Cocoon cardigans are all the craze lately. I love the cozy, comfy look and wanted one of my own. The ones I like seem to range anywhere from $17 all the way to $178 and even more. I’m a little skeptical of “buying cheap” just for the sake of having something. It always seems to disappoint. That’s one of the reasons why I chose to make my clothes. Read more “Tips For Making a Cocoon Cardigan”
When I walk through thrift stores I see endless fabric and loads of possibilities. It’s so satisfying to take something and turn it into something elses. It’s no secret that refashioning clothes is one of my favorite things to do. I also love peplum tops, thanks to Covid. So I thought I would start the year off with a fun Maxi skirt to Peplum top refashion! Read more “Maxi skirt to Peplum shirt!”
I love waist ties and drawstrings but I hate doing buttonholes. I also am not super crazy with the look of pants being gathered across the front of my waist. I feel like it adds bulk. Plus I like the look of a flat front waist better than a gathered front waist. Read more “Flat Front Skirt: Simple Hack for an Elastic Waist”
Sometimes once loved clothing loses its appeal and needs to be updated a bit. It doesn’t have to be a big alteration. Sometimes small ones can make a big difference. Here I’ll show you how I altered this maxi skirt to a midi skirt and fell in Love with it all over again. Read more “Easy 30 Minute Maxi Skirt Alteration”
Living in a house with all males has left me with NO shortage of comfy t-shirts. This is a quick and fun refashion for those comfy and loved tees in your wardrobe. Read more “Comfy T-shirt Refashion”
Years ago my husband used to love wearing sweater vests during the colder months. He has since changed his mind and prefers not to wear them. Which left us with quite the surplus. Some were donated and gifted to friends and family. A few were kept in hopes that I could find something to do with it. When my youngest showed an interest in one of them, I decided to size it down to fit him. Read more “Re-size a Sweater Vest!”
Like many of you, 2020 was a rough year. There were heart breaks and cancelled plans, friends moved, jobs changed.…. We all struggled emotionally and physically. It seemed like everything was changing and yet somehow nothing was, all at the same time. I’m not gonna lie, 2021 hasn’t been any better. But the one thing I know I can always count on is sewing. By picking a substrate and sewing it together I can somehow make situations feel better. I can brighten my family’s day and the pressures of the world become lighter. Read more “Making it Through the Year With Love Notions by Our Side”
My oldest son will be leaving home soon so he’s been going through his closet and donating a lot of stuff. I really wanted to remake something of his into something for me. Just to keep him closer to me while he’s gone. I’ve had an idea in my head for a ruffled top for a while. I wanted to refashion a shirt to do it. Since I have a lot of boys in my house, there is no shortage of button up shirts. So when my oldest son was getting rid of a linen button up shirt, I snagged it out of the donation bag real quick.
Love Notions just recently released their new pattern for the Summer. It’s a cute sundress called the Tempo Sundress.
My love for pencil skirts runs deap. Real deap. I have one problem with them though. They don’t have pockets! Like most sensible women, I find myself wanting everything to have pockets. Is that too much to ask? I think not. So I came up with two perfectly acceptable ways of adding pockets to my beloved pencil skirts. Read more “Adding Pockets to any Pencil Skirt”
