Category Archives: Upcycle

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!

Read on for the full tutorial!

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Sweater Dress to Shirt Refashion Tutorial

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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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DIY – Clothes Refashion Tutorial: Maternity Tunic to Summer Dress

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Maternity Tunic to Summer Dress Clothing Refashion Tutorial by Sewing Daydreams

If I look sleepy, it’s because I have a newborn! Zzzzzz……

While I was pregnant, I was given some much needed maternity clothes from a friend. Now that I’m not pregnant anymore, I’m working on some clothes refashion projects and am salvaging what I can from the clothing to be able to keep wearing them.

Among the clothing given was this cute little shirt/tunic thing. Now that I’m not pregnant, I didn’t think I could really pull it off anymore, so I decided to add a little length to make it a fun summer dress.

This is a super easy clothes refashion tutorial. The maternity shirt already had some length to it to be able to cover a growing belly. To refashion it to a dress, I simply sewed lace trim along the bottom hemline. The lace also really elevates the style, adding some much loved elegance.

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DIY – Upcycle Towel into Toddler Bib

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My one year old is exploring the wonderful world of food. Not only does he enjoy eating the food, but he likes to squish it in his fingers, run it through his hair, fling it from his spork, push it off his tray, and occasionally, put it behind his back. Needless to say, mealtime is a very messy though enjoyable experience.

My son has a ton of bibs from when he was younger, but they are really meant for babies and don’t really stop the food from covering his clothes. So I thought, DIY bibs, or more specifically, DIY toddler bibs! We recently upgraded our towels so I decided to upcycle an old towel into a toddler bib just the right size for my little man. Read on for my full DIY bibs tutorial…

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DIY – Upcycle Sweater into Beanie Hat Tutorial

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I recently took an old sweater, cut it up, and repurposed it into a super cute skirt in my Upcycle Sweater to Skirt Tutorial. Today, we’re going to cut up some more of that sweater and make a fun little slouchy beanie hat perfect for the upcoming cold weather. Read on for my Upcycle Sweater into Beanie Hat Tutorial!

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