Jeans and Shirt Refashion

Bringing my refashion post at House of Estrela home and linking it to the Project Run and Play link party.
I am so excited to participate in January Refashion Month. Thank you so much Magda for inviting me! I love taking something old, unused and breathe a new life into it. For this refashion I used a pair of old jeans. They looked like something Britney Spears circa 1999 would wear - too low, too flared. I like refashioning old jeans. You can almost always keep some of the original details. I was able to keep front and back pockets, which can be tricky.
 
 
I made them a bit long since the girl is growing like a weed. The pattern came from a  Japanese pattern book Polka Drops. This is my fourth pair - they are easy to make and the fit is good. When refashioning an existing pair it's important that both pant legs are symmetrical. I use a simple trick to achieve that.
Trace your pattern piece onto the pant leg. Cut it out. Be careful not to damage the back side and the waistband. I might or might not be speaking from the experience. Flip the piece onto the second pant leg, matching the front pockets perfectly. Trace and cut out. This helps to insure both pant legs are identical.
 
 
The shirt is a garage sale find refashion. Last summer, we stopped at the sale to look for toys and Ania found this shirt.  The print and the beads made the shirt look more grandma-on-a-cruise, then haute couture, but Ania loved it. 50c later the shirt was ours. :) I didn't use any pattern to make it. I just eye balled the sleeve opening, then cut out the sleeve that looked like it might fit that opening and sewed everything together. To my great surprise, it worked. :) The best part is that I guessed the sleeve length correctly. :)  
 
Ania loves her new outfit and wore it two days in a row. It's comfortable, practical and it sparkles. What not to love! Now if I can only convince her to wear shoes. :)


12 comments

  1. Awesome olga! Love the print in the shirt:) and your wallpaper- love!

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  2. I think refashioning jeans is the best way to get a good home sewn pair! Being able to steal existing details is always a great bonus :)

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  3. what a great outfit! Love the jeans, and I cannot believe you just made it like that! Cool :)

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  4. cute!
    is that fabric on the wall behind her....if so I need some of that!

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  5. Great looking outfit! I cannot believe that cool shirt used to look like grandma-on-a-cruise! :D The jeans fit beautifully too!

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  6. What a fun outfit! That shirt is just awesome!

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  7. Love it Olga! I love that you eyeballed the shirt pattern, amazing!
    xoxo Grandma

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  8. The shirt is so great--and even better that SHE picked it out:) That way you know she will wear it for sure! I love the pants too... I actually have that pattern book--what pattern is it specifically?

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  9. wow! What a quick way to redo the jeans... fabulous!! I'm loving project Run and PLay! I also linked up this week, a recycled Sweater...Emily@nap-timecreations

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  10. It's amazing that you made a pair of jeans out of an old pair! I had never thought of doing that for my daughter. She very tall and thin so most of her jeans need a refashion! :)

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  11. Forgot to say...thanks for linking this up at Tips and Tricks this week! I hope you come back next week!
    Gina @ Gina's Craft Corner

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