How to Make an Upcycled Dress from Old Quilts
This post is sponsored by VIVAIA. You can find my review of VIVAIA’s beautiful shoes here.
Building a sustainable wardrobe is one of the most impactful ways we can look after the planet, and one of my favourite ways to do that is by making my own clothes from old fabrics. Wonderfully, the recent trend for quilted clothing presented me with the perfect opportunity to upcycled an old quilt that I no longer had a need for, into this beautiful upcycled dress.
HOW TO MAKE AN UPCYCLED DRESS FROM QUILTS
I shared the full process of making the dress on my YouTube channel, which I’ve linked below.
One of the things I love about sewing my own clothes is that I can make everything exactly as I want it to be! For this dress I used the All Well Cardigan Coat. This pattern is a wonderful introduction to pattern hacking - the pattern includes instructions for how to adapt the pattern to make it your own. In the video I show you exactly how I hacked the pattern, and I how I laid out the pieces to make the most of this beautiful quilt.
This is a really easy make for a beginner sewist. You’ll need to know how to gather and how to attach binding, but there are no complicated fastenings and this piece can be made in under a day.
Thank you to VIVAIA for sponsoring this project!
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