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March 28, 2015
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Refashion: Onesie To Slipper Boots

This the last in a three part series showing how I upcycled an old Onesie into three new garments.

Second part: HOODIE

This third and final part shows how to make a pair of slipper boots!

These are the feet of the onesie that were remaining after the rest had been remade into other garments.

Some more leftover knit fabric was cut into a 5″ strip twice the width of the flat boot top, plus a seam allowance.

After sewing the short edges together to form a circle, pin to the boot top, right sides together and matching seams. Stitch in place.

Press seam up towards the cuff and overlock the raw edge.

Top stitch about 1cm up the cuff, catching the seam allowance as you go.

Turn cuff to the inside having the overlocked edge protrude over the seam by about 1cm. Pin in place.

Working from the right side, stitch in the ‘ditch’ of the seam, leaving a gap for threading the elastic.

Stitch again in the middle of the cuff, leaving a gap for the elastic as before.

Top stitch close to the top edge all the way around the cuff.

Cut four pieces of 1/2″ elastic to loosely fit the ankle…

…and thread them through each channel on both boots with a safety pin.

The ends of the elastic are hand sewn together.

Tadah!

A sweet pair of slipper boots.

These turned out to be the favourite part of the recycled outfit and are great for sliding across oak floors.

Hmmm, that reminds me of a ‘game’ we used to play when we were kids. Mum used to put wax polish on rags, tie them to our feet and ‘let’ us slide on the linoleum floor in the dining room.

Wonder if I could use that ruse on my boys?

Hope you enjoyed this post, how to make slipper boots from an old onesie – if you’d like to see more;

You can find the first post here: TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS

and the second post here: HOODIE

March 27, 2015
by sewchet 6 Comments

Refashion: Onesie To Hoodie

This the second in a three part series showing how I upcycled an old Onesie into three new garments.

The first post showed how to make a pair of tracksuit (jogging) bottoms and this one shows how to make the matching Hoodie.

I had previously emancipated the top part of the onesie from its lower body and was left with this: –

The centre front zip was cut out next…..

….and a new centre front seam was made by sewing right sides together and overlocking the raw edges.

Both sleeves were shortened by a couple of inches, overlocked and then hemmed leaving a small gap through which to thread the elastic.

The bottom of the hoodie was overlocked and hemmed in the same way, leaving a gap for the elastic.

Having measured loosely around wrists and hips, pieces of elastic were threaded through each of the channels and secured together by hand.

Finished!

A cute hoodie to match the tracksuit bottoms.

Not the most appreciative smile in the world….

That’s better!

So, that’s how to make a great little hoodie from an old onesie.

Previous post: TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS

Next Post: SLIPPER BOOTS

March 26, 2015
by sewchet 15 Comments

Refashion: Onesie To Tracksuit Bottoms

Have your kids (or you!) got one too many of those novelty Onesies that continue to be so popular?

We were given a couple of hand-me-downs from my nephew which would take my boys four or five years to grow into, so I had the idea to re-make one of them into something more wearable – Tracksuit Bottoms, Hoodie and the added bonus of a pair of Slipper Boots!

It’s not a complicated refashion, but I seemed to take quite a lot of photos so I’ll split this upcycle into three posts, this being the first.

TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS

First up, I took an existing pair of well-fitting tracksuit bottoms and roughly cut the bottom half of the onesie to size.

I left plenty of space to turn up a hem and put the feet to one side for later.

A couple of inches was left at the top to add a little growing room and the top was also put to one side for later.

I started by unpicking and removing the remainder of the zip, then sewed the centre front seam closed.

There was just enough knit fabric leftover from a previous project to make a new waistband. I cut 4″ wide strips and pieced them together to measure the same as the onesie and added a seam allowance. The short ends were sewn right sides together to make a circle.