Old shirt, new shirt, red shirt, cute shirt

I don't own a lot of long-sleeved shirts, but since my move to college they've kind of become a necessity. I had some old long-sleeved shirts that I never wore so I decided to see if I could refashion them. This shirt was just a simple boxy crew-neck.

I took one of my shirts that I liked and traced the neckline and waist onto the long-sleeved shirt.

I cut along the lines and resewed them. I also ended up taking in the sleeves as well. There was a lot of excess fabric so I even made a little rose clip.

Turquoise Sweater

I'm pretty sure I picked up this sweater from Goodwill for a dollar. It was huge and extremely dated looking, but I thought it might have potential. I actually ended up giving it to a friend and we worked on it together. Here is the "before."

Absolutely heinous. We decided that the gold buttons had to go and that it also needed to be taken in on the sides and upper sleeves. She pinned it and I sewed it up.

After a few attempts, we finally got it looking decent. We never sewed buttons back on it (simply because of lack of time), but it looks ok without them and we can always sew some on in the future. Here is my beautiful friend and her finished sweater.

From Sweater to Scarf

Ok, so I can't take the credit for this idea. I found a tutorial on one of my favorite blogs for a sweater turned scarf. I loved the idea and have been wanting to make it for a while. I found this sweater at Goodwill and found another one in cream that I plan on using for another scarf.

I first sewed vertical lines up and down my sweater so that when I cut it up, it wouldn't unravel. Then I cut the sweater into 4 even pieces.
I sewed the sections end-to-end with the button (or button hole) pieces at the ends. And...my scarf is finished.And since it has buttons, you can button it off to one side!

Navy Shirt Refashion

I had this old navy shirt that I hardly wear. The style isn't the most flattering so it needed a makeover.
First, I cut off both sleeves and hemmed the edges. Then I removed the elastic from the bottom seam.
Next, I took the elastic that was in the bottom seam and sewed it to the underside of the back of the shirt. I stretched the elastic while I sewed so that it created a gather.

Here is the finished shirt:

And.......its great for the beach!

More Cardigan Love

Here is another cardigan that I have been working on. My inspiration was this sweater from Forever 21.I picked up this sweater at Goodwill.I know. It looks terrible with the blue shirt I am wearing, but it has potential. I promise.

First I snipped off the threads that were keeping the belt in place. I wanted to use the belt to create the two stripes on the sleeve so I tried bleaching it and redying it, but it didn't turn out so well. I ended up using white fabric I had lying around.

After trying to sew the fabric to the sleeves using the sewing machine, I found I had to hand sew them. (The sweater fabric is way to stretchy and you end up with a wavy stripes instead of a straight ones.)

Then I just picked up an appliqué at a fabric store and ironed it on. Super easy.

Here is my finished product. I love it and can't wait for winter so I can wear it!

After thinking it over, I decided to add some different buttons so here is the true finished product.

Black Tank

I got this black tank at Target for $3.50!

Its a bit boring though. So I took some scrap fabric that I had and made 3 rosettes and sewed them on one corner.

Now I have a sweet tank for under $4 bucks!