Creativity | drafting | Sewing | Sewing for me

Summer sewing – skorts and tank tops

By on August 27, 2020

I don’t know about the rest of you, but this has not been a successful sewing year. I’m mostly making masks, but I have gotten a few other things made in the last few months. Most nights I am just tired from work and cooking and cleaning. Not a lot of extra energy. Normally I […]

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Charity | Life musings | Sewing

Mask making and quarantine sewing

By on April 14, 2020

Like so many others, once we were given the “go ahead” to sew masks due to the shortage of surgical masks…I dug in. I really didn’t have the supplies for prolonged mask making, and, oh yeah, I have a full time job still. There are some glorious ladies that are working their fingers to the […]

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Creativity | Pattern hacking | Pinterest hacks | RTW Copies | Sewing | Sewing for me

Caped cowl neck top

By on February 24, 2020

Awhile back I came across this picture, or a derivation of it, on Pinterest: There are quite a few pictures of it now, some as low as $20 for the knock off copy of the original one. This is one of those instances where you could definitely buy it for less, but I’m sure the […]

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Creativity | Handbags | Pattern hacking | Pinterest hacks | Sewing | Sewing for me

A backpack purse

By on February 9, 2020

I go between wanting a big purse and NOT wanting a big purse, but alas…my life needs a big purse. During the week I tend to bring work home with me at times with the best of intentions (spoiler: it rarely leaves my purse). On the weekends I generally have a tournament or two that […]

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Creativity | drafting | Pattern hacking | Sewing | Sewing for me

Long cardigan

By on January 28, 2020

I must admit…I love a good long cardigan. It offers nice bottom coverage and tends to be a bit warmer in the winter. This fabric was a bit thin, but we are in a warm streak here at above 25 degrees F. It had plenty of warmth for the mild winter temperatures. The pattern draft […]

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Dress hack

By on November 12, 2019

This is another pattern hack from the Wardrobe by Me Basic Builder Top. I originally did this hack a few summers ago and made it a summer dress with a keyhole neckline and bands on the sleeves to make it sleeveless. This iteration of the dress is making it long sleeved and using the funnel […]

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Costumes | Creativity | drafting | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

Sort of cosplay – Maria

By on November 9, 2019

I am calling this a “sort of” cosplay, since I just didn’t have the energy to source all the matching materials and fabrics for this to be a full on cosplay. I still put plenty of time into it…don’t get me wrong. Here is the character: Maria from the Assassin’s Creed movie. She is an […]

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Creativity | drafting | Pattern hacking | Sewing | Sewing for me

Caped vest

By on November 8, 2019

I like to wear vests in the winter…sometimes in the summer, too. It gives some booty coverage and lengthens out your profile. This is a pattern hack of the WBM Builder top. I used the longer length, created a different front neckline, added the front facing, armhole facings, added a cape and a band at […]

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Creativity | Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for me

Esther top

By on October 16, 2019

I signed up to do a few pattern tests for Wardrobe by Me in September. I should have known that I would be short on time, but I was optimistic that they wouldn’t be a problem. Big mistake. I ended up getting this done at the end of the deadline and pictures taken in a […]

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Creativity | Outfits | Pattern hacking | Sewing | Sewing for me | Surface design

Fall comfort style

By on September 9, 2019

I have been sewing with Wardrobe by Me patterns for several years now, along with using them for pattern hacks.  I have to say that they are great base patterns that you can easily modify and use for wardrobe staples. This post today is geared towards using the patterns by Wardrobe by Me for staples […]

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