Refashion Files
Laura found this great pattern in a polyester shirt found thrifting. And she made this amazing peplum dress from it. She gives you inspiration to try something spectacular from your thrifted finds. (And “peplum” refers to the ruffly part on the fitted dress … my husband made me add that since he had no idea what it meant!)
Men’s Shirt Refashion: Peplum Dress at Trash to Couture
Lindsay made a cute striped skirt … but didn’t like how it looked when she tucked her shirt in. So, she sewed a tank with fabric strips to make a fabulous and fitted dress. You can make your own version, too — follow her easy directions at the site!
Striped Dress Tutorial at Southern Lovely
Emily took a thrift-store-find tank top and some fabric scraps and made an adorable, light color block dress for her daughter! Check out how you can make one, too — and admire her cute model — with just a few simple steps.
The Color Block Dress at Home Made Lovely
What little girl doesn’t love a comfy, twirly dress? Melanie made this adorable dress for her little girl — and gives you a detailed tutorial for sewing your own — check it out!
Twirly T-Shirt Dress Tutorial at The Crafty Cupboard
Ready to be on-trend and try some neon? It’s easy to do with an inexpensive XL tee .. and a bit of sewing. Laura shows you how — with easy, step-by-step instructions. And look how cute her summer dress turned out! You could use it as a swim coverup too!
Neon T-Shirt Reconstruction at Can Can Dancer
I’ve seen these sort of baggy dresses at the thrift store but never thought that they could so easily be altered! I thought you’d need to do something special, but you really just mark, trim, cut and sew. You won’t believe how easy it really is (and you can do it with a regular sewing machine!). Check out another Cotton & Curls watch refashion that we featured here.
Downsizing a Striped Knit Dress at Cotton & Curls
Do you know Ashley from Make It And Love It? She is amazingly creative and a fabulous seamstress. I love this refashion idea she created. She took one of her daughter’s onesies and added some knit fabric to create an adorable bubble dress. She even embellished it with a coordinating flower!
Be sure to check out the full Bubble Dress Tutorial on Make It And Love It!
Melissa’s “little fashionista” asked for a certain kind of summer dress, and Melissa delivered. What’s even better for us is that she shared how to make it. You can upcycle an old t-shirt and some cool fabric (she used voile) … and follow the directions for an amazing summer maxi dress!
Tutorial: Summer Maxi Dress, t-shirt refashion at The Polkadot Chair
Katherine found this cute railroad print dress at a thrift store for $5.99 — but its nearly-to-the-floor hem made it look dowdy. She simply lifted the them, and bingo, this thrift store find went from drab to fab. We love the simple makeover of just raising a hem — it helped us see thrift store finds in a new light!
From drab to fab! at Thrifted Things
Linen is a great fabric, and this crisp navy linen holds a lot of promise. But the original cut is dated. Autumn took apart the dress, shortened it and updated the cut. Her step by step how-to is a great example of updating a dated cut. And pairing it with a dollar store belt? Priceless!
Blue Linen Dress Refashion at It’s Always Autumn.
DIY Ruffle Scarf
Sugar Bee Crafts: Dress to Maxi Skirt - knit refashion
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