Sweatshirt jackets diy

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…

Add your favorite fabrics to an existing hoodie for a modern take on a quilted sweater. This DIY hoodie adds your favorite fabrics to your wardrobe.

Use an old sweatshirt to repurpose into a jacket. Here is a great design for how to turn a sweatshirt into a jacket.

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

Sweatshirt Jacket Tutorial | Sweatshirt Jacket : Cut the sweatshirts down the front center

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…

This is a guide to making a DIY color-block hoodie. Learn how to make your own color-block hoodie at home with this simple step-by-step sewing tutorial.

Tutorials - How to Make an Easy Patchwork Jacket - Originally Posted by UglyCook Originally Posted by purrfectquilts Is the jacket heavy with all those extra seams and thread? Or bulky? Do you have a picture? Sounds like a great idea. Thanks. This does turn out a fairly heavy and very warm jacket. Page through the

Step 1: Find a plain sweatshirt in need of some jazzing up. ;) Step 2: As with my t-shirt to keyhole cardigan tutorial, fold the back shoulders together and iron down the front center of the shirt …

Okay! Finally here is the sweatshirt jacket post :) I hope that you all like it. You can see a picture of my Halloween Jacket here and my scrap jacket here if you'd like to see my other ones. First of all choose a sweatshirt that is one size too big for you with set in sleeves not “raglan” sleeves. Some people don't like to pre-wash their sweatshirts before they use them; but, this is a matter of personally preference to me. If I am making a seasonal jacket that I will only wear a couple of…

Quilted Sweatshirt: I love up-cycling things! Finding new uses or a new way of repurposing something for someone else is amazing! I have made a few quilted sweatshirts for my kids and I thought you might enjoy doing the same for your little ones or for yourself! Enjoy…

Learn how to create this charming sweatshirt with our free Upcycled Quilt Block Sweatshirt Sewing Tutorial. DIY Quilted sweatshirt.

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

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 […]

We’re making wearable works of art over here, folks.

Refashion a pullover sweatshirt or hoodie into a zip-up jacket following this easy step-by-step DIY tutorial.

How to Sew a DIY Blanket Jacket (No Pattern Needed!): Thrift stores are gold mines for budget-friendly and sustainable materials like fabric, curtains, blankets, clothes of course, and other materials you can transform into fashion like what I’m using today. Here's how to sew a thrifted blanket into a …