Project Runway Fans: 20+ No-sew or Easy-sew fashions!

Do you LOVE watching Project Runway and wish you could whip up something fashionable...but you don't really sew? 

Then try these re-purpose, re-fashion, re-cycle projects. They require very few sewing skills since you aren't starting from scratch. Even more fun, they can be made from the stuff in your closet, bathroom, kitchen, or garage.  No need to run to Mood.

(1) T-shirt into woman's skirt

(2) Girls T-shirt into girls dress

(3) Adult T-shirt into Girl's dress

(4) Multiple adult t-shirts into layered long dress

(5) Multiple t-shirts into a flapper dress

(6) Bath scrubbies into Mini-dress

(7) Duct tape to prom dress

(8) Men's button-down shirt into girl's dress

(9) Pillowcase into women's skirt

(10) Pillowcase into girls dress ; and another dress with trim; and another

(11) T-shirt to halter top

(12) Strips of tulle into dream tutu

(13) One seam infinity dress

(14) Adult sweater into girls dress










(15) Adult T-shirts into girls streamer skirt

Don't forget the accessories!!

(16) Placement into purse

(17) Jeans into purse

(True confessions....my mom and I made these when I was a kid using instructions from ZOOM that I got by sending my SASE....remember those days anyone?? I loved my jean purse!!)

(18) Washers into necklace

(19) Fabric scraps into designer shoes

And don't forget the dolls or dogs!

(20) Baby clothes into American Girl clothes

(21) Baby clothes into dog clothes










Looking for more ideas?  Check out these books!

Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures




Rip It!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams