15 Upcycled Sewing Project Ideas
Hooray for Earth Day!
One of my absolute favorite things to do is to scour thrift stores [or our closets!] for fabrics to repurpose into something else. Call it upcycling, refashioning, or repurposing… there’s just so much possibility for new life from things that have been discarded and forgotten.
So to celebrate Earth Day, I’ve gathered 15 of my upcycled sewing projects. Some have tutorials, others will hopefully provide you with some refashioning inspiration.
Pillow Cover from Vintage Sheet
Kid Cardigan from Adult Cardigan
Maternity Pants from Regular Jeans
Cuff Bracelets from felted wool
Oh upcycling, how I heart you.
What materials do you have in your house right now that you can repurpose and sew into something new?
Some great ideas, I have a load of baby clothes that I just can’t part with to upcycle. The moustaches are great! Love your blog name! Same here!
I upcycled a man’s dress shirt into a women’s bath robe. (Cut off cuffs and collars, evened out bottom edge. Put ruffles around all those places.) Turned out super cute!
Love some of you ideas. Know exactly what you are working with in your schedule. My daughter has 3 boys and a girl. She too is as amazing as you. Growing good stock and being creative too. Take lots of pride in all you do. You are amazing.
Great ideas, I love upcycling too , creating something new from something old , I am with you on the vintage sheets and scouring thrift shops , and my most recent project is creating little nighties from pillowcases for my little girl .