Re-Sizing and Dressing Up a Goodwill Sweater
I owe a huge hug of gratitude to Kathleen at Grosgrain Fabulous. She posted 30 days of sweater embellishments on her blog. In those tutorials she took the most ho-hum sweaters from Goodwill and turned them into Cinderella-worthy tops.
Because of her inspiring transformations, I was able to re-vamp two sweaters for the Blissdom conference, saving my bank account some precious pennies. (I used the savings to buy two pairs of cute PJs. Apparently PJs are mandatory after conference hours.)
And now, on to the transformation!
I started by resizing the sweater per Kathleen’s tutorial HERE.
Put the sweater on inside out and pin excess starting under the arm and ending at the hip.
Carefully (very carefully unless you want to become a pin cushion) remove the sweater. Stitch along the pinned line.
Put the sweater back on to check the fit.
If it looks good, go ahead and trim off the excess. (This reminds me of a nip and tuck surgery. {Sigh} If only trimming fat was this easy.)
Next, grab some of those adorable felt roses we made the other day. (Rose tutorial HERE) Lay them onto the sweater and play with the placements.
When you are happy with the roses, pin them on with safety pins.
Sew on the roses with needle and thread.
And remove the safety pin once the rose is secure.
And remove the safety pin once the rose is secure.
That’s it. Beautiful new cardigan from a $3 Goodwill sweater!
I added a knit belt that I sewed some roses and a hook and eye clasp on.
Poor Buddy (aka Pretty Handy Dog), he’s not so sure about me leaving for Blissdom tomorrow.
Check out some more Goodwill and thrift store fashionista outfits at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam.
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You look awesome in your new outfit. You did a great job. Best Wishes for a safe and wonderful trip.
Loooove it!
I'm a little late with this, but congratulations on adopting Buddy. All my pets are rescue as well. Thanks for encouraging people to check petfinder for their next companion!
You look beautiful. If you hadn't told us that it was a makeover, I would have thought you picked it up from the store. Enjoy Blissdom.
Monique
Wonderful makeover. Love the post with Buddy and his thoughts. Our pets know when we are leaving them behind.
Oh my gosh, Brittany — is there anything you CAN'T do!? 🙂 I love what you did with that sweater — it's adorable! I can't wait to see pictures from your Blissdom conference! I hope you have an absolutely WONDERFUL time! xo
That is fantastic!!! You look amazing! Thank you so much fo sharing with all of us.
Looks so cute! Have fun on your trip 🙂
Impressive! I may be tempted to buy an aqua cashmere hoodie sweater I saw today. I don't like hoodies. If you are over 40 they add too much visual weight to the back of the neck. Have a great time at Blissdom. Ann
Really great job! It looks tons better and your outfit turned out really cute. Have fun at Blissdom!
BEAUTIFUL!! I am so tempted to try this with some tshirts I have! Thanks for the inspiration!
I am new to your blog, (well, relatively new — I spent the holidays drooling over your amazing wrapping paper techniques!), and I just wanted to stop by and say 'Hi', and tell you how unbelievably impressed I am by this makeover! And you make it look so easy that even I (the totally sewing impaired) am tempted to try it. Keep up the great work! Caitlin
Darling! You look fabulous!! Amazing job!! Angie xo
That's gorgeous! You look so beautiful!
Looking great! I love those roses 🙂