Thrifted Transformations CHALLENGE | PART 2

[@OrlysChannel]

You're kidding me with those pants!!! you have to be kidding me!!! You're incredibe!

[@tomboyz151]

Those pants look like they're straight out of a fashion magazine! 😍😍

[@aLooped]

Agreed

[@mssummerrose1]

...so cool 😍...

[@thomaspigg306]

People (not all but most) don't think about the time, effort and energy that goes into making clothes. And the better looking the garment, the more it takes. There's just something telling me that this little Lady is bound for big things in her life.

[@smallfootprint2961]

You have such a great eye for what something can become... Good work. I especially like the white, eyelet top. So cute.

[@cheekypiper512]

That is adorable.

[@RP-pp8zc]

Love it!!! 😍 especially the pants omg! So stunning

[@CSmith-tn8nv]

Yes! Those pants are amazing.

[@yixinjournal]

Exactly! I'm planning to make that pants based on her designs! So amazing!

[@ronhatchett8501]

Great tutorial! Even though I've been sewing for 50 years, I still learned some tricks. Thank you.

[@sophxcat]

Wow! 50 years

[@deborahstone1296]

You took the words right out of my mouth. Lol

[@dipenbaniya]

You do everything amazing most importantly you don’t waste materials and use them for different designs and styles. I have been following you to do videos of my own for baby clothings

[@lcatt6940]

I love this concept of you not choosing the clothes based on an idea but having to come up with ideas with what you have!

[@Ingridlosneslokken]

I am just mind blown every time I see you transformations!! You're so flippin talented girl!! 🙌🏽 this is what the fashion industry should do - take in old clothes and make them new! Wow!

[@marcarrera4904]

Wow you are a genius I'm so jealous in your sewing skills!

[@pegasusquilts]

Amazing and inspiring! I'm so nervous about making pants that fit, but your method is great! And a thrifted pair as a starting point is so much cheaper than new fabric and a pattern!

[@RodneyAndMeVideos]

Your ideas are so amazing. I loved seeing the clothes in the last video and trying to think what I would do and what you might do. You've done so much better than I had in my imagination!

[@francaisparimmersion]

I'm shocked how creative she can be.

[@Dawnstockslager]

I love that style of pants. I used to have about 4 pairs when I lived in Italy. It’s what we always wore over our suits when we went to the beach. Sooooooooo comfy

[@jmcast3195]

I am starting to think sewing skills are the answer to female body positivity.

[@itsheerroo]

JM Cast yas

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Honestly yeah, you're right. I've just started altering my own clothes recently and it's so fun making them fit exactly how I think they compliment me instead of just feeling defeated because the clothes I like make me look fat.

[@platyadmirer]

Honestly when I gained weight I was so unhappy with the blobs that hugged my body everywhere until I got clothes that fit me properly and i actually loved how my body looked more than when I weighed less. Good clothes are such a blessing

[@manestage5403]

!! 💯

[@moose8846]

Or buying clothes that fit

[@DipityS]

So impressed by your spirit of jumping in and experimenting and seeing what may come - it's an adventure every time.

[@itired2150]

This makes me want to buy a sewing machine😅😂

[@sophxcat]

Ugh same

[@franchyluxuriouslifestyle9848]

I should have done that long ago

[@amandab9156]

I’ve been practicing on my sewing machine all I can do is make pillows and fix rips but I hope I can learn more stuff.

[@micahleahburger-kennedy4974]

We all start somewhere. I started with ironing pillow cases.

[@esalenchik]

Amanda B working with altering thrifted items to fit you is a great way to start, and April here has so many videos to help you...

[@anabrr1123]

Woooooo!!!! 😍😍😍 omg I'm in love with those pants!!!

[@marissak100]

Those white pants are amazing! In the seventies they used to have wrap pants like that but usually they tied at the ankles as well. I love the updated look of these just open like that:)

[@latinaalma1947]

THat was one beautiful tight narrow hem on the sides of those pants there I can see your brain has really developed your eye hand coordination to a very fine level! I was a uni psychology prof. before I retired and love watching peope's skills develop...if people stick with something they like they get better and better at it....love seeing your skills grow...certainly YOUR sewing skills are beyond mine now and I have been a hobby sewer for decades (just not consistently because I sailed on a liveaboard sailboat for a decade which made sewing by machine pretty impossible at anchor). THere is a theory that it takes 1,000 hours of practice to get one's skills up to an excellent level, whatever the activity (golf, tennis sewing , reading, studying programming, whatever........your brain justs does any activity better and better with practice. So follow your passions whatever they are....keep at it and you can do amazing things as you amply demonstrate already!

[@ernestalopez5926]

These turned out so cool, especially the pants. It's great that you have such a great insight vision on what you're gonna do with the design.

[@emmagibson7273]

I really hope you do this challenge again because for those of us that have different styles can see potential in other items we wouldn’t usually have picked!

[@Anne--Marie]

All three transformations were great, but that blue dress was fantastic!

[@snitcheyes411]

Your videos always get my creativity flowing! I love the sewn-into-the-side-seam ties on both the dress and the pants, I never would have thought of that.

[@Isabella-by3dk]

In the summer I went thrifting and got a pair of pants for $4. Once the winter came, I realized I didn't like them at all! So, I turned them into skirt which I am now in LOVE with. I've been sewing for about 6 years, but transforming clothes I don't love anymore has never occurred to me before I watched your videos!! I recently thrifted my prom dress (in such good condition you would think it was brand new) for $35. I don't love the shape of the top on my body so I think I'm going to transform it! Time to binge your videos for ideas!

[@amelia13131]

It's nice to see you using things from previous videos! Like the fork pleating, the diy mannequin, and I think I saw you using the bar of soap to make markings!

[@ArabianShalifa]

I love that you just changed the size of the dress to fit you better!

[@Glotglot]

I dont have your sewing skills, but I'm enjoying your work, seeing how much better looking the clothes are after your work.

[@songdancer13]

Love how all of these turned out! I've been meaning to make a similar style of pants for myself with some fabric a dear friend gave me YEARS ago, but I keep just...not getting around to it. I think this is the year I buckle down and get them done, though. It'll be nice to have them when we get out of the snow and cold here. I think they'd also be REALLY nice to wear when my family takes a trip out to Australia in October, too. Comfy for the long flights to and from, and nice for some days out. OK...maybe I'll look through my stash and make more than one pair!

[@letitiakiu]

Omg a fork for pleating! Genius.

[@yahirlyle5415]

i dont mean to be off topic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost my login password. I love any help you can offer me.

[@cesaraxl2523]

@Yahir Lyle Instablaster :)

[@aeshna777]

What you did with the pants was just brilliant!

[@pegasusquilts]

I haven't watched the blindfold video yet but my daughter shops by touch in the huge thrift store here. It's a great way to find things you know will feel great to wear!

[@pegasusquilts]

So much work on the dress but it's worth it for the tucked front and it looks wonderful!

[@arielscrafting4965]

I really really loved all three looks. The shirt I would not do for myself but it was so neat to see it transformed. I think i need to find some big pants and dress to do this will. Super excited!

[@sarahmcay7706]

Oh my gosh I love the pants, they look so chic!

[@KELLY-bx1vf]

Congratulation April, that pair of white pants with the floral top look stunning, great job !!!

[@samanthajohnson3368]

The trousers are so beautiful. Flowing, eligant and easy to make. Thank you for sharing this. X

[@awefullcreations9483]

The pants are by far my favorite part of these transformations! Love it! 😍

[@judyreynolds305]

I would have added pockets to that beautiful blue dress, which is my favorite color!! Excellent job young lady!

[@valak2143]

I love how your creations are decent and elegant,and not skimpy like other youtuber.

[@Rockclimer8]

LOVE what you did with those white pants. That is such a cool idea!

[@Sammo012]

These are stunning. Though I would love to see how you store all your sewing supplies.

[@finevocalsonly]

Your work on the dress is mindblowing 🤯

[@iseleylaura]

LOVE those pants wow😍 they seriously look couture, April - well done!! It’s so cool to watch your sense of style develop over the years. With each project I can see a little bit more of your own personal flair shine through. If you ever open your own clothing line in the future, I would absolutely love to own some of your pieces. Your designs get better every video!

[@kurifurinkan]

All of these are fantastic!!! Thanks so much for your tips on how to take in the shoulders and sleeves of that dress too-- I got a beautiful one and was really stuck on how to do it and thought I might have to let it go. You're a life saver!!

[@RKusmie64]

LOVE those pants! Actually in early 80s, wrap-around shorts/pants were very much in style, and I bought some in the stores, but I was also learning to sew at that time so I also made a pair or 2 of shorts, and a pair of wrap-around knickers lol. Instead of putting in snaps on the sides, they had an option for a tie on the back that met in the middle of your back and I think you put snaps there. Or you could do a tie in back, too. They were my favorites! So it was cool to see you do them here :-) I love your videos!

[@moniquejeffery4516]

I wish you could teach me personally! I would pay for those lessons! Outstanding job!

[@killinglonliness88]

She should tutor, seriously!

[@Lizzy43645]

I love how the collar POPS on the blue dress on you when you are done!

[@bloodbaymare]

Love those trousers! How cool.

[@anhima2003]

These are so cool! The way you describe how to do everything is fantastic, really makes me think I'd be able to do it myself :)

[@francielecamara1180]

I'm deeply in love with those pants!! Just another beautiful design. I love your creativity ❤️

[@catblack4091]

Those pants!!! OMG! They look very high end!

[@ComeOnPrettyGirl]

The blue dress looks like the dress Sophie is wearing in Howls Moving Castle!! So beautiful! :)

[@ginaroche2223]

The white pants are so beautiful. So unique

[@lets.go.places2gether]

Im loving the white pants! Now I wanna go thrift shopping and make me a pair! But in black.

[@agnesfekete5712]

my favorite part was the trousers! you are so smart!

[@AdirondackRuby]

Really great job! I liked the dress best when I watched the first video, but after the transformation, I think the pants are amazing! And great job also to the subscriber who suggested this challenge.

[@nilandax0]

The pants transformation was such a great idea! It’d be perfect for the summer over a bathing suit on the beach!

[@111inh]

her creativity is amazing

[@atelierofwitchhat]

That blue dress is SO cute!! Love the design and colour!

[@joscordo1892]

I am 42 and a mother of 4 and absolutely love your videos. You are so talented.😃

[@aimster2084]

Those white pants would look cool with little drawstrings around the ankles too. Awesome job!

[@justfine8647]

The thing I like the most is that you are saving the planet too!

[@mymaria888]

You remind me of my mom and aunt. Those two ladies up-cycled grow before the words can into existence. They also had amazing sewing talents. While in high school, I picked up a Valentino skirt that I wanted more than anything! Something about the fabric and the way the flowers seemed to sway at I walked in them. Mom looked at the shirt inside and out and told me we were going to make a skirt, better than that and for much better price. A week or so later later, my mom surprised me with a glorious skirt! She couldn't find "the exact fabric" with the flower prints, but created her own fabric by joining two fabrics: one with a the flowers and one withought. My mom took apart the weave near the flowers and she "weaved them into the fabric without the flower. To make them twurl better, she even sewed in three of my marble (toys) at the bottom of the hem. Her skirt fit me even better, than the Valentino skirt. I wish I'd keep that skirt. I love what you. Please continue to bless us with your talent. I may even get brave enough to try my hand. My best regret was not listening to my mom, when she wanted to teach me. She died way too young... I was still a child myself. But I'm reminded of her when I see creative people doing their thing. Thank you for sharing your Talent.

[@esther4990]

I love how you care about decency instead of making the designs almost impossible to wear☺️

[@wafaaanwar9548]

Wonderful. I like the transformed pants most of all.

[@mellie4174]

so awesome! you are so talented! keep doing what you love and don't listen to negative comments because you have an amazing creative talent. You have even inspired me! I have transformed 2 things already. A pair of my hubbys old jeans into a jean skirt and the one i truly love, I found this faux suade jacket in a resale shop for less than a euro. i loved the fabric but it was too big and the syle was NOT good! boxy, squre and zero interest. So i bought it and shaped it into a parka jacket and bought some funky printed cotton to add details. people think I bought it! I LOVE it soooo much! Thanks for being such an amazing inspiration.

[@danielachamorro8783]

The peplum top is ADORABLE!

[@cherimarnavarra7081]

I love the alteration done on white pants😍

[@reevesevans6855]

Please try also the blazer.I love the way you transform from large size to small size.

[@evangelenefidel4900]

Those white pants are SO good! 😍 Oooooooh and paired with the eyelet top for a monochrome look would be 🔥 🔥

[@TheFloMachine]

I made a pair of pants like that a few weeks ago out of an old scarf! Except I had a tie in the back as well instead of snaps

[@shanjuab9080]

The pants turned out to be sooo cooool!!!

[@lizziewing]

Love!! When you did the blue dress I did NOT think it would turn out cute, but I love it!!

[@loreneknight9755]

Wow lady, you have some skills!! You are very creative & go a long way to find a whole new way to build a new design. AMAZING!!!

[@debe8890]

I didn't think you could make the eyelet top any cute but, you did!

[@CrystalElise917]

The hems on the pants WERE perfect!

[@maunarose]

I love the yellow accessory.

[@MyTaylordCloset]

You should try the challenge that Annika Victoria did were she only wore clothes she made for a week. With Wendy did it too. I think it would be cool to see your verison.

[@sonyagower1720]

She probanly does this anyway... Lol but a look book would be cool

[@loverlyme]

That was me- for the first 18 years of my life. I didn't have any clothes (including school uniforms) that weren't made by me or my mum. I had NO idea what to do when it came to shopping. Mum even made my swimmers and underwear! That would be so embarrassing these days but it USED to be more affordable in the 60s and 70s... before everything was manufactured in China or 3rd world countries. Now it costs more to buy a sewing pattern than to buy the actual clothes!

[@cherylseybert5669]

@@loverlyme but you can use a simple pattern multiple times and change it up! And you can find fabric for super cheap! So at the end of the day, I save money and the clothes are high quality!

[@visanomekro4671]

Wow!!! You are really talented dear. Love your creativity.

[@emilystephens3017]

The pants are super trendy and I love them! A transformation suggestion would be to fix up a blazer and pants or skirt suit set because all thrift stores are filled with them but most are ill fitting and not flattering as is.

[@bearhugzfam649]

Those are awesome, loved the pants, kind of a take on African wrap pants, huh? Anyone who sees this should totally look up those, they're really easy to DIY, not as revealing (unless you cut them to be), and OMG so comfy.

[@nancysanches5412]

I love they tree proyects!!! They dress is muy favorite!!!

[@Ash-xx5zd]

I feel blessed because of this video. We are not worthy of this masterpiece. Ellie is a genius for suggesting this blind challenge! And it turned out soooo good. Love how you plugged other videos into this iconic video. And the sewing machines!!!! 😭😭😭😭 if I was your benefactor, I would be sooooo proud of bestowing the gift. This video just truly confirms making such a great life altering investment. Who ever the benefactor is, they need to be on some executive company board making serious decisions, cause choosing April was genius! .... amazing job!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗 and the real MVP- the yellow pattern book. 😂😂😂😂🤣

[@judybloom2781]

I really like what you did with the top and dress.

[@nillybetty7599]

I'm in awe. You make it look so easy.

[@marisotoserna]

They all came out so well! Had to shmash that like button! The pants are beautiful great use of a narrow hem foot

[@merklingassoc]

WOW oh WOW, what a tremendous hack for making pleats. Also loved the advice to complete the hem first, well duh, such a simple an easy solution. But, I bet I wouldn't have done were I making the pleats..

[@xokissesx]

Another great one!! love the white pants, i would wear on beach day *.*

[@Cdcnow49]

Another cute thrift transformation. This one is SUPER cute!

[@carolgrzeschik9700]

I am in love with those pants! Genius! They look so good on you.

[@theresanovak4199]

Three terrific transformations, esp. those pants!

[@Grace9th]

I'm new to sewing and refashioning clothes. Loving all your videos! I'm learning so much! Thanks for being so detailed! It helps when you know nothing about where to begin. Those pants are super cute!!!!!! xoxo

[@BlessingEttoA]

Really nice transformation. I love the pant much. 👏

[@TheJennBrown]

I believe that style of pant is called a tulip pant.

[@athena-glezelgalvez4350]

Those pants!!! OMG i cannottttt i need to try that!!!

[@lakerachman7107]

that dress is so beautiful and it looks great on you

[@KellieMcRaeHurricaneInHeels]

I loved it all, although I was hoping you were going to make the blue dress into a romper but its still cute.

[@themuminthenorth]

Those pants are amazing. Really beautiful and look like a super expensive pair of holiday pants!

[@blankpage9277]

I love these videos. So creative.