Sweatshirt jackets diy

For some reason I am enamored with transforming a sweatshirt to a jacket. I have no idea why. In the hot Texas climate I don't even get to wear them much. Nancy's Notions had a sale a while back on sweatshirts so I bought several, which have been languishing in the fabric stash closet. I hoard fabrics and supplies until a project worthy of their use comes along (silly to say that about a sweatshirt I know). We had a trip planned to Arkansas the day after Christmas and I knew the weather…

Sweatshirt Jacket: this jacket can be made from old sweatshirts that need a new life

Sweatshirt Jacket: this jacket can be made from old sweatshirts that need a new life

In this tutorial, I’ll show you step by step how to refashion a plain jean jacket into a jean jacket hoodie. It’s a simple project where you graft the…

Sweatshirt Jacket Tutorial You can find a Printer Friendly PDF file here... Happy stitching! Myra

Thanks to a particularly nasty encounter with a flu bug I’ve been under the weather and very limited in creative energy. In fact, for a number of days, I existed on fluids and slept. Now hubby is dealing with it. However, a bit of hand work did manage to get completed and here is the […]

Tutorials - How to Make an Easy Patchwork Jacket - Start by choosing a sweatshirt that's a little too big. An old sweatshirt is fine, even with a design on it. I chose a sweatshirt a size bigger than I normally wear. Lay the sweatshirt out nice and flat, front side up. Lay a ruler across it and mark the center between

The cold weather and shorter days have revealed the “hibernation phase” of my wardrobe. The only thing I really want to wear are sweaters, leggings, and bagg…

One of the creative things I like to do is take old or unused clothing and re-purpose them into beautiful new garments or decorative items. The most recent upcycling project was an olive green sweatshirt which I loved the color of but not the fit, it was brand new and never worn; I kept moving it from house to house thinking I would do something with it someday. After much debate I finally settled on transforming the ordinary sweatshirt into a stunning short jacket for fall. For those of you…