Miracle of Alteration- transitioning from Jacket to Lined Vest

A few weeks ago, I decided stop at the local thrift store to see if there was anything I could not to live without. Surprisingly, it was one of these days when store ran 50% OFF on everything. One of the very kind shoppers offered me a coupon and it just made my day. I found a few very interesting pieces which could be easy transformed into something what I would love to wear.

One of the pieces was a Design Jacket made of Embroidered fabric. It had hook and eye center front closure and the size smaller than I usually wore, but it didn’t stop me from purchasing because the amazing price $3.05 was irresistible.

I decided to make a vest and add lining, so exposed embroidery threads on inside of the garment could be completely covered.

I loved the final result and the vest fitted me perfectly.

I’m looking forward to start another project!

From Dress to Top

Sewing with Cotton Eyelet lace fabric.

Adding front/back darts and pintuck darts to the neckline.

Girl's sweatshirt

Transforming small kids clothes into new garments.

The little kids grow so fast that sometimes new clothes become small after wearing them just a few times. Back in July of 2015 I made two tops for my daughter and both of them were too short by next summer. The good thing was that I still had scraps and I decided to alter both of these pieces by transforming one into a dress, and another into a top with pockets. 

My advice- do not rush to throw away small kids’ clothes right away, sometimes you can alter them into something new.