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Leather snapped knitted infinity cowl – a tutorial

By on December 9, 2015

As there was some interest in how I made my cowl, I decided to do a tutorial on it.  It wasn’t hard to want to make another, since I love how these turn out! I won’t go into the actual knitting, as YouTube has tutorials already that cover this aspect.  Here is one.  I knitted this on […]

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Leather cross body bag

By on December 6, 2015

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 […]

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Cross-front top – a wardrobe staple

By on December 2, 2015

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 […]

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Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for the boy

Tribute Hoodie

By on November 30, 2015

As I clearly do not have enough on my plate, as is, I volunteered to test another pattern.  Luckily it was a quickie, and luckily the Boy got something out of the pattern testing this time! This is the Tribute Hoodie by Little Finch Patterns.  It is very quick to put together, and the sizing was […]

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Creativity | Fabric designs | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

Shades of the Iris

By on November 23, 2015

Here is another designs I made.  This one is probably going to be worn the most! Striped Flowers in Lavender – This is a mixture of Iris, Roses and Dahlias in the same shades.  This was printed on Satin, and scaled to print at 4″ x 4″. The satin is a bit thin, so I like […]

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Flowers on fabric

By on November 16, 2015

The last few years our gardens have not been as happy as they once were when we actually had time to pull weeds.  When they were happy, I loved to plant pretty dahlias and Iris flowers.  Then, I took pictures of them! I took some of the many pictures of my flowers (and some of […]

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Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for me

Slouchy sweatshirt

By on November 15, 2015

I have another pattern test for you today.  This is the Slouchy Sweatshirt from Nap Time Creations.  It is a nice easy sew, and a fairly simple pattern.  I wanted to make some easy to wear tops like this, and the pattern test came up.  Perfect timing!  I made lots! This first one here I […]

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Cream squishy-ness

By on November 13, 2015

I just had to make another infinity scarf, since I love the first one so much.  This time I used a less dense yarn, so it took the entire two skeins (94 yards each) for this scarf.  It ended up at around 22″ wide.  In making these two different ones, it seems that the thickness […]

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Loom knitting | Sewing | Sewing for me

Loomed infinity scarf

By on October 29, 2015

This is one of those projects that you can start and stop until you finally, finally, get the danged thing finished.  It takes a several hours to do the knitting on the scarf part. I do actually like to have something to do when I am sitting on the couch watching TV.  Otherwise, I feel so unproductive. […]

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Rustic leather laptop bag

By on October 22, 2015

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 […]

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