The Sewing Place's Refashion and Repurpose Competition 2020

[Ellabella]

Without for me.

[Sandra]

I think I prefer it with.

Sandra.
xxx

[Goth Gardiner]

With.

[Puzzler]

Oh, I can’t decide. 

[UttaRetch]

Without.

[Kitten]

Without for me.

[Lowena]

Deffo without for me

[Pearl]

Without 

[cakeymcdoodle]

Here’s my entry:

Your Name; Entry Number( if you have more than one )
Katie, entry 1.

What is it and for whom:
A skirt for me, from a skirt for me.

Pattern used (commercial or self-drafted, anything goes):
First skirt made from the Marcy Tilton pattern Vogue V9060.

What  fabrics you used (pictures welcome): A synthetic cream quilted (cloqué?) fabric with an alternating arrow pattern.

A short description on how you made it/problems overcome/etc.:
The original is a cool design but the length and shape were all sorts of wrong for me. I cut it apart, folded the pattern pieces to shorten and narrow each one, then smoothed them out. Then when I sewed it up I took another wee bit of width out. I topstitched the seams to keep them firm since it is a knit fabric. The new length and shape is perfect for me and I’ve worn it all day today. The only thing that’s annoying me is a lack of pocket so one may be added in the near future... Anyway, I’m pleased I saved this fabric!  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]    [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]   [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  

[Iminei]

Roll Up, Roll up, Roll up for the Repurpose, Refashion, Recycle and Regurgitate Competition ...

Needles should have been put down at midnight last night, but Who am I to know ??? ...

Please use this template to submit your entries and include your pictures within the text

Entries in by the end of the 4th November please ...

[sewmuchmore]

Sewmuchmore entry one
A dress for me
Pattern is New Look 6145, which i have used many times.
This was made from a wool throw i happen to see at the local charity shop when i was taking stuff to them, Cost £3. Put it in the washer when i got home and then realised the label said dry clean only. It did however wash ok. Initially thought i would make a coatigan but then somehow it turned into a dress! But watch this space it may yet become a jumper/cardy.
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[Iminei]

Iminei's Entry

What is it and for whom - A Memory Quilt for me !!!
HWMNBN can try and claim it, when he realises what Ive done, but hasn't a snowballs chance in hell!

Pattern used - It evolved naturally, 6 1/2" cut squares, hundreds of the lil buggers!

Fabrics used - HWMNBN's old 100" cotton work shirts and everything from them plus A dark batik from stash.

This competition came along at an ideal time as I was looking to clear HWMNBN's wardrobe out and thought instead of giving these lovely old shirts to the charity Why don't I make something from them.

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Cutting the first squares was incredibly satisfying and as I progressed, ironing the relevant areas of shirt before cutting the squares, I realised this was probably one of the only times I have ever ironed them! 

As I cut the pristine 6 1/2" squares I thought ... Oooohh Look, Pockets ..... and resolved to use them within the quilt. I have some squares which include the buttonhole strip (placket ??) too.

As the shirts became rags I cut the buttons off thinking I could offer them as a job lot to someone and then thought Why dont I use them too??
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 So I did ... which finally led to me unpicking the nicer labels and reattaching them to a square of their  fabric.

I wanted a DARK binding to set off the relatively pale body of the quilt and decided on a dark purple batik (from stash) and then included a short length of four of my favourite shirts which worked out nicely with one length per side.
I cut the binding WIDE at 5", which inevitably left me scratching my head for half an hour when it came to finishing it ... But it got there perfectly in the end, I just had a brain freeze.

I added a label (thank you Elvistoo) and finished off with a machined blanket stitch, and lastly four buttons on the mitred corners!

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It was an incredibly quick (well relatively) and easy make and I have something wonderful to remember my marriage.
 
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For more pics linky to the album ...

[Mick]

There are clearly two types of sewers in the world.

The skilled, intelligent craftspeople, capable of making beautiful and useful items, even from recycled materials. Typical members of this forum really.

Then there are idiots, like me.
Who probably shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a sewing machine without adult supervision.

Anyway, this is Mick’s entry for the competition.
Hope it doesn’t get disqualified, on the grounds that it’s basically changing two bags into one bag, and also that it’s a bit silly.

“Who’s it for?”  Me obviously, nobody else would want it.

Pattern was a free download from t’interweb. The whole thing printed onto a couple of A4 sheets, but scaling up onto squared paper was relatively straightforward, as it’s all just a series of rectangles.

“Problems overcome”  Yes there were many. The Ikea FRAKTA bag material is certainly not sewer-friendly stuff.

Raw Material 1.  From the waste bin at work.
20201027_180016 by Mick, on Flickr

Raw Material 2. From you-know-where.
20201027_180412 by Mick, on Flickr

Strip the useful bits off the jacket. Managed to get the main bag liner, envelope pocket, and flap pocket bag out of this.
20201030_224110 by Mick, on Flickr

The old “turkey carcass on boxing day” look.
20201027_194504 by Mick, on Flickr

In progress. I shortened and "single ended" the chunky plastic zipper.
20201006_174807 by Mick, on Flickr

And we’re done.
20201101_190251 by Mick, on Flickr

20201101_190653 by Mick, on Flickr

The snap buckles and the shoulder strap shortener came from the TCIUOD box. The iron-on interfacing (which wouldn't iron-on to the Ikea bag material) and the yellow bias binding on the flap were the only parts bought.
20201101_191844 by Mick, on Flickr

50556223257_e31078a6fc_c by Mick, on Flickr

[Goth Gardiner]

I've been having real problems with this, and photos, and losing stuff.     .  So, so I don't lose things again, here are the words for my entry (from my laptop) and I'll add the photos shortly.

Your Name; Goth Gardener – 1 entry
What is it and for whom: Conversion of two tops/tunics into another top, two handbags and a mask.  All for me!
Pattern used: All self-drafted
Fabrics used: Black linen tunic with beadwork, purchased in a charity shop years ago. Black and silver tunic, also purchased in a charity shop long ago. Lining for bags, interfacing and one length of silver piping from stash.
A short description on how you made it/problems overcome/etc.:
The original plan was to completely transform the black and beaded tunic, but there wasn’t quite enough fabric to make another top.  However, it combined with the silver fabric from the other top nicely I thought.
This is the new top. The silver piping is from my stash.
I used the bottom of the beaded top to make the yoke.  The short sleeves were cut from the sleeves of the tunic. The hems of both the sleeves and the at the front of the bottom were the original hems. The binding around the neck and the bottom section were made from the stripey top.

Handbag one.
I wanted to use the v-neck of the tunic to make a matching handbag, but it was a slightly awkward shape. But, while I had the whole pile of fabric dumped spread out I realised that the sleeves of the tunic were kind of handbag shaped:

This is the finished bag, with baby elephant. 
The front and back are from the tunic, and I used the v-neck to make an extra pocket on the front, which is useful for holding sanitizer and masks, or if preferred, small animals. The binding and handle I made from the other top.  The lining came from stash, and has a zipped credit card pocket, a phone pocket and a hook for attaching keys (yes, I like am a bit paranoid about losing things).  It is fastened with a metallic clasp.

But this still left me with fabric.
So I made a second bag from the black and silver fabric:
The other side of the flap is some of the linen from the other top.  Innards as per the other bag (but I’m not showing you because I’m not that proud of it).

And, of course, the obligatory mask:

[Iminei]

Pictures ??? please @Goth Gardiner

@Lachica ... ?????