Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

Here there be Mermaids

By on January 15, 2016

The Girl has been reading a mermaid series that she really loves.  It is the Waterfire Saga and it currently has three books in it.  The age range for it is 12-18 years, and she is 10, but an advanced reader.  To say she is obsessed with mermaids would be putting it lightly.  She really, […]

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Creativity

Phoenix in flight

By on January 14, 2016

I wasn’t sure what I wanted to make my strike-off’s up in, so as I was thinking about it a pattern test came out from Sofilantjes. It is called the Hibernis Cowl Shirt, and it was perfect for this fabric. I wanted to color block, and this just turned out so well for my fabrics. […]

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Fabric designs | Sewing

Finally got my fabric

By on January 7, 2016

My fabric finally arrived on December 13th.  Well, at least the strike-off’s arrived!  I gave her my digital files on September 27th. This is not a speedy process. I ordered the 5 yard minimum of these 4 different prints, and they are $17 yard, so not cheap.  I really do like the quality, but not […]

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Creativity | Leather

Loom beaded bracelets

By on January 4, 2016

Over my Christmas/New Year’s break I had time to sit and do some loom beading.  When I string my loom I tend to try to do as much as I can, since it takes a lot of string to get it set up. So…first I loomed all of these bad boys, and then I put […]

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Creativity

Year in review

By on January 3, 2016

As I didn’t get much done over my annual two week break at the end of the year, I shall give you old stuff! I like to look back and see what I got finished in the past year.  It was a fairly decent year, but no where near my most prolific. Stuff for the […]

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