Refashion a Fleece Blanket Into a Cozy Loungewear Set

Made By Deola
by Made By Deola
7 Materials
$6
3 Hours
Easy

These days, a lot of us are at home more than ever before. I’ve found that there is nothing better than wearing comfy and cozy clothes to lounge around the house in.


I got a cozy fleece blanket from IKEA and I decided to transform it into a very cute loungewear set. Check out this amazing upcycle!

Tools and materials:

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

1. 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. 

Measuring 10 inches

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

Marking fabric

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

Marking an inch downward

From that line, I marked an inch downward. 

Marking inward

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

Marking the shoulder

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

Making fabric

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

Making fabric

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

Making fabric

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

Making bust

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

Marking midpoint

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

Marking from the midpoint

Next, I marked an inch inward from that midpoint. 

Drawing the armhole curve

I drew the armhole curve by connecting all the points. 

Drawing the neckline

2. 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. 

Cutting the fabric

3. Cut the fabric 

Finally, I could cut the fabric following my markings. 

Cutting the fabric

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. 

Cutting the fabric

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. 

Sewing the bodice

4. 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. 

Sewing the sleeves

In this step, I moved on to attaching the sleeves.


First, I pinned and sewed the sides of each sleeve together. 

Attaching the sleeves

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! 

Making loungewear shorts

5. 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. 

Pinning the seams

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

Making loungewear shorts

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

Making loungewear shorts

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. 

Adding drawstring

6. 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. 

Adding drawstring

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

Adding drawstring

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. 

DIY cozy loungewear set

DIY cozy loungewear set

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.


Sewing Pattern Tutorial for Two Cosy Loungewear Sets

For more cozy sewing content, check out this tutorial on how to make a DIY loungewear set!

Suggested materials:
  • Fleece
  • Scissors
  • Measuring tape
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