This book looks like so much fun. I just made a onsie out of a clearance section find. You can check out the tutorial at http://candidly-kate.blogspot.com/2011/02/tutorial-making-onsie-free-pattern.html. I have even included a free pattern!

My resewn project was the wool sweater turned into mittens and hat. The sweater some how made it through the washer and drier — and was perfectly felted. The hat and mittens are my daughters favorites!

Just yesterday I re-purposed the sleeves of an old felted sweater into two rice socks. They should help keep me a little more comfortable as I ease into the last few weeks of pregnancy aches and pains.

My favorite re-sewn project is making ninja otedama (juggling and jacks type game) sets from t-shirts.

Dance costumes! I’m famous for resewing dance costumes into completely new costumes.

I have not done anything yet, but I do have an established collection waiting to be upcycled.

I once turned a man’s button-down oxford into a pretty sundress for my four year-old. It’s still one of my favorite things that I’ve ever made.

I made rosette pins out of old tshirts. I’d LOVE LOVE LOVe to win this book!

I have made quilts from my children’s old jean. I also made a skirt for my daughter with the pockets from her brother worn jeans- very cute. I would love this book.

My family loves the quilts I have made from their old sports T shirts.

Resewing projects, where shall I start? Old jeans (and other sorts of pants) into sturdy shopping bags. Button-down shorts into lightweight, foldaway shopping bags, fastened with a repurposed cuff. Button-down shirts and, separately, t-shirts, into girls’ dresses. Sweaters into Christmas stockings and mittens. Sheets and dust ruffles into linen (or cotton) napkins. T-shirts and into a washable, reusable liner for the guinea pig cage. T-shirts into woven rag rugs.

Although, to be honest, most of the stuff wasn’t bought at a thrift store, but gleaned from closets and hand-me-downs.

Sheets for curtains. Not too creative, but . . . .

I resew a lot, but I guess my last was changing out the buttons on a thrifted jacket! Great giveaway!

I’m a beginning sew-er, but love the idea of this book! Right now I’m working on turning a couple of old knit shirts into a cute ruffled scarf. Hope it turns out!

I haven’t resewn anything. I am scared of my sewing machine. But I am a new stay at home mom of triplets and as I get more and more confident in the routine of taking care of them, I am getting more and more inspired to try crafty sewey stuff. Thanks for your site.

I’ve done a few T-shirts, making them more stylish and even turned a couple of my husband’s holey shirts into rompers for our son. In high school I used to make skirts out of pillow cases and I took a mumu a few summers ago and turned it into a shirred skirt and shirt. What else? I’ve turned cargo pockets into little purses after cutting them off pants, two pairs of jeans into a skirt that I saw on an episode of “Growing Pains” that I just had to have. And of course I’m always looking for old linens to use in sewing projects! I’ve been re-sewing for over 15 years and then some! We did most of our shopping at thrift stores as a kid so I got creative.

Not a dang thing! :) But, I would really love to learn to.

I resewn some jeans in to a bag, and then a bag into a pen case. And that’s all, I guess, because I have this thing for fabrics and for looking around for them in stores… I’m a “fabricaddict” :D

Hi! I love the inspiration behind this book!

How do I love thrifting? I’ll start with only a few of the hundreds of ways. 1. I took silk blouses, silk pant suits and silk shirts and made my soon-to-be-wed daughter a silk yo-yo quilt. sixteen different colors. 2. With the cuffs cut from the blouses, I made shirtcuff hairbows. 3. From hardcover books I made “pocketbooks” (purses). 4. I used thrifted purse handles from ugly purses for those pocketbooks. 5. I’ve cut off the embellished parts from T-shirts and made blingy headbands. 6. With the T-shirt scraps I made roses. 7. With linen jumpers I’ve made aprons. 8. I’ve cut pleated skirts from ’70s dresses for the most awesome skirts ever. 9. From vintage sheets I made nightgowns using vintage patterns. 10. Dust ruffles from curtains. 11. Valances from dust ruffles.

I have made shoulder bags out of old sheets… I love repurposing! :)

I just bought a shirt at a thrift shop to resew and need some inspiration for my first upcycling project!

I have a bunch of good intentions. I cut off the pant legs from a worn out pair of corduroys with the idea to make replacement bean bags for that toss game. Also have an old pair of jeans to recycle into a purse. I’m sure this book will motivate me to get moving on these and more.

Okay…don’t laugh too hard. My birth into the resew world came from a need to outfit my daughter with a beard and sideburns for her presidential presentation on James Garfield. She could have chosen to dress up as his wife but decided she wanted to do the presidential thing and go all out. So the morning of her wax museum performance – where she was the “wax figure” that came to life at the press of a paper button on her desk – I racked my brain for anything furry I had that I could make into a beard and sideburns. An old set of dark brown earmuffs (that had lost one side) TO THE RESCUE. I pulled the fuzzy part off the frame. I cut 2 strips off one end and then left the round part of the other end intact. That was the beard which nicely cupped around her cute little chin. I quickly stitched the other two strips onto the side of the beard and a couple of pieces of elastic I had onto the side burns – to hook around her ears and hold it on. VOILA! A beard and sideburns any president would be proud of! (Even my husband was impressed.) AH – A whole book to inspire me further – what could be greater!

I have yet to try this, but would love to learn!

I haven’t resewn anything, but after seeing this book, I want to start!

I’m new to sewing, but I’ve resewn a t-shirt to a tote and a valence to a pillow (using the stuffing from an old pillow). Love make it do!

My husband lost a ton of weight over the last year. He had several pair of khakis that didn’t fit anymore and so I began to think about how lovely that fabric was! I had a purse that I loved but was falling apart. So, I took the purse apart and made a pattern and then made a new bag from his old pants! You can see my blog post about it here:

http://simplysewn.blogspot.com/2011/01/silence-and-sewing.html

We are also re-doing our 1950’s kitchen and so I’ve taken old handkerchiefs and dish towels to make curtains. Thanks for sharing this wonderful book. I think I’ll have to put it on my birthday wishlist if I don’t win!

Beth

I would love to get this book. I have always been a fan of resewing and repurposing and I think this is just the thing to get me inspired again.

I’m still VERY new to sewing, only just recently graduated college, so I haven’t had the chance to resew anything YET — but this book would be great to help avoid the high costs of my new addiction while paying off school! Thanks for the chance and the giveaway.

This looks like a great resource book!! Thanks for sharing.

When I was 12, I made a long skirt out of two short skirts and wore it out with friends. I got really self-conscious, like any 12 year-old would, and haven’t re-sewn anything since! I would love to get back to it now that I am confident 31 year-old.

I love her creativity in re-sewing. I hope I win sew I can do more sewing.

I have sewn cushions out of sweaters, recycled wool and knitted new things, made quilts out of sheets and shirts and altered quite a few blouses to fit and would love new ideas.

Sometimes my boys get t-shirts that are just too big so I resew them to the correct size. I made one of my mother-in-law’s skirts into a dress for my 3 year old daughter. My MIL was tickled that her granddaughter was wearing her skirt.

Looks like a fab book!.. I have re-sewn a couple of dresses I made for my daughter, into dresses for her daughter. I am now re-sewing a stretchey lace shirt into leggins for my grandaughter. Would love the book!

I would love this book. I have made a few quilts from old t-shirts and bandanas. My grown daughter would love the repurposed sundresses and handbags.

I love your blog,

I love finding something used and making it into new. I’ve made aprons from vintage pillowcases, shirts and dresses from cotton curtains, and pj’s from flannel sheets.