This week’s challenge for Project Run and Play was to use a white sheet. I had one just sitting there, unused, in the linen closet a few months back, and decided to donate it. Of course! Unfortunately, I had to buy one for this challenge. I got an ultra soft king sized cotton flat sheet […]
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For week #2 of Project Run and Play, the challenge was to sew something inspired by a fashion icon. I can only imagine how many entries will have something to do with Audrey Hepburn (a good choice for sure)! I was looking more for designers that inspire me, and no one inspires me more than […]
I decided to participate in Project Run and Play’s season this time for the sew along. The first week was pattern remix, where you were supposed to make your take on a bias cut skirt. This is quite a leap from that skirt, but still has to do with bias cuts. I am also late…like […]
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The rockstar clothing S.W.A.P.
By Stacy on September 8, 2012This past week I took my annual first-week-of-school-sewing-bonanza-time-off. I managed to work out most mornings and then do some sewing. Gettin’ stuff done! Whoo hoo! The girl wanted rock star clothes (BLING) and she likes black. This turned into a S.W.A.P. (sewing with a plan). I wanted to have a wardrobe that she could mix and match. […]
I have been wanting to try to draft patterns more and more lately. It is a challenge, which of course does not always work out. This one was mostly successful. In drafting the gathering front piece, first I took my basic shirt block and retraced it, adding some extra so it would be wider […]
Even though Anya really doesn’t need more skorts and tops, I decided to make her a few more. She wore this first one right away on a very hot day at the horse races. I made it for summer wear, but the black was not helping her out in staying cool. The skort is a pretty […]
Anya decided that she finally wanted to learn how to sew. I asked her what she wanted to make and she said bike shorts and a top and then a skort and a top. I told her we would start with the bike shorts and go from there. Bike shorts are pretty easy, with just […]
My children are getting terribly neglected, aren’t they? Well, Anya won’t wear some of the many things that she has in her closet, so I ask you…why should I make more? Kai on the other hand doesn’t much care what he wears, and rarely matches. He’s happy with athletic shorts and t-shirts, so that is […]
In the spring I went up to the big fabric warehouse and brought back many pretty pieces of fabric. This was one of them. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very wide, and I only bought 1 yard of it. Normally, I could make a shirt out of 1 yard of fabric, but not when it isn’t very […]
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Maxi skirt…my new favorite “casual wear” for summer
By Stacy on June 2, 2012I am a big fan of skirts. They are comfy to wear and you still look mildly dressed up in them. I have lots and lots of skirts. That doesn’t mean I can’t make more, though does it?? No. No it doesn’t. Over the last month I made several jersey and stretch poly skirts. I […]
