So, remember this dress? Well, I washed it on Monday in preparation for her Orchestra concert on Wednesday. It shrunk. The polyester satin lining shrunk, so now it is too small for her. I could barely zip it up. That meant on Tuesday night I had to whip something up for her performance. I had […]
My little sugarplum fairy is now playing the viola in the orchestra class at school. I am so happy both my kids picked up string instruments, as it is a personal favorite of mine. The Boy is playing the violin. They had a concert tonight, so nice formal clothes were needed. Last year it was […]
In keeping with my last-minute making things, I made this Saturday before going out with some friends. It took me about two hours or so to get this done. It is pretty simple bag if you don’t “dress it up” at all. I didn’t line it. If I had used a softer lambskin I may […]
These tops are ones that I wear fairly often to work, and are great layering pieces. A few years ago I made a tutorial on how to draft and put together a sleeveless version of this top. Here is that tutorial: Sleeveless Cross-front Top This version is a little different, since I extended one side […]
I wanted a not-huge laptop bag, so I decided to use my tough cow-hide that I had purchased in the spring. I had made a handbag for my Grandma with it, but it just about killed my machine. I had to get it serviced after sewing up that bag. I decided to hand stitch this […]
I decided I needed to make my kids some clothes to wear for our family pictures. I was waiting for peak Fall colors and wanted to go with colors that had browns, olive greens, tans, etc. Of course, I decided this when I didn’t have a lot of time to get it done. I […]
It is the time of year when I focus on back to school sewing. The Boy doesn’t really need too much. He really just likes to wear exercise pants/shorts and t-shirts. Not exactly exciting to sew. The Girl, at least, is a little fashionista. She likes new clothes, but they must be comfortable. She told […]
This purse was intended to be taken on a trip last week to Cincinnatti to see our friends that moved there last summer. I was rushing and things were not going well. Finally, I had to just leave it and use an old purse. Not like I didn’t have anything to use, you know. 😉 […]
These suckers were harder than I thought they would be. I decided to make my kids new lunchboxes as their old ones had seen better days. They get used usually 4 days a week during school, so they need to be able to take a lickin’ and keep on truckin’. They also need to be […]
In the “easiest patterns ever” category, this should go pretty much to the top of the list. It is a just 4 pieces, but yet, I managed to make the first one too big and too long. I measured my upper bust, hip and then determined how long I wanted it. I added too much […]
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