narrow the legs on that pair of pants, THEN I let myself float into my 'sewing heaven' to re-create this 15 year old T-Shirt into this Tunic top that I just LOVE! My initial plans were to utilize the 8 gore skirt in some manner to add to the T-Shirt, but then I decided to take a look in my GREY Knit Stash Bin.Read More
Flea Market Creative Inspiration