Refashion a Fleece Blanket Into a Cozy Loungewear Set

Tools and materials:

• Fleece
• Scissors
• Measuring tape
• Chalk
• Pins
• Safety pin
• Sewing machine

Mark the fabric 

To start off, I folded the fabric over and then measured the length that I wanted which was 18 inches plus an inch for seam allowance. 

I then marked the width of the fabric which was 10 inches including an inch for seam allowance. 

Next, I went ahead and drew a line where I wanted the top of the piece to start. 

From that line, I marked an inch downward. 

I then marked two inches inward from the fold and connected the last two markings I had made with a ruler. 

Next, I marked the shoulder measurement. Mine was 16 inches which I then divided by 2 and marked on the fabric. 

From that shoulder measurement, I went down 8 inches to mark my armhole. 

I then took my ruler and drew a horizontal line from the armhole marking. 

I also drew a vertical line from the shoulder mark to the armhole mark. 

For the bust, I measured along the horizontal line I had drawn, dividing my bust by 4. 

I also marked the midpoint between the shoulder and the armhole. 

Next, I marked an inch inward from that midpoint. 

I drew the armhole curve by connecting all the points. 

Work on the neckline 

With the armhole ready, I moved on to work on the neckline. I decided to make the neckline 3 inches by 3 inches so that it wouldn’t be too low. Once you have marked the two points, you can then connect the two markings with a curved line. 

Cut the fabric 

Finally, I could cut the fabric following my markings. 

I used the front piece as a pattern to cut out the back pieces. The only difference was that I added an inch to the armhole of the back piece. 

Once I had the front and back pieces ready, I moved on to the sleeves. I used a pattern for sleeves that I already had to cut out the fabric. 

Sew the pieces together 

To put these pieces together, I pinned and sewed the shoulder and side seams together. I decided to leave the neckline as is because this kind of fabric doesn’t really need to be hemmed. 

In this step, I moved on to attaching the sleeves, First I pinned and sewed the sides of each sleeve together. 

I lined up the sleeves and the armholes and started pinning things in place. I then sewed the sleeves onto the bodice and it was complete! 

Create the shorts

To make the matching shorts for this loungewear set, I used a pair of shorts I already owned. I folded the fabric over twice and placed the shorts on the fabric. I then cut around the shorts adding fabric at the top and bottom because I wanted my new pair to be high-waisted. 

Once I had the fabric cut out, I pinned and sewed the front seams and bottom part of the crotch seam. 

I then matched the crotch areas of the two pieces together and pinned and sewed the two pieces together. 

I measured and marked to get the desired length for my new shorts. I cut off the excess fabric that I didn’t need from the top. 

Add a drawstring 

I then folded over the top of the shorts to create a channel for a string to go through because I really wanted to add a drawstring to the shorts. I folded the fabric in by about an inch and a half and sewed all the way around. 

I used a pair of scissors to make two small holes on the center front of the shorts to thread my drawstring through. 

I cut a strip of the fabric for the drawstring and attached the safety pin to the end of the strip. I then used the safety pin to help me thread the drawstring through the channel I had created. 

This was such a fun and easy upcycle! I am just obsessed with my new loungewear set! Share your thoughts about this DIY in the comments below!