I love this. I love remaking clothes, finding vintage fabric that never got used, and doing my best to keep clothing and fabric out of the landfill. My latest sewing projects have been taking in jeans and shorts I got on the Buy Nothing Group. I also found a cute white linen dress just the right size for my granddaughter, but my daughter hoped it was for her and I made it so. I used the white linen scraps from my fabric stash to increase the size. My daughter wore it yesterday, and it looks just as cute on her as it did on my grandaughter.
Love to hear this! I’ve also been doing more mending/repair/refashioning lately, trying to rescue otherwise unwearable garments. Glad you had such a success with that dress! One day soon I’ll be brave enough to resize jeans, I hope!
Resizing those jeans meant tons of ripping out stitches, but I just did a bit each day or so until it was done, sewing them back together was easy in comparison. You can do it!
I love this. I love remaking clothes, finding vintage fabric that never got used, and doing my best to keep clothing and fabric out of the landfill. My latest sewing projects have been taking in jeans and shorts I got on the Buy Nothing Group. I also found a cute white linen dress just the right size for my granddaughter, but my daughter hoped it was for her and I made it so. I used the white linen scraps from my fabric stash to increase the size. My daughter wore it yesterday, and it looks just as cute on her as it did on my grandaughter.
Love to hear this! I’ve also been doing more mending/repair/refashioning lately, trying to rescue otherwise unwearable garments. Glad you had such a success with that dress! One day soon I’ll be brave enough to resize jeans, I hope!
Resizing those jeans meant tons of ripping out stitches, but I just did a bit each day or so until it was done, sewing them back together was easy in comparison. You can do it!
that’s very motivational, thank you!! one step at a time is always the best way.