Costumes | Creativity | drafting | Sewing | tween sewing

Guest post – Stylin’ Stacy – Cosplay Costumes

By on October 31, 2016

This is a guest post I did for Crafting Con.  Bringing it home for Halloween! ***** Hello!  I am Stacy and I blog at Stylin’ Stacy.  The costumes I tend to make these days are centered around cosplay characters.  They serve dual purposes as my kids wear them to a convention in the spring and […]

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Creativity | drafting | RTW Copies | Sewing | Sewing for me | Tutorials

Pattern hack – Cowl/hood top

By on October 24, 2016

I like to look at CAbi for inspiration on new pieces to make.  I like the details, in general, and they tend to have nice finishes.  I have a friend that invites me to her parties, and I usually end up buying a few pieces that fit into my wardrobe. This casual top caught my […]

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Creativity | Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

Celtic Jacket

By on October 15, 2016

This jacket was a pattern test that was dropped in the spring.  My pictures are from the spring, so I decided to finally post this since fall is upon us.  As much as she has grown, I doubt it fits her now! The pattern may come out sometime, but I decided to pull myself from […]

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Creativity | Leather | Tutorials

Sewing with Leather – Some Tips

By on October 7, 2016

This is a blog post I did for the Sewing Pattern Testers blog.  It was edited a bit and she is new at blogging, so didn’t get how to put the html into the post.  I am sure she will get better in time.  So…here is the complete post with pictures and links! ****** Hello […]

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Creativity | Leather | Loom knitting

More loom knitted cowls

By on September 30, 2016

Another cold snap – another reason to make these cowls!  I love how they turn out, so the many hours that go into knitting them is definitely worth it. Here is my tutorial on how to make these scarves: Loom knitted, leather and snaps infinity scarf tutorial I think I should have made them a […]

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Creativity | drafting | Fabric designs | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Lion damask

By on September 29, 2016

This fabric design was one of the first designs I put together, and I still really love how it turned out.  I think one of the designs looks like a lion.  Do you see it? I printed this on the cotton lycra at Spoonflower, and it didn’t print out a true black.  You can see […]

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Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Dragon scales

By on September 28, 2016

I loved this fabric when I saw it on Affordable Fabrics and More’s website, but I wasn’t sure what to make with it.  We are kind of growing out of these kinds of prints, but I thought I could make something fun. I only bought one yard, since it is pretty spendy fabric.  I was […]

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Creativity | Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Ode to the skort

By on September 20, 2016

Oh skorts, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! #1 My girl is active and doesn’t like to be ladylike.  She crawls on the floor, likes to run around, and doesn’t want to worry about showing her underwear. #2 Due to #1 above, she really has a hard time wearing skirts.  She […]

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Creativity | Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for me

The start of fall sewing

By on August 30, 2016

The chill isn’t quite in the air here yet, but it is time to start thinking about fall.  I have plans for doing a Fall/Winter capsule like the one I put together for spring.  The main colors I will be using are going to be black, red and white.  This vest fit nicely into that […]

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Creativity | Fabric designs | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Cruise around and be a Star with Blaverry

By on August 15, 2016

I absolutely love how this outfit turned out for my daughter.  These patterns are the Cruise and Star from Blaverry.  I received these for free as part of the promotions team, but all opinions are my own. The Girl has been complaining that she didn’t have enough shorts for summer.  I tend not to make […]

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