I am not a big pinner on Pinterest, but I do pin things that interest me or things I would like to make. My little personal challenge this year was to make at least one thing from my Pinterest “to make” board each month. I already made this scarf, which was a December project. That […]
This was a guest post I did for Sew Cool For the Tween Scene a few months ago. I thought I would bring it home, so I could add it to my Sewing Tutorials page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So when exactly do the tween years start? For the Girl, I think it started around 3 with the […]
I have a favorite skirt pattern. You may have noticed. I usually make 3 or 4 of them every year, since they are easy and comfy to wear. I have made them out of stretch denim, stretch twill, and any apparel fabric that is thick enough and has lycra in it. This is a skirt, […]
The cat has claimed it… The Girl wanted a floor pouf like the ones I had made before, and I told her she had to wait until I had enough fabric scraps to fill it. Well, I had more than enough fabric scraps, but at least I finally got it done! The only issue I had […]
One of my goals in looking at all my “work worthy” fabrics was to sew up some nice lined skirts. You know…ones that have zippers and darts and linings and hand-sewn hems. The hard ones! I finally took out an old pattern, and sewed it up. This is from a gray suiting fabric with china […]
Recognize this sparkly pleather fabric? I had a bit left over from my purse, so I used it to make a new laptop bag that matches. I am all about being matchy-matchy! Unfortunately, I made a few mistakes while I was constructing this purse. First off, I thought I had a black lining fabric. Turns […]
I saw this scarf on Pinterest, and thought it was a really cool concept. I love the leather with the snaps for an infinity type of scarf. I had some really pretty quilting cotton that I thought would work GREAT for this project. I also had some black, ugh…I can’t think of what this type of […]
Were I to have a motto, this shall be my motto for the next year. As I am turning 40 today. Forty. Ugh. Insomuch as I have chosen this new motto…one must have new clothes! I spent the better part of Sunday doing some selfish sewing for myself. I made: 2 pairs of fleece lounge […]
Yes, I can still sew with my injured paw! (It just gets a bit sore after awhile…) I made the first outfit here for myself. The plaid camo is a stretch twill-like material and the cream is a knit. The leggings I made from a pattern I drafted with 2.0″ elastic at the waist. The […]
Last month I received a very sad postcard in the mail. My local fabric store is closing, liquidating…going out of business. *SOB* The reason I make so much of the Girl’s wardrobe is because their fabric is so much cheaper than regular fabric stores. It makes it a good deal to make instead of buy. Now […]
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