The Girl has gotten a birthday dress every year since her 2nd birthday. Last year, I didn’t really make her an extra dress apart from the Elsa costume dress I made her for the comic con. She really wasn’t into wearing dresses, so I counted that her birthday make. This year she was a little […]
All things being equal, this costume was much less involved than my son’s costume for the con. Which, in an of itself, is quite the statement for a kid’s costume that will get worn a handful of times. The costume dress is a mix of a crinkle, double-sided knit which is rather heavy, pleather and a lightweight […]
The last of the costume! It was really helpful to see this You Tube tutorial on the vambraces, in order to make my version. I obviously didn’t do everything the same, but it gave me some up close visuals to work with on them. The size of the vambraces for the Boy were 7″ tall by […]
The almost last of the sewn pieces! For the vest I used a basic top block. I gave it some shaping, different hemlines and created an opening in the front. I elongated the front piece to give it a collar and then added a collar to the back neckband. The slits in the front (what […]
My Mom’s birthday is next week, and since we are going to see them tomorrow I decided to make her a leather handbag for her birthday. I actually called and told her I was going to do that, just so I could ask her color preference. She was excited, and hopefully she will love this […]
I seem to be procrastinating more and more, so this diaper bag is a little late. The little bundle of love was born a few weeks ago, so I am sure they already have a diaper bag. Now they get another! It’s not like you aren’t going to use them when you have kids. I […]
I am still working on the costume, so I thought I would post the bits I get finished up as I get them done. The beading on the arms was posted here. So… The jacket is just a hodge podge of layers that are difficult to discern how they would all be sewn together…and why. I […]
You know as a female we have a few issues. One of them is going to a bar, concert or other crowded venue where you don’t want to hold onto your purse all night, but have more “stuff” than will fit in your pockets. Skinny jeans, ugh. There is zero room in your pockets for […]
Here is the next bag I tested this past month. This bag is the Liliane Bag. I thought it was a cute style, but honestly, I thought it would be much smaller when she showed the picture for testing. I volunteered and then afterwards found that it was a pretty big bag. So be warned. […]
I think I can call February and part of March a pattern testing whirlwind. This is nice slouchy bag, and it really is a quick and easy sew. I traversed over to Tandy Leather to see what they had for larger cuts of leather. The pieces of this pattern are 17.5″ tall and 17″ wide, […]
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