I received the New Martha Stewart "Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts just before the long Easter weekend but only had a few minutes to browse the pages. I can't wait to really take some time and read thru the entire book. It also comes with CD with pdf's that are Mac/PC compatible (which I was very happy to see) It is full of many ideas, some that I have seen before in the magazine but it is nice to have them all compiled in once place. I just need to find some time to sit and enjoy the reading bliss.
I have had this large long sleeved t-shirt for about a year. I paid $2.99 for it at the Salvation Army and appeared to be new. I had thought about embellishing it with a flower or two but could not come up with a original or cute idea so I decided to make a cardigan out of it. So lets get started and upcycle another piece of clothing! First I laid the shirt out and measured from under arm to under arm to find the exact center. Once I found the center, I cut right up the middle. This step always makes me nervous ever since I was a child and tried to cut a collar on a coat to make it narrower. It was a disaster but I try not to think about it that much and just cut. Once it was cut, I decided to use the hem from another t-shirt that I had cut up for another project. I cut two pieces of the hem of the t- shirt long enough to cover the edge of the cardigan and wrap around the top and bottom edge. I folded over the edge and pinned Then I pinned it to one side of the cardigan. Making s...

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