The creative girls at Making More With Less are hosting Mending Week, so I'm joining in! My mending pile is smaller this afternoon after finishing 5 mending/upcycling projects this morning. Up first was a too short/holey jean upcycle into a new skirt. I used the little tutorial from Becky's Craft Closet as a guide. Instead of applique, I added bias trim edging to the bottom and front & back pockets.
Abby refused to wear these overalls but really liked the dress I made Mally with her outgrown overalls last month. Running with the same idea, I cut the overalls off to shorts length then opened both inner leg seams so I could easily add a twirly skirt and appliqued patches. After finishing the skirt and appliques, I stitched the leg seams back together for a twirly skort overall. I think she'll love them!
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sew cute!! I love both of them. It feels so good when your mending pile is gone, and you have new outfits to show for it. YaY!!
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Wow! What a transformation....I guess I need to go looking for some overalls :)
ReplyDeleteThose are both great! Really neat ideas. Thanks for participating in our Mending Week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I love overalls, but they are so hard for potty training little ones to wear, now if I could change them into cute little dresses like this, genius.
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