OOTD | Outfits | Stuff I made

OOTD – Week of November 27

By on December 5, 2017

I decided to try to do an outfit post to show how I wear my Me Mades on a daily basis.  This might be a bit intermittent depending on how much time I have to take pictures in the morning.  I usually wear at least one Me Made per day.  This will also give me […]

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Creativity | Sewing

November, October, September…August? wrap up…

By on December 3, 2017

I was doing really well with doing those monthly wrap ups, and then got all behind!  Because I got busy! So, here is what I finished for August, September, October and November.  These are most of them, anyways.  Might be missing a few. August: September: October: November: Whew!  As of the end of November, I […]

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drafting | Pattern hacking | Sewing | Sewing for the boy

AC III hoodie

By on December 1, 2017

The boy is one of those lucky kids who has a December birthday (I am, as well), so he gets many gifts and being a teen it is harder and harder to figure out what to get him other than an Xbox giftcard. I ran across this book at Barnes and Noble, so I got […]

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Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Posh Top

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This is such a cute top! Releasing today is the George and Ginger Posh Top.  I made a size 14 tween for the girl out of cotton lycra from Fabric Anthropology.  Kristi did shorten the pattern a few inches after this version, but otherwise the fit is the same on the final. It has these […]

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Creativity | drafting | Handbags | Leather | Sewing | Sewing for me

Little bag

By on November 27, 2017

On Saturday night we were going to go to a concert to see A Perfect Circle, so I wanted to get a small bag finished up to carry my phone and wallet.  I had been meaning to make something like this for awhile now, and am pretty happy with how it turned out. I made […]

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drafting | RTW Copies | Sewing | Sewing for me

Copying RTW

By on November 26, 2017

There are a pair of stretch jeggings I have where I really like the fit of them.  They are kind of straight leg leggings, and I wanted to copy them for awhile now.  I finally got that done this weekend. When I copy a RTW item I own, I turn it inside out, cover each […]

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Creativity | drafting | Frustrations | RTW Copies | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Black and white and a little dressy

By on November 20, 2017

Back in the summer I made my girl a dress that I thought would work for her choir concerts this year.  Nope!  The girl needed a black bottoms and white top for her choir concert, so back to the sewing machine I went. She said she wanted a “flowy” top and I got to choose […]

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drafting | RTW Copies | Sample sewing | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Pretty purple jacket

By on November 12, 2017

Here is my last sample piece for the current round open at Fabric Anthropology (whew!  I made 5 this time!).  This is the purple watercolor and it is another very pretty color.  The watercolor feature makes it have some pretty gradients going throughout the print. I drafted up this jacket and sewed it in about […]

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drafting | Pattern hacking | Sample sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

Pink and black

By on November 10, 2017

I love how this turned out!  I am a big fan of pink and black together, so when I got this pink watercolor french terry to sew up I knew what I wanted to make. This is the pre-order from Fabric Anthropology that closes on November 15.  I paired it with a ponte I got […]

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Creativity | drafting | Frustrations | Sample sewing | Sewing | Sewing for me

City stripes

By on November 6, 2017

I love the fact that I am at a place in my sewing that I can have an idea and be able to draft patterns to what I want.  This doesn’t always mean the execution is easy, though!  This jacket was a huge pain the butt, and took most of a day, but I love […]

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