Clothing from Fabric Scraps

I have been sewing since I was fourteen. The Christmas I learned I decided to make flannel shirts for all four of my older brothers. Somewhere along the line I got slightly mixed up and each shirt had the front of one and the sleeve of others. I'm not certain exactly how I did it but they came out very interesting. I gave up and the shirts went into my scrap bag.
Move forward 36 years and I was looking through my current scrap bag looking for inspiration. Those shirts came to mind and I considered the possibility that those shirts may simply have been ahead of their time. Mismatched fabrics are seen everywhere. Why not take my old mistakes and create new possibilities? Besides, in today's economy everyone needs to save money where ever possible. Once made, I can sell the clothing for much less than if I were to use new fabric.
This is the first jacket I designed. A friend asked me to make her a jacket out of the material I had with the Coca Cola logo on it. There wasn't enough of the logo fabric so I found some wool I had in my stash.

I am still working on it, trying to determine what type of closure to use. The sleeves are long but those are the things you have to work out when you don't use a pattern, no big problem.

I will be making more and they will be for sale in the near future for $15, at least $10 less than if they were made from new fabric. Plus, you have the added advantage of wearing clothes that are from recycled materials.
If you would like more information, email me. I also make other items from recycled materials, such as bags.

You'll soon find these up on ETSY and other places. I will provide more information as I get things taken care of. I'll also be posting tutorials on how to make some of the items.