Sewing Reconstruction

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1jUyOqyr2uxgbQybGz0rUqEnyswp9aY0hyphenhyphen4dfkQZBir4rVI_XHI0hyfB4A7iZwH-VE7wtgk4J70tWETVOksYuM6PkROmoHEMDF7Tuh5aWKSAoGTViQuZ8EenZhaYe6TRG_1DAlryskg/s1600-h/DSC_9885.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425824900908952114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1jUyOqyr2uxgbQybGz0rUqEnyswp9aY0hyphenhyphen4dfkQZBir4rVI_XHI0hyfB4A7iZwH-VE7wtgk4J70tWETVOksYuM6PkROmoHEMDF7Tuh5aWKSAoGTViQuZ8EenZhaYe6TRG_1DAlryskg/s320/DSC_9885.jpg" style="WIDTH: 210px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>I have a huge trunk full of recycled sweaters and tees that I had been dying to cut up and reconstruct in some way. So for my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">niece's</span> birthday I decided to cut the applique off a truly ugly shirt that I acquired at either a rummage sale or on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">freecycle</span> and sew it onto a new outfit.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyfpnAy9tChOiiSeW5a6XSmbOR6gW_hSadWAo71N-duymXZLA-kMC5n7tz6FAEz9zoYH3Krq-pzRrV_sZPwEDMV7yhyEozOBh2Gurqm8dJsVPPocvGEsJbsEKnMdJv6yKyAwVSlIvvDY/s1600-h/DSC_9862.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425825752708348210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyfpnAy9tChOiiSeW5a6XSmbOR6gW_hSadWAo71N-duymXZLA-kMC5n7tz6FAEz9zoYH3Krq-pzRrV_sZPwEDMV7yhyEozOBh2Gurqm8dJsVPPocvGEsJbsEKnMdJv6yKyAwVSlIvvDY/s320/DSC_9862.jpg" style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Here is the ugly shirt--but the appliques are cute...if you are a child.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiud8udqQOGRr_IlR_gnMWjygV8G1mqU1KRRe5Y0phl4WhABmRK1pSA-BBrWAPADfAS9iM7hDiwJv2HgBhjR-2Yz5LMYdfbodnKBHW1od-ehqJJHuTKiH1GWtMPiWrsuAdnO-_U_90poiU/s1600-h/DSC_9864.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425825747501930802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiud8udqQOGRr_IlR_gnMWjygV8G1mqU1KRRe5Y0phl4WhABmRK1pSA-BBrWAPADfAS9iM7hDiwJv2HgBhjR-2Yz5LMYdfbodnKBHW1od-ehqJJHuTKiH1GWtMPiWrsuAdnO-_U_90poiU/s320/DSC_9864.jpg" style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR-AbYkVM5defcqNcMlOsxYHG4cCs9ckaF47H0b6AMA0h24ZzcZ8p6kCVc9op7YLGWlDaxsIRKTZY1K3R_cY2rN1P8S06HZIB2RgFQmsYs63L1BTcMKuHecpsMKm4kJcvI_jNs9hzjT8/s1600-h/DSC_9867.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425824911531791554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR-AbYkVM5defcqNcMlOsxYHG4cCs9ckaF47H0b6AMA0h24ZzcZ8p6kCVc9op7YLGWlDaxsIRKTZY1K3R_cY2rN1P8S06HZIB2RgFQmsYs63L1BTcMKuHecpsMKm4kJcvI_jNs9hzjT8/s320/DSC_9867.jpg" style="WIDTH: 206px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I carefully cut around them and arranged them on a brand new <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">hoodie</span> and leggings from Target. I used my machine to sew the pieces onto the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">hoodie</span>. At first I tried to use a zigzag stitch but that was a disaster that ended with me dragging out the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">ol</span>' seam ripper and taking it out. I think I do that with every single sewing project: rip the first thing I sew out because I mess up! Once I switched it to a regular stitch it worked really well. </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ov8MJmrWtgCSdJplu-6S4hfOTVAu_M8VhGu5JJb_9u_kuxgzuOMBC6gjkUT0iT8m9f6O-WoPHjGepMyXwXkSIvALKUlqddckXExBOSSAu4SEes9wc2nRGIxsGapMGlqDENZmZrTaLqg/s1600-h/DSC_9887.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425824889480819442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ov8MJmrWtgCSdJplu-6S4hfOTVAu_M8VhGu5JJb_9u_kuxgzuOMBC6gjkUT0iT8m9f6O-WoPHjGepMyXwXkSIvALKUlqddckXExBOSSAu4SEes9wc2nRGIxsGapMGlqDENZmZrTaLqg/s320/DSC_9887.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">The easiest way to get around all those turns is to leave the needle down into the fabric, lift up the foot on your machine and turn your work. Put the foot back down, sew a little, etc, etc.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMihvEfnS5gdn_88fQ5DCwf13oiz5SYIEmZPlOptwoi7F3888qK8vakOkR2Rm1I7doA3gLMQ6lAf3ByPZ9sTkckOqUwkzgtVVfRALiLnO-JEhXluv-zbvgHiwCvqBXdnqeR9qlD2h2ogs/s1600-h/DSC_9886.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425824894796711266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMihvEfnS5gdn_88fQ5DCwf13oiz5SYIEmZPlOptwoi7F3888qK8vakOkR2Rm1I7doA3gLMQ6lAf3ByPZ9sTkckOqUwkzgtVVfRALiLnO-JEhXluv-zbvgHiwCvqBXdnqeR9qlD2h2ogs/s320/DSC_9886.jpg" style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center"> For the leggings, I had to hand sew them on because there was no way to turn the work in the machine with such a small area.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHCdCYoOZyQ-_bsBZvzsLX1IHWH8FAXb9bPtepdQI-NqmewfbG0YT04j7GtOHDmzllhPbrs8fRU-UwTp0smJvGfMgccZyHhBrpUStPy8V2nH_DAImftsmwgb2pcsMRlmvrfLSKt8Q3oM/s1600-h/DSC_9875.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425824906930325458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHCdCYoOZyQ-_bsBZvzsLX1IHWH8FAXb9bPtepdQI-NqmewfbG0YT04j7GtOHDmzllhPbrs8fRU-UwTp0smJvGfMgccZyHhBrpUStPy8V2nH_DAImftsmwgb2pcsMRlmvrfLSKt8Q3oM/s320/DSC_9875.jpg" style="WIDTH: 236px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Here is the finished project! Super cute!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">I really love comments so feel free to leave one! And if you have an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop leave a link too.</div>

Sewing Reconstruction

I have a huge trunk full of recycled sweaters and tees that I had been dying to cut up and reconstruct in some way. So for my niece's ...

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