I counted…I now have 21 skorts from my skort pattern. I usually make one or two new ones each summer, so they add up! I have one pair of actual shorts that fit, and I never wear them. I always wear skorts. From my original pattern, I have changed it up and done the skirt […]
Whether it is by plane or by car, it is always nice to have a comfy outfit to wear. I made this dressy casual outfit from a navy bamboo fleece and a heather blue ponte fabric. I was going to make the jacket out of all ponte, but then, alas, by eyeball measurement of having […]
I have been on a bag making spree lately. I don’t really have any recipients for these bags, and am mostly just making them in case I actually end up selling them. Mostly I’m just trying out some patterns and ideas. This one is based off a picture I saw on Pinterest with the front […]
This is one of my favorite surface designs that I have done. I love the colors of the fish and the drawing turned out really well for this yin yang design. I ordered this in linen and then coated it with Odicoat to preserve it. I cut out the circles and then cut it out […]
When my family was cleaning out my grandma’s house after she passed, they found a small bin full of deerhides. Some were in decent condition, some were pretty stained up, but there were enough to be used. As I am the only one that really sews or uses leather, they ended up at my house. […]
Week 26 – Jun 25-July 1 Clean your Sewing Space/WIP I cleaned the space as some of my daughter’s college friends were coming for a visit. I wanted to let them each have a room, but they ended up just staying in my son’s open room. At least I got it cleaned up…it needed it: […]
Pockets are good things. I put pockets in these pants I made for my son for the Renaissance Festival. Another self-drafted creation. He wanted something cooler than the pleather pants I made him before, which it wouldn’t take much since those hold in the heat. These are linen pants and a little wider than the […]
Luckily this was an easy theme to follow. I wanted to make a backpack to bring to the renaissance festival that looked renaissance festival-y. We ended up travelling to Texas to visit friends and go to the Scarborough Faire. I had several things to make. I used some deerskin leather that we found at my […]
Here are the remaining two of the February themes. Week 8: Sew something with leftover fabric Undies are my go-to for using up leftover fabrics. I try to use cotton or bamboo fabric, but some of these are poly blends. I have a lot of pieces, and I try to keep ones that I can […]
Sewing Themes I have come to the conclusion that I can’t do a month at one shot, so I am just going to post as I get things done. And it won’t be in order by date, but as they fit the theme. I’m going to try to do all of them this year as […]
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