Craziness | Creativity | Sewing

The stash

By on February 24, 2009

Most sewing mavens start out small.  I remember when I was younger, I would buy fabric and actually have a plan for what to make with it.  I would buy the actual yardage needed and only have a few scraps left over.  Ah, the good old days of sensible purchases! I stopped sewing after college, since I […]

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Knits galore

By on September 9, 2008

Before getting my serger for Christmas last year, I wasn’t a fan of sewing with knit fabrics.  It wasn’t the easiest with my regular sewing machine since they stretched so much and the hems looked all wonky.  Now I have a whole mess of knits that are simply begging to be made into cute little outfits […]

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4th of July outfits

By on July 8, 2008

Just in time for the 4th I got these outfits completed.  I only had the fabric since about March.  This year I am the queen of squeaking by.  Wait…maybe not.  I’ve been woefully behind on birthday presents/cards, my scrapbooking is seriously getting behind and I can’t seem to find time to work out.  Which, my […]

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No…not really

By on October 9, 2007

…in answer to that question of whether I save money by making clothes for my little princess, and occassionally, the prince. This would be the reason why.  I have a bit of a fabric obsession and I can’t help myself but to purchase at least a lot little when I go to the fabric store.  […]

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A journey into, and out of, business

By on February 22, 2007

One day when I was in an online forum for babies born in May 05, a bunch of moms were raving about this baby carrier they had purchased.  It looked pretty easy to make, and I hated the totally NON-PRETTY (I’m all about the PRETTY) baby carrier that I had.  I did a little googling […]

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