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Leopard Maxi Refashion – From 1 Skirt to 3 Shirts

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I love thrift shopping. I love running my hand over the racks, stopping when I feel silk or cashmere. The thrill of finding something I’ve been looking for, or something I can instantly picture in my closet. These days I often wear my son on my back in a Toddler Tula carrier while I shop, and it’s fun to watch him mimic me touching the fabric.

I couldn’t pass up this long silk maxi skirt but decided it wasn’t particularly practical for my day-to-day wear, so I chopped it up and turned it into three shirts! There are a few pictures of each top, and then the steps I took to refashion each style below. I’d love to hear which is your favorite! Mine is the black t-shirt!

Now that I’m relatively confident in my (intermediate) sewing skills, thrifting is even more fun because I can look beyond things that are my size and style! I shared a bunch of tips for shopping with the intent of refashioning and upcycling in this post. If you already have a shirt, read my tips for actually sewing refashions here!

Pin this round up for later, here:

See how this one vintage maxi skirt was refashioned into three different shirts - with photo tutorials for each style. #refashion #sewing #upcycle

Links to each refashion tutorial:

See how to sew a vintage blouse refashion here.

See how to make a geometric t-shirt refashion here!

See the skirt to shirt refashion, here!

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    • Stephanie - Swoodson Says says

      Thanks Deanna! That’s my hubby’s fav too. I basically never want to choose a theme again – definitely a case where too many choices paralyzed me. It’s nice to have it done and finalized – I’m way too cheap to ‘waste’ the money and keep looking after I’ve paid for one 😉

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  9. Theresa says

    These refashions are freaking fantastic! I’m not sure that I would have worn the skirt as is, but each of the three tops are awesome. The triangle one is favorite.

    Thanks for inspiring!

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  10. Julie says

    I love me a good refashion. Yours are amazing! I love them all, can’t choose a favourite!
    I need to give reverse appliqué a go, I keep seeing lovely things done using it but I’ve never tried. I am a member of a pinterest group refashioning board and was going to pin this there, now I see another member has beaten me to it!

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  12. Melissa says

    I love the refashions, but that may be because I have had an obsession with animal print since the 80s.
    I love the black and leopard one. Great job!!

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  13. Ren says

    These are all fabulous– that pink komono is my fav though. Thanks for linking up to Inspire Us Thursdays on The Inspired Wren.

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  14. Cucicucicoo says

    Great ideas! I particularly like the yoke top! I was surprised to see that you left the bottom of the original t-shirt underneath the silk. I was expecting to see that cut off. I love the look! 🙂 Lisa

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    • Stephanie - Swoodson Says says

      Thanks for stopping by Lisa, I know I’ve admired your blog’s refashions before 🙂 And yes… I had planned on cutting it off too but realized I liked being able to tuck it in. My pre-baby low rise jeans fit a little differently post-baby – this shirt helps bridge that gap without looking frumpy, ha!!

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