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Sewing Daydreams - Shirt Refashion: Resizing a Long-Sleeved Shirt

Shirt Refashion: Resizing a Long-Sleeved Shirt

Sewing Daydreams - Shirt Refashion: Resizing a Long-Sleeved Shirt
Sewing Daydreams - Shirt Refashion: Resizing a Long-Sleeved Shirt
Sewing Daydreams - Shirt Refashion: Resizing a Long-Sleeved Shirt

Resizing a Long-Sleeved Shirt Sewing Tutorial

Happy Spring everyone! I’m here, feeling idle, and decided to finally resize a shirt that I salvaged from my husband’s clothes donation pile. I’m not going to add anything fancy, but simply resize the shirt.

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Long Sleeves to Short Sleeves with Ruffles Refashion

Shirt Refashion: Long Sleeves to Short Sleeves with Ruffles

Long Sleeves to Short Sleeves with Ruffles Refashion
Long Sleeves to Short Sleeves with Ruffles Refashion
Long Sleeves to Short Sleeves with Ruffles Refashion

Long Sleeves to Short Sleeves with Ruffles Shirt Refashion

I was gifted a shirt and found that the sleeves are too short. In addition, the neckline backing at the bottom of the v-neck keeps showing. So I decided that this would be a good shirt for me to alter to see if I could make it a better fit for me.

For this sewing tutorial, I am going to shorten the sleeves. There is some nice gathering detail on the front, so I’m going to try and match the aesthetic and add some ruffles around the sleeves. I’m also going to sew back the neckline backing that keeps popping up.

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Summer Shorts from Old Jeans Refashion Sewing Tutorial

Summer Shorts from Old Jeans Refashion Sewing Tutorial

Summer Shorts from Old Jeans Refashion Sewing Tutorial
Summer Shorts from Old Jeans Refashion Sewing Tutorial

Summer Shorts from Old Jeans Refashion Sewing Tutorial

Do you ever feel like you look awesome, but then something puts you back in your place? I was dropping my son off at daycare, feeling kind of pretty in a tank top and tighter fitting pair of jeans I haven’t worn in a while. His teacher says, “I love your outfit! It’s so early 2000s”…

…. oh boy. I wasn’t going for early 2000s, but my jeans are definitely from that time period. They are low rise.. and if they are that recognizable as being out of fashion, it’s time to change them up! I’ve been needing a new pair of summer shorts for gardening around the house and this sounds like the perfect pair of jeans to cut up! Refashion, here we go!

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Sweater Dress to Shirt Refashion Tutorial

Sweater Dress to Shirt Refashion Tutorial

Sweater Dress to Shirt Refashion Tutorial
Sweater Dress to Shirt Refashion Tutorial
Sweater Dress to Shirt Refashion Tutorial

Sweater Dress to Shirt Refashion Tutorial

Hello all! Today we have a really quick and easy dress to shirt refashion. It should be straight forward. The only thing of concern is that I am refashioning a sweater dress. Fingers crossed everything doesn’t unravel!

So, I’m a mom and I’m older. As such, I tend to not wear styles as youthful as I once did. Especially since the only places I’m going to these days are the office, the kids’ school and daycare, and the grocery store. (Thank you pandemic!)

I have this sweater dress that I used to love to wear. However, the butt area is a bit too form fitting and short for me now. I’m self-conscious wearing it so I just don’t wear it anymore. I still like the way it fits, so I’m going to cut the skirt part off and turn it into a sweater shirt. Here we go!

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