Upcycling Aussie Style
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We're continuing our look at Upcycling this week, and heading over to Australia to see how Ari (Max California) rocks this transformative sewing style.
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Top Stitchers - Upcycling March Madness
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So, I get to kick off the month with my entry to the Top Stitchers competition. Essentially we have a team of Pattern Revolution girls facing off 'tete a tete' with other bloggers. We were each assigned a 'prompt', and today I get to see what my competitor Michelle (from Falafel and the Bee) has been up to!!!
Read MoreRunway Deconstructed: #ChallengeCreate Refashion Entry, Explained
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So here we are in week two: Refashioning. For me this was a WOHOOOO theme, for Becca it was more of an OhNoooooo. Most of what I make includes some form of upcycling or refashioning, I built my personal blog around the idea that I could sew my children's wardrobes and save my family some dough. My personal stash of fabric is made of 90% clothing, sheets, and drapes that have been given to be in garbage bags from friends and family. I use this stash to mine for not only fabric, but buttons, zippers, and other notions. Now Becca on the other hand has only tired a few refashioning projects, and in an effort to clean out her house, got rid of 5 bags of old clothes right before we found out we would be competing in this competition... wah-wah-wah.
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