No-Sew cropped fringy sweatshirt

more, dance/workout/wear out wear for you...

i really did wear this top to teach a jazz class and let me just say it was comfy and cute my 2 requirements for dance wear...

then i wore it later that day with jeans and booties... my clothes need to be able to multi-task

want to see how i did this NO-SEW creation?

get a sweatshirt..

line up the side seams and fold

 mark a notch in the front where you want to crop it

 and then again in the back 3 inches lower

 cut from notch to notch

 it should look like this

now cut the wrist bands off

measure 8 inches up and snip in 2 inches

 snip 2inches in every inch till you getto the bottom

snip the strips open along the edge

stretch the strips

 tie the ends together and snip into them to create a fringy look

all done... cute and simple... now we can work out in style! ok. maybe i wont work out in these shoes... but wouldn't it be fun if you could work out in heels?! does power clearance shopping count?

Just a few bloopers to brighten your day

falling down the stairs..

can you hear me saying "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa!"

 those blurry things are my arms flailing...

now you try! dont forget to send us a pic or a link!

~selina

the no-sew sweatshirt vest

 My sisters and i all dance and we love to wear cute dancewear... but its super hard to find and expensive... and i have this theory that we all dance better (or work out harder) when we look and feel kinda cute... do you agree? we came up with this idea to repurpose sweatshirts and tees into dance/workout wear... that you would feel cute enough to rock as an awesome outfit too! 

we are gonna start with a NO-SEW project that takes about 15-20 mins

 grab a smaller sweatshirt from your stash (i thrifted mine) 

 cut off the sleeves

 fold it in half front facing out

 cut only the front straight up the center

 match wrong sides together where you cut and shape your neck hole

 it should look something like this...

 next shape the arm holes... use the piece you cut as a template for the other arm hole

 next match up the front of your "vest' wrong sides together...

 give it a little curve or a big curve if you like from neckline to the bottom front and trim off the bottom of your sweatshirt

 next fold it in half right sides together and slip it over a cutting board (or anything you have)

 i just "eyeballed" it but you could draw your racer back shape first and then cut...

 mine needed a little more shaping in the front along the bottom...

now its your turn! we should be getting emails and links from you guys in the next hour or so... right? (ya know, cause it only takes 15-20 mins and i want to give you all enough time to thrift a sweatshirt)

 ;)

j/k 

i had this idea and this sweatshirt for MONTHS before i finally did it... i am a lazy bum.. i couldn't even bring myself to make a 20 min project!

 its a new year and hopefully i will be less lazy...

~selina