Were I to have a motto, this shall be my motto for the next year. As I am turning 40 today. Forty. Ugh. Insomuch as I have chosen this new motto…one must have new clothes! I spent the better part of Sunday doing some selfish sewing for myself. I made: 2 pairs of fleece lounge […]
Yes, I can still sew with my injured paw! (It just gets a bit sore after awhile…) I made the first outfit here for myself. The plaid camo is a stretch twill-like material and the cream is a knit. The leggings I made from a pattern I drafted with 2.0″ elastic at the waist. The […]
Last month I received a very sad postcard in the mail. My local fabric store is closing, liquidating…going out of business. *SOB* The reason I make so much of the Girl’s wardrobe is because their fabric is so much cheaper than regular fabric stores. It makes it a good deal to make instead of buy. Now […]
I decided I needed another purse. “Need” being completely subjective, of course! 😉 I didn’t have a nice-sized “nice” black purse, so I had to make one. Of course. I bought this pleather fabric through fabric.com. It is a black crocodile print with *~*SPARKLES*~*! It is a fun print and I really liked how this bag […]
Family | Sewing | Sewing for the boy | Sewing for the girl
Halloween and a little sewing
By Stacy on October 31, 2013As per the usual for the last few years, the kids did not want me to make their Halloween costumes. The Boy wanted to go as a Transformer. He really wanted a “bad guy” Transformer, but I couldn’t find any in his size. Instead he got an amped up Bumblebee costume. Totally worth the money […]
Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | Tutorials
Cascading front knit cardigan – tutorial
By Stacy on September 24, 2013
I saw this tutorial online and though it is nice enough I wanted the cardigan to have a neckline. After looking at some line drawings, I figured out how to make this happen. Here are the pattern pieces: I took my normal front knit shirt pattern block and went out 16 inches. This proves to […]
I have been so lax in taking pictures lately! My main excuse is that I have ZERO time in the morning. I am perpetually late for work. Every. Day. *sigh* I know I should get up earlier, but sleep! Yeah, sleep is my friend. So not a morning person. Anyways, here is something new I […]
When I asked her what she wanted me to make her for Fall/Winter, she said, “I don’t care.” Huh. “What color?” “I don’t care.” Rigggghhhhtttt. She doesn’t care until presented with what I made, and then I get the look. Coming at her fall wardrobe with a blank slate was not where I wanted to […]
So…you know how you have clothes that have mysterious shrunk in the washer? Oh, just me? Well, you could give them to charity (always a good idea) or save money on buying clothes for your youngster and change them up (also a good idea)! There are a few different ways you can approach upcycling garments. […]
Costumes | Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the boy
Our knight in shining fabric
By Stacy on September 14, 2013Each year before we go to the Renaissance Festival, I ask the kids what they want to go as (usually knight, knight, pirate, etc.). The Boy wanted to go as a knight this year, but not much fit him from previous years. I pulled up a bunch of pictures of knight costumes and asked him […]
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