Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for me

Cutting myself off and my excessive stash

By on March 13, 2012

I was trying really hard not to buy any fabric, but then I had to go to the fabric store to get some zippers.  Yep, just some zippers.  I should have gotten out of there for under $10.  Of course, they didn’t have the zippers I needed, but they did have lots of fabric on […]

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Making patterns and the sewing frenzy

By on March 10, 2012

  I don’t think it is any surprise that I like to make my own patterns most of the time.  This saves me money in the grand scheme of my sewing, but it also saves a bit of frustration.   I have had many times where the article of clothing doesn’t fit after sewing it up […]

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Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

A little bit of linen

By on March 5, 2012

This outfit is sorta from something she picked out of a catalog (Garnet Hill).  She wanted some shorts and a top, but I did them in different colors and slightly different styles. The shorts are linen, so they should breathe nicely this summer.  It was just a simple shorts pattern, with a ruffle added along […]

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