I decided I needed another purse. “Need” being completely subjective, of course! 😉 I didn’t have a nice-sized “nice” black purse, so I had to make one. Of course. I bought this pleather fabric through fabric.com. It is a black crocodile print with *~*SPARKLES*~*! It is a fun print and I really liked how this bag […]
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Family | Sewing | Sewing for the boy | Sewing for the girl
Halloween and a little sewing
By Stacy on October 31, 2013As per the usual for the last few years, the kids did not want me to make their Halloween costumes. The Boy wanted to go as a Transformer. He really wanted a “bad guy” Transformer, but I couldn’t find any in his size. Instead he got an amped up Bumblebee costume. Totally worth the money […]
Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | Tutorials
Cascading front knit cardigan – tutorial
By Stacy on September 24, 2013
I saw this tutorial online and though it is nice enough I wanted the cardigan to have a neckline. After looking at some line drawings, I figured out how to make this happen. Here are the pattern pieces: I took my normal front knit shirt pattern block and went out 16 inches. This proves to […]
I have been so lax in taking pictures lately! My main excuse is that I have ZERO time in the morning. I am perpetually late for work. Every. Day. *sigh* I know I should get up earlier, but sleep! Yeah, sleep is my friend. So not a morning person. Anyways, here is something new I […]
When I asked her what she wanted me to make her for Fall/Winter, she said, “I don’t care.” Huh. “What color?” “I don’t care.” Rigggghhhhtttt. She doesn’t care until presented with what I made, and then I get the look. Coming at her fall wardrobe with a blank slate was not where I wanted to […]
So…you know how you have clothes that have mysterious shrunk in the washer? Oh, just me? Well, you could give them to charity (always a good idea) or save money on buying clothes for your youngster and change them up (also a good idea)! There are a few different ways you can approach upcycling garments. […]
Costumes | Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the boy
Our knight in shining fabric
By Stacy on September 14, 2013Each year before we go to the Renaissance Festival, I ask the kids what they want to go as (usually knight, knight, pirate, etc.). The Boy wanted to go as a knight this year, but not much fit him from previous years. I pulled up a bunch of pictures of knight costumes and asked him […]
I got a few things sewn up over the last few months for me… This is a simple tank top out of a really fun fabric. The fabric has lycra in it with different elasticities for each of the stripe sections. I cut it so the black was the boob area, since that had more […]
I normally don’t make pajamas for the kids, since they just aren’t that interesting to make. However, when you have an excessive amount of fabric…jammies sound like a good thing to sew. I had bought this kitty fabric for the Girl to make into street clothes, but I thought they would work for jammies. Especially, since […]
Today I am guest posting over at a new blog: Sew Cool for the Tween Scene I am very excited about this new endeavor of the blog owners. It is very hard to find anything on tween sewing, so this new blog should be interesting to follow. I am sharing some thoughts and a tutorial […]
