Spring Sweater Refashion #4 {Tutorial}

Welcome to my quest to refashion my wardrobe!

My fourth Spring Sweater Refashion started off as a plain, green sweater from Target.

It hung in my closet without much wear because it was so plain and I wasn’t sure what to wear with it.

I decided to add some embellishments to one side of it, using some of my fabric scraps from my craft room. This is a 1.5 hour project, just because making the rosette flowers are a little time consuming.

But totally worth it, I think!!

Here’s what you need:

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  Sweater or cardigan

  
  
  
  


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  7-8 different coordinating fabrics {I used some fat quarter squares that I had in my fabric stash}

  
  
  
  


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  Sewing machine

  
  
  
  


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  Needle and thread

  
  
  
  


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  Fabric Glue {optional}

  
  
  
  

Here’s what you do:

1. Cut your coordinating fabric in 1 inch strips.

2. Take two of the fabrics and ruffle it up by sewing a big seam down the center of the fabric. I used 4 feet of 1” strips to make the ruffle on my sweater.

3. Once the strips are ruffles, lay them on one side of the sweater in a zig zag pattern.

4. Pin the ruffles in place. Then sew the ruffles onto the sweater.

5. Now make some fabric flowers with the other fabric strips. I have a fabric rosette tutorial on how to make fabric flowers if you want to check it out.

I made 9 different flowers in different sizes. To make the flowers different sizes, all you do is use different lengths of fabric strips. The shorter the length of fabric = the smaller the flower.

6. Once your flowers are done, use a needle and thread to attach them to the sweater. I also put some Beacon fabric glue under the flowers to keep them even more securely in place.

7. If you are using fabric glue, you can use some weights like books to press the flowers onto the sweater securely. Note – if you are using fabric glue, be sure that there is some wax paper underneath the sweater so the fabric glue doesn’t seep through the front of the sweater onto the back. I found this out the hard way – lol!

8. And if you don’t like the frayed look of the unfinished edges, use a product like “Fray Check” on the edges. This will stop the edges from fraying.

Then you are done!

Enjoy your new, unique sweater!!

xoxo

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Spring Sweater Refashion 2011 {#3}

  Welcome to the next installment in my quest to refashion my wardrobe :)

My third sweater refashion started off with a plain white cardigan from Target. 

Add a few chiffon flowers and you have a sweater refashion that is super easy, fast and requires no sewing machine. 

To make this easy sweater refashion, all you need is: 

•  Chiffon fabric for the flowers.


• a Candle


• Buttons


• Needle and Thread


• Fabric Glue {optional}

• Take your chiffon fabric and cut out four different sizes of circles.  I cut mine out as a 3 inch, 2 inch, 1.5 inch and 1 inch circles. You can use a circle template if you want a perfect circle.

• Light a candle and burn the edges of the circles. Rotate the material slowly all the way around each circle. 

• Once the circle edges are burned, lay the circles on the sweater in the place you want them. I arranged the circles 2-3 circles per flower. 

• Then pin the flowers on the sweater. 

• Now sew the buttons in the circle of each flower. 

• The last thing to do is put a circle of fabric glue under some the edges where the flowers are droopy. Or you can put a quick stitch through the material.

Voila -- you are done!! 

{total project time = 30 minutes}

Now you have a sweater with some personality!! 

I added the flowers around the back for a little fun. 

Now - go find some old sweaters and create make some new creations!!!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

And if you do make a sweater refashion, let me know. I'd love to see it!!!



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xxoxox

Spring Sweater Refashion 2011 {#2}

My second sweater refashion is a plain, black Target sweater that I bought last year. It was too plain. So I decided to embellish it a little. 

This refashion also uses a scarf. This is the problem -- I buy scarves because I think they are so adorable but then I never feel like I know how to wear them. Or I feel too self-conscious to wear them. So I also had this scarf that I had bought, also at Target, about a year ago. I love the pattern and colors. 

• I took the scarf and cut it into 8 inch wide sections, then sewed all the sections together to make one long piece. Then I folded it in half width-wise. And I sewed a long stitch all the way down the scarf, creating a long ruffle. 

 

• I pinned the ruffle to the inside of the sweater opening and all the way along the collar, down the other side of the sweater. {I adjusted the ruffles so they were all even and the length fit the length of the sweater opening}

 

•  Then I added some pretty trim to the outside of the sweater opening. I found it at JoAnnes. I think it really pops against the black. 

• I also added a little ruffle to the sleeves.

 xoxox

I hope you are having a fantastic week!!! 



PS -- I had a few questions about my adorable camera strap. It's from my friend Valerie who has a great etsy shop -- Zipcoverz. 

And get this, the camera straps have zippers - so you can zip them on and off!!! 

 Such a good idea. 



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