Thrifted Transformations CHALLENGE | PART 2

[@Orly_Shani]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@tomboyz151]

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

[@aLooped]

Agreed

[@mssummerrose1]

...so cool 😍...

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@itired2150]

This makes me want to buy a sewing machine😅😂

[@sophxcat]

Ugh same

[@franchyluxuriouslifestyle9848]

I should have done that long ago

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@DipityS]

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

[@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

[@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...

[@Anne--Marie]

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

[@marcarrera4904]

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

[@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!

[@KELLY-bx1vf]

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

[@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.

[@Glotglot]

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

[@anabrr1123]

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

[@joscordo1892]

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

[@111inh]

her creativity is amazing

[@esther4990]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@finevocalsonly]

Your work on the dress is mindblowing 🤯

[@ArabianShalifa]

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

[@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!

[@valak2143]

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

[@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:)

[@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!

[@moniquejeffery4516]

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

[@killinglonliness88]

She should tutor, seriously!

[@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!

[@awefullcreations9483]

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

[@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.

[@samanthajohnson3368]

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

[@gaIexy]

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

[@danielachamorro8783]

The peplum top is ADORABLE!

[@catblack4091]

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

[@bloodbaymare]

Love those trousers! How cool.

[@Rockclimer8]

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

[@judyreynolds305]

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

[@ginaroche2223]

The white pants are so beautiful. So unique

[@Sammo012]

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

[@shanjuab9080]

The pants turned out to be sooo cooool!!!

[@CrystalElise917]

The hems on the pants WERE perfect!

[@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!

[@sarahmcay7706]

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

[@TheJennBrown]

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

[@Lizzy43645]

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

[@pegasusquilts]

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

[@nilandax0]

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

[@johnlogan1760]

Well... In case you young'ns never heard of them, these pants came out in the 80's. They were called "diaper pants". You tied them in the front and in the back. The ankles were elastic and looked like harem pants. They were slit open on the sides and also came with matching bloused tube tops! I still have mine.I've actually had people try to con me out of them! I think I'll save them for the 1980's museum!! Damn we looked so hot.... Now we're hot with wrinkles!!!

[@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!

[@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 ❤️

[@cherimarnavarra7081]

I love the alteration done on white pants😍

[@Cdcnow49]

Another cute thrift transformation. This one is SUPER cute!

[@ComeOnPrettyGirl]

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

[@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.

[@lets.go.places2gether]

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

[@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!

[@aimster2084]

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

[@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. 😂😂😂😂🤣

[@evangelenefidel4900]

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

[@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!

[@Onice.V]

I really love all transformation!!! I love the beautiful vintage dress!!!! 💕

[@theresanovak4199]

Three terrific transformations, esp. those pants!

[@wafaaanwar9548]

Wonderful. I like the transformed pants most of all.

[@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.

[@asherduff8627]

Love how the blue dress turned out looking vintage.

[@pyingly]

I love watching your transformations!

[@lizziewing]

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

[@carolgrzeschik9700]

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

[@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.

[@faithxu5558]

April everything you make looks SO GOOD my brain cannot process it

[@foreversunseekers]

Your videos never disappoint! I love the creativity you put into your pieces April!

[@agnesfekete5712]

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

[@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!!

[@BlessingEttoA]

Really nice transformation. I love the pant much. 👏

[@celestelopez4333]

All beautiful but the pants FABULOUS !!!😀

[@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!!!

[@FunkyRainbowbubbles]

All of your transformations are super cute !!!!!!

[@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.

[@blankpage9277]

I love these videos. So creative.

[@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!

[@Rebecca-hv2rb]

You are MY FAVORITE GAL ON KZbin! plus you live in the area where I raised my children so that is special, too!

[@selamgetu6564]

Those pants are KILLER!!!

[@visanomekro4671]

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

[@iamwindchakra]

April! I do so love how everything turned out but in particular those pants are so great and so trendy right now. I did have a sewing question which I figure you probably might not see but there are usually other co-workers in your comments section so guys this question is for you! In order to get tops that fit in a chest I buy a certain size my question is how is the shoulder of a shirt supposed to fit is it supposed to have the theme slightly lower laying on your arm where is the shoulder seam supposed to be right where your arm and your shoulder meat like that Kris? Because since I'm plus-sized I find that all of the seams usually lay on my arm which is uncomfortable for me I feel like I'm constantly shrugging and like it's just always too big in the shoulders! Which made me realize I really don't know how items are supposed to fit in the shoulders. So are the shoulder seam supposed to meet where your shoulder and arm connect or overlap on to your arm a little bit?

[@carrie9716]

Ashleigh, I’m no expert, but I think the shoulder for a standard t shirt or blouse should hit where your shoulder drops to your arm. A general rule I follow is to raise your arm in the air and feel the spot where your shoulder actually moves. The seam should be at about the bend between your arm and shoulder. (One of my fashion teachers said to picture your shoulders like a 90 degree angle and the seam should hit just before it drops to your arm) From what you described, you are right that the shirt is too big in that area. It sounds like you have a larger bust so you buy a larger size than needed to fit around the chest it’s always better to have more fabric than less for alterations so it’s a smart move on your part! There are some good tutorials to take in only certain parts of a shirt to make it fit better if you want. I have the same problem with my shirts and dresses but before you go altering anything, look at a good picture of shirt sleeve types. (For example, Drop shoulder shirts and hoodies intentionally have a seam higher up on the shoulder. I can’t remember the technical names but there are other sleeve types that you could have. You want to make sure the style of shirt isn’t the issue before you alter it.) sorry to ramble, it’s hard to describe without showing you in person! Good luck with your shirts.

[@marisotoserna]

The way I mark my shoulder is by lifting my arms and looking for my natural crease because this is where I want a little bit of ease it's difficult when ur busty because ur shirts naturally get stretched on ur chest and it makes fitting a B**** HOPE THIS HELPS

[@debe8890]

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

[@amandasullivan1318]

The blue dress would have been extra cute as a jumper.

[@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!

[@danielachamorro8783]

And wow, those pants are gorgeous.

[@B1ubb1T34]

this girl is SO talented.