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Skirt Fixation – Week 4 – Destash time

By on April 25, 2014

Here we are at the last week! I actually have been destashing this entire time, as I have wayyyyy too much fabric on my shelves!  It was bad before, but then the nearest fabric store to me decided to liquidate.  Well…then…at 50-70% off it was hard NOT to buy more fabric.  I was like one […]

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Skirt Fixation – Week 3 – A “touch” of vintage

By on April 17, 2014

Here we are at Week 3 and a touch of vintage! Well, I am not really a vintage dresser, so I had to think of what I wanted to make for this theme.  In looking at the different  silhouette’s, I do favor the pencil skirts and suit tops of the 40’s.  I am not a […]

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Skirt Fixation – Week 2 – Refashion

By on April 9, 2014

Well, here we are again! This week we are supposed to upcycle from a ready made garment.  I wasn’t sure what I had and thought I would have to go to a thrift store to find something.  That would have negated my intention to not buy ANYTHING for this contest, as I have way too […]

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Skirt Fixation – Week 1 – Nature Inspired

By on April 1, 2014

Well, hey there! Here we are kicking off Skirt Fixation’s Adult Create Week 1.  The theme this week is nature inspired, so I finally, finally am sewing up this piece of fabric I got from a world traveler friend.  She and her family are in the foreign services and were stationed in Mozambique at the […]

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Ottobre S.W.A.P. for the little man

By on October 29, 2012

The S.W.A.P. for the Boy is finally done!  I still have several things I need to make for him, but I wanted to make sure these fit him first.  There are actually a few other Ottobre pants I would like to make for him, so I need to get them traced while I’m still in “Ottobre-pain-in-the-arse” […]

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Signature style

By on October 19, 2012

The last week of Project Run and Play is sewing a signature style. This was tough to figure out. What is my signature style?? First, I was thinking of what I don’t like to make.  I don’t like using patterns that EVERYONE seems to be using (i.e. peasant dresses or anything Farbenmix).  I want something […]

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Holiday wear…a.k.a. princess dress version #501

By on October 11, 2012

This week for Project Run and Play we have Holiday Wear.  I kinda missed the fact that it was supposed to be FALL holiday wear, but she can wear this to Thanksgiving just fine.  I made the kids some Halloween outfits a few years back if you want to see some Fall holiday wear.  Oh, […]

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