OK, here we go! Let the voting begin!
Wait ’til you see what these talented ladies have created for you this week.
From lace, to men’s suits, to even candy wrappers (yep, I said candy wrappers 🙂 ) I promise, you won’t be disappointed.
So scroll down to the bottom and vote for your favorite designer.
The voting is closed for this challenge. Click here to vote for your favorite designer in the Faux Fur Challenge.
And GOOD NEWS! You can vote once each DAY this season. So if you have more than one person you’d like to vote for, or you’d like to vote for the same person more than once, you can come back 24 hours after your first vote and vote again!!! YAY!
So with out further adieu, I present the first challenge of Refashion Runway Season Five:
Statement Sleeves
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Julie Kong from Sugar Cane Sweet Designs
“Hi Everyone.
I wanted to say a little bit about the process I use to create my garments, It’s a different approach to upcycling. I like to start with a basic garment. And I usually search through my closet first. The garment I pick becomes my canvas. The pieces of fabric, that I’ve saved from previous projects, upcycling, thrift stores and antique stores, become my paints. I then layer piece upon piece to achieve the desired look I want. It’s like I’m painting with fabric! I feel the most unique thing to use, when creating an upcycled garment, are doilies and crocheted tablecloths. A lot of love and work goes into their creation. They are totally a work of art. To see these amazing pieces discarded is heart breaking. As a result, I chose to use both pieces as my focal points. First, I used a beautiful doily to create the sleeves. I cut it in half, created folds and sewed it on. Next, I used an amazing crocheted tablecloth for the bottom half of the dress. I really wanted to highlight the scalloped edge of the tablecloth, so I made sure it showed in the front. I also made a shrug from the bottom half of the dress that I had cut off.
I hope I’ve inspired you with my ideas. I also hope I’m here again next week to share more with you. Thanks for looking!”



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Peggy Latta from Heirloom Textile Art
DOUBLE STATEMENT SLEEVES
Three things to know about me:
- I absolutely adore flowers!
- I love to embellish with fabric, beads and embroidery.
- I am drawn to anything “Chanel-esque” …the tweed fabric, the trims, the pearls!!!
So, combine all of those things and you have the theme for my Statement Sleeve entry!
I began my challenge with a thrifted, black and white plaid (Chanel) jacket. The fabric is yummy and the black has a bit of shimmer woven into it. I dissected a second jacket (selected for the bright, watercolor floral print) and added the fabric from a glistening purple evening gown plus a harvested zipper (?) from a little girl’s puffer jacket!
After opening the front seam of each plaid jacket sleeve, some of the flowers from the second jacket were backed with fusible bond, trimmed and attached to the “trellis” plaid of the sleeves. More flowers and leaves were cut, stitched to contrast fabric and turned to make 3-dimensional petals. Then the fun began! I topped the fused design with the 3-D petals and leaves and began embellishing.
The open sleeve seams were finished by inserting zippers…one thrifted (puffer jacket) and one from my zipper drawer. And then, the final piece of my DOUBLE STATEMENT SLEEVES was added. The fabric from the glistening purple evening gown became the lining for the zippered sleeves. When unzipped, the beautiful contrast is revealed!
I styled the jacket sleeves two different ways:
- sleeves closed for a daytime look with white blouse and black jeans, suitable for meetings, lunch or shopping.
- sleeves unzipped, presenting a dramatic cape-like effect, with a little black sequin dress for a night on the town.




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Michelle Paganini from Paganoonoo
Hello, I am Michelle Paganini. You may already know me from Paganoonoo, or appearances on the syndicated PBS TV show It’s Sew Easy, or my upcycle sewing YouTube tips. One of the things I am really enjoying about participating in this challenge is that it has me focus on projects that I would not normally have selected.



To finish the “statement” part of the embellishment, I selected two identically styled but different shaped doilies, a rectangle and an oval. They were too delicate to look nice with machine stitching (and difficult to access with a machine), so I hand stitched them in place.


Solution? I turned to my favorite upcycle sewing design, the Paganoonoo Patti, and added a swing back to the garment. A thrifted pajama top of soft lightweight cotton provided the perfect fabric to create the back panel, with the bonus of an existing hem! The bottom of the shirt then flared out for a much more feminine silhouette.
You can watch her video here:
https://michellepaganini.blogspot.com/2020/01/refashion-runway-2020-week-1-statement.html?m=1
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J.P. Choquette from http://jpchoquette.me/
“For this challenge, I used a cocktail dress, a cotton sweater, and some
scrap fabric. The feeling I was going for was “D.C., in the Spring” and the
fabric scraps made perfect cherry blossom’esque additions to the
refashioned blouse.
I created sleeves from the sheer overlay of the dress and carefully sewed
these to the sweater’s barely-there cap sleeves. After three attempts, I
was pleased with the result! Next, I removed the ribbon across the front of
the sweater and then cut and hand-stitched the blossoms on the sleeves and
across the left side of the bodice. It feels romantic and slightly
vintage–which is what I was going for.”




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Diane Sladowski from Thoughts From a Seamstress
If you’d like to find out more about how she made this, click here, she has more photos and a couple of nice videos on her site for you to check out.


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KT








I am short, so I didn’t want to go with huge sleeves for my statement. I am a sucker for a gray sweatshirt, especially with sleeves of a different color or fabric. I found this men’s 2XL sweatshirt at the thrift store, then I saw this gorgeous blue polka dot dress. If the dress was the right size, I absolutely would have worn it as-is, but it was too small, making it the perfect candidate for my sleeve material.
I used a raglan shirt to make a pattern, cut the sleeves off the sweatshirt, and cut new sleeves from the dress fabric. Attaching them to the sweatshirt was a bit tricky, but I figured it out. The sweatshirt was too long, so I shortened it by raising the hem about 4 inches. I had planned to use the original cuffs, but then I realized that one was frayed. Thankfully, the material I cut out from shortening the torso was just enough to make my new cuffs. I love how it turned out – a winter sweatshirt with a preview of summer in the sleeves!

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Diane Scarponi
Refashion Runway Season 5 – Challenge 1: Statement Sleeves
I just love a high-contrast look to jackets, so when the challenge was statement sleeves, I knew I had a great opportunity to create some drama!

My jacket started life as a dress that a friend gave me. She didn’t like it, but she thought the linen-cotton blend fabric was nice and the print was cool. She gave me a challenge to refashion it. Challenge accepted! Here’s the before look:

The fabric is too stiff and the style is too shapeless for me, but there’s plenty of opportunity for refashioning! I began by washing and drying the dress a few times to change the fabric’s hand – it’s softer now but still crisp enough for a jacket.
I started by cutting the dress straight up the front and unpicking the neck facing. The front was turned and topstitched to create a self-facing. Then I created a pleat at the center back to take up some of the fullness, so it would fit better. I trimmed about 8 inches off the bottom to create a more pleasing length, leaving side vents about an inch long just for style. I used the fabric from the bottom to create the collar and pockets – nice big pockets perfect for holding a phone and keys.

Now to create some drama – red is my favorite color and I love a red, white and blue combo (not just for July 4th!). I headed to my local Goodwill and scored this rain jacket with a broken zipper. I love the color and since it’s fully lined, I had a lot of material to play with.

I created cuffs and a collar facing out of the rain jacket and sewed them on. I put buttonholes in the finished collar so that I can turn over the points for a peek of contrast. Here’s a flat view of the jacket inside and out.

I like making garments convertible, so that I can wear things differently depending on my mood. I can unbutton the collar detail and roll down the sleeves if I don’t want as much of the red to show.

Here’s a back view with the pleat and cuffs:

I am delighted with how this turned out. Now if only winter could be over so that I could wear it!
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Beki Biesterfelt from Beki’s Custom Sewing
I made a cylindrical shaped shrug, basically a bog coat design without the body just the sleeves.

I repurposed/recycled/upcycled
-window screen mesh leftover from screens we repaired
-colorful foil wrappers from chocolate candies
-a black silk skirt purchased at a thrift store

I couched metallic gold decorative thread to the screen mesh before seaming the tube together. All of the seams and edges were covered with bias strips cut from the thrift store black silk skirt.

The candy foils were sandwiched between layers of mesh and lightly machine quilted.




This was a fun project!

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Sonya Blackstone from She’s So Creative
“I used solely the shirts for materials and didn’t add any
other fabrics. I basically turned the blue shirt around, cut part of the
back panel out and patched in the white panel (blue shirt went from a 3X to a
small). I deconstructed the sleeves, added double peekaboo holes and took
some left over white shirt and made bows. I took what was left of the blue back
panel, cut it in half the width way and attached that to the bottom of the sleeves
to make them long and flowy. The bottom of the sleeve goes from elbow to
wrist. I also adjusted the collar to make a deep V in the back. I
added the white pocket from the shirt to the bottom and then constructed another and
added that as well. Statement sleeves. Form fitting peek-a-boo tops,
loose and flowy from elbow to wrist, accent bows. “




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Rose Henegar







Summer Ashley from Refashion Diaries






















Week One: Statement Sleeves
Week Two: 1970’s
Week Three: Faux Fur
Week Four: Small to Large
Week Five: Southwest
Week Six: Kentucky Derby Hat
Wow!! Well done ladies!
I agree! Pretty amazing refashions!
Brilliant ladies
I totally agree! Thanks for voting.
Very well done.
Thanks for voting, Lea!
Very bold
I hope you had a chance to vote. 🙂
Boy howdy….now that is talent. Such fun!!
So glad you’re joining us Judy!
Voted for Deana again! You got this girl!♡
-Em
Deanna, you are amazing!!!!
Pretty cool!
DEANA!!!! THIS IS STUNNING!♡
Thanks Gail 😘
Great job Deana!!
Thanks Gail!!😘😘
Awesome job Deanna, You got this!! 🙂
Wow, wow, WOW! These are some amazing combinations to revitalize old styles into something new. Well done ladies!! I know I’m gonna enjoy your competition.
Thanks for joining us Denise!
Awesome!! You ROCK!!!❤
Aren’t these ladies amazing!!!
Thank you!!😘
I would love to vote but am not seeing the poll anywhere. Am I too early?????
OMG DEANA! This dress!! 😍
Thanks love 😘😘😘
Thanks love 😘😘😘
Did you scroll down to the bottom?
Scroll to the poll on bottom of the post, click on your favorite, then scroll to the bottom of the poll and click vote.
I’ve scrolled the entire page a bunch of times and it goes from your opening, into the designers, then to your closing and straight to the comments. There’s no poll showing up anywhere top, middle, bottom, or side.
The only place I can click on my favorite is at the top of her project/bio…which just takes me to her website. I wonder if it’s because I run ad blocker, maybe.
I’ll give a couple more tries. Wish me luck
Same issue here
Try clicking here instead: https://therenegadeseamstress.com/2020/01/25/time-to-vote-statement-sleeves-refashion-runway-season-five/
If you’re trying to access it through the WordPress Reader, it doesn’t show up. Hope this helps.
I wonder if you click on the title so only the post is showing and not the entire site. Just a thought…
Tried that also. Came back today to give one last go and it’s a no go. Sad I can’t vote for my fave.
I contacted the administrators and they weren’t able to find anything that would be keeping you from voting. They did suggest trying it from another browser like Safari, Firefox or Google. Please let me know if that works for you.
Are you accessing it through the WordPress Reader? I just realized that I don’t see the poll when I’m on WordPress Reader. Try clicking here: https://therenegadeseamstress.com/2020/01/25/time-to-vote-statement-sleeves-refashion-runway-season-five/ maybe that will work.
Love the creativity
Aren’t they amazing!!!
I forgot how much I love seeing the finished garments and voting! Such talent!!!
It’s so much fun for me too.
Absolutely beautiful, professional I should add
Yes, there is some serious talent here for sure!!! Thanks for voting.
Beautiful
I totally agree! Beautiful ladies, beautiful sleeves!
Absolutely amazing!! Very hard to pick who to vote – all are so creative and gorgeous! Sincere thanks to all of these amazing women for inspiration ❤️
I agree, so hard to choose a favorite, but this season, you can come back and vote once a day. So you can vote for more than one favorite or vote for your favorite again and again. 🙂
Happy Voting!
Beautiful work as always Marisa.
I’m so happy Marisa is joining us again. She is so creative!
Omw!!!! That is amazing!! Wow hard to believe that is from a man’s suit!!!
So cool!
Absolutely stunning,you rock Deanna
Bertha Budgell
Latta!
On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 12:22 PM The Renegade Seamstress wrote:
> The Renegade Seamstress posted: “OK, here we go! Let the voting begin! > Wait ’til you see what these talented ladies have created for you this > week. From lace, to men’s suits, to even candy wrappers (yep, I said candy > wrappers 🙂 ) I promise, you won’t be disappointed. So scroll down t” >
Thank you for voting, Roxanne! Remember, you can come back after 24 hours and vote again if you’d like to. 🙂
Stunning make over!
So much creativity!
All the refashions were beautiful and so hard to choose just one. Brilliant job, ladies!
I hope you’ll be able to come back every 24 hours and vote again for your other favorites. 🙂
Love all the refashions. Great Job ladies. But there can be only one winner…LOL
So much inspiration! 🙂 Thanks for voting Suzan!
Well done everyone, a few there I’d wear and I’m fussy as hell. But djewels has taken the word “statement” and given us Haute Couture. Quite brilliant!
It’s been quite a start 😊
I agree, a great start to a great season!
Brilliant sewing skills, ladies!
Thanks for voting Shannon. I hope you get a chance to vote once a day.
Awesome dress,Deana! Love it…😊👍voted.
Thank you for voting Ruth!
Love the dress made from the suit…
Pretty creative!
It was hard to choose not just one but I did finally choose one
Hi Linda, This season, you can vote once a day for your favorite. So if you liked more than one, you can come back 24 hours after your first vote and vote for your other favorites.
I’m voting for you Deanna Budgell all the way!! Hope you win
Thank you for voting, Angel! This season you can come back and vote again every 24 hours if you’d like to.
Stunning!! Awesome job!!@
I hope you had a chance to vote for your favorite. 🙂
Gorgeous!
Thank you for your kind comment. I hope you had a chance to vote for your favorite.
Brilliant concepts & repurposing
You are so kind, Antoinette! I hope you had a chance to vote for your favorite.
Glad we can vote every day because there is more than one that I love.
Me, too! Thanks for voting!!!
Loving these sleeves, very unique.
Thank you for your kinds words, Tonmy! I hope you had a chance to vote for your favorite.
Your work is amazing , the winner to me ! ❤️
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Amazing job Deana!!! You rock!!😘
Love it Deana! You are a true talent!
Wow! These are very talented women. I’m totally loving the outfits. I already have 2 favourite ladies that I’m going to be rooting for.
Well done to all. The ideas are fantastic and creative. All the best to everyone!
Wow! I am pretty sure I have voted every year and this year — I had a devil of a time choosing one — luckily, I can vote again tomorrow and the next day. And so on! 🙂
Deana that dress is stunning!
I want to vote for everyone. Such amazing work am in awe.
I don’t have a poll at the end either. My feed continues to scroll to a post on How to Make a Rag Quilt: New One Minute Video.
I wonder if you click on the title so you’re only on the page for the article. Maybe the poll will show up there.
Try clicking here: https://therenegadeseamstress.com/2020/01/25/time-to-vote-statement-sleeves-refashion-runway-season-five/
Or maybe accessing it through a different browser. For some reason if you’re trying to access it through the WordPress Reader, the poll doesn’t show up. Hope this helps.
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Sugar Cane Sweet Designs, gets my vote. I agree that there is no choice to vote. Obviously a computer glich that is affecting a lot of people. Anna
May I ask what kind of device you are using?
Also, I wonder if you click on the title so you’re only on the page for the article. Maybe the poll will show up there.
Julie Kong from Sugar Cane Sweet Designs gets my vote! Beautiful designs
Try clicking here:
https://therenegadeseamstress.com/2020/01/25/time-to-vote-statement-sleeves-refashion-runway-season-five/
Or if that doesn’t work, perhaps try a different browser?
I hope this helps.
That’s quite the sewing talent!
I’m having trouble voting too…this was a tough decision but Refash Stash gets my vote!
It might work to click on the title of the post so only the post is showing instead of the entire site. Then the poll will show up at the bottom of the post. Be sure to click on your favorite then scroll down to the bottom of the poll and click the vote button so your vote is counted. You can come back 24 hours after voting and vote again, if you’d like to.
Try clicking here:
https://therenegadeseamstress.com/2020/01/25/time-to-vote-statement-sleeves-refashion-runway-season-five/
Or if that doesn’t work, perhaps try a different browser?
I hope this helps.
This worked!! Thanks Beth!
Oh, I’m so glad! Thanks for trying again. Happy voting… 🙂
i love Michelle Paganini from Paganoonoo’s blouse. Practical but beautiful. Dress it up. Dress it down. It works either way.
Thank you! It was a fun challenge to transform the button down shirt while retaining most of the original features.
I’m a sucker for old fashion lace. It made a subtle yet noticeable statement on Paganinni’s blouse.
Thank you! I was tickled to find a way to use some of my vintage lace and linens collection. It integrated surprisingly well with the shirt.
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Summer Ashley, love your outfit. Total class.
Stunning sleeves, Michelle! Love them! ♥️ Always thinking up genius ways to Upcycle! ♥️
Thank you Car!
Char, lol
Awesome job, such beautiful sleeves!
Thank you!
Great job by everyone; each were very unique.
Fabulous!
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Beautiful Deana! Love your dress…:)
☺️ Thank you!!
Beautiful
I love all of these – so creative! I have to say, I don’t envy them with all the challenges ahead – it takes so much time and effort to make all these pieces, so well done to everyone, no matter who ‘wins’!
What a remarkable job!! You’ve outdone yourself Deanna!
Deana I been admiring your work for years,and you still didnt disappoint. well done !!!
Thank you so much 😘
Love you Deana! You got my vote every day! Xoxo
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It was hard to pick one to vote for as they all are pretty amazing!
Holy smokes. Deana’s design is so vogue. Such a statement piece! Love it .
All these wonderful women are courageous to put their creations out there. They are all talented. Everyone gets two votes from me. JULIE KONG’S design however gets the only third vote I would give. It is stylish, classy, and bold. The whole dress would make a mannequin come to life and the sleeves are the highlight that accentuates the dress! Good going ladies and especially Julie’s Sugarcane Sweet ‘sleeve’ dress!
Wow! 4 equal favorites. I have to come back and vote for the other 3
Lovely dress Deana! You got my vote!…:)
Just voted for Deana 🙂
Cat x
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Gorgeous!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to be encouraging!!
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