Recycled Clothes

My first project isn't clothing. I took some felt and sewed flowers onto some small pillows I had already made for Sloan's bed. I used half circle pieces that I sewed around and around until I achieved the layered affect I was looking for. I can't take all the credit. I saw this idea at: http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/05/guest-blogger-tutorial-allison-of-cluck.html

 

 Next I saw some "Bike Bloomers" at: http://hisforhandmade.blogspot.com/2010/05/biking-bloomers-tutorial.html I gave it a try and they turned out OK. I bought some leggings from WalMart for $6, cut them down, and used the extra fabric to create the ruffle.

Then I ran to my closet and decided I was going to repurpose or recycle all the clothes that I never wear. I started with an over sized striped shirt I got at Old Navy for $1. It did not turn out well, so I am not posting it. Next, I decided to shorten some JCrew pants I never wear.

I want to add camo ribbon through the new bottom section.

We went to the Hurricane City Peach Days fair recently and I saw a "pillowcase dress" for sale for $15. I looked at some different blogs and made this one for my little Sloan. I also want different ribbon for it. I may make another just like it for my sister's little girl. Her birthday is coming up.

In Family Fun magazine I saw a little section about a mother who uses clothes her kids have grown out of to make new clothes for the next season. I took two long-sleeve shirts that Sloan has grown out of and I cut off the sleeves. Then I sewed them onto the short sleeves of two t-shirts my son has grown out of. I added some embellishments to girly them up. This project cost me nothing.

Guy wanted a new shirt too, so I used an old long sleeve shirt that was going to the DI. I sewed them onto a t-shirt he rarely wore, but is going to wear now.

Finally, I was reading through InStyle Magazine and saw a pic of a girl who redesigned some jeans she owned and I felt inspired. Below is a picture of me pinning some old Gap jean that were a little short, and turning them into skinny jeans.

I took out a cheese grater to try to roughen them up. That was OK, but a serrated knife was faster. I scratched them up and washed them to try to make them look more worn.

I am not the greatest seamstress, but I had fun. There are a lot of amazing people out there who have some fun blogs to look at.