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Nebula

By on July 14, 2018

I love this fabric that I purchased from Zenith and Quasar last year, and finally got it sewed up for me. This is the star stuff panel and Carina Nebula fabric from her space round last year.  I sewed up some samples for that round, but also purchased a bunch for myself.  I love how […]

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Sew Americana Tour – Day 5

By on June 29, 2018

This is my second year participating in the Sew Americana Blog tour by Wild & Wanderful, and it is a fun mid-summer prompt to get something sewn up for the 4th of July.  I was hoping that I would have more time to sew and get something made, but my free time has really been […]

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Elephant lover

By on April 26, 2018

Our girl was doing a research project on elephant conservation, so I decided she needed an elephant shirt to wear during her presentation.  It was a good little presentation, and she learned the awful things that happen to the poor elephants. She’s an animal lover for sure.  Right now she is thinking of becoming a […]

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Ice stripes

By on March 21, 2018

This is a quick turnaround strike-off sample that I was selected to sew up from a seamstress call at Threaded Candy Customs.  These stripes are supposed to go with a Halo gamer print, but these are also great for the summer-at-the-coast vibe. I decided to sew them up into a summer dress. I really, really […]

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Spring into Color ~ blog tour ~

By on March 7, 2018

I did a last minute sign up for the Spring into Color blog tour set up by Sewing by Ti.  This tour centers around the Pantone color palette for Spring 2018. I decided to do the boring classic colors, mostly because I signed up late and they were really the only ones I had on […]

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A hoodie like mom’s

By on March 4, 2018

After making these hoodies for myself, the girl wanted something along the same lines. I didn’t go all out with this hoodie, however.  I decided to just modify the Foliis pattern I had from Sofilantjes. It was a pretty easy modification.  I just cut the back pieces, added a seam allowance and added the pleather/eyelet […]

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Walker style

By on February 25, 2018

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something.  Please check out our disclosure policy for more details. I started sewing for another custom fabric group called Affordable Fabrics, and she is in the same area as I am.  This top is part of the […]

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Set sail

By on February 14, 2018

Here is the second set of prints that I sewed up the samples for Fabric Anthropology.  This one relates to Helga in the Vikings series, and is a phrase she said in show. These fabrics are French Terry.  A note about printing colors.  The brushed poly is a synthetic, and the colors are closer the […]

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Another sweater

By on February 3, 2018

One of the reasons why I never think I can go on a RTW buying fast is that it is cold here, and you need sweaters.  I don’t knit sweaters.  I can do a little loom knitting, but that is the extent of my prowess with yarn. Luckily, you can find sweater knits!  This is […]

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Flouncey Tunic Tutorial

By on January 9, 2018

I wanted to make a nice neutral tunic top, so of course, I went over the top with the details.  As I was cutting it out I was wondering if I should have made a different neckline, but I really like how cozy this is with the funnel cowl on it. Details: Pattern used for […]

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