Creativity | Sewing

Princess dress

By on June 2, 2009

Adding tulle to a dress makes it princessy, right?  Anya had a princess birthday party this past weekend, and they were supposed to wear princess dresses.  Well, I didn’t get this done in time so I sent her in the dress I made her for her birthday.  Hey, it has princesses on it, so it […]

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Just a few things…

By on May 26, 2009

Okay, seriously…I didn’t get all of this done this week.  I need to eat, too.  😉  I signed up to do a stash sewing competition on a (mostly) children’s sewing forum I frequent.  Basically for the month of May you try to use your fabric, notions, etc. and you get points for everything you make.  […]

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More birthday bling

By on May 19, 2009

On Sunday the Princess had her party with friends.  The occassion warranted another dress, of course.  This one has a bunch of butterflies on it and is seersucker.  It’s very twirly, too, of course.  The same self-drafted pattern as the last one.  The seersucker definitely gave it some volume…beyond just being twirly.  It was plenty […]

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Creating to stand the test of time

By on May 12, 2009

I don’t think I really need to tell anyone that most toys these days are plastic pieces of you-know-what.  Why should they be anything else, really?  Kids have such short attention spans with their toys because so much advertising is thrown at them.  They go from one toy fad to another, so long-term use doesn’t […]

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A last minute dress…

By on April 28, 2009

I wanted to make Anya a new dress for picture day at daycare last week.  I had two all cut up and ready to sew, so I knew I could get it created within a few hours.  I started sewing it at 9:25 and finished at 11:35pm…and it was hanging on her door for picture […]

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Starting out on this sewing thing

By on March 23, 2009

Since I’ve got nothin’ this week, I thought I would talk a little bit about sewing and how I go about getting things done.  I get asked fairly often about it, so I thought I would just write up a few things.  Feel free to tune out if you don’t care about all this boring […]

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Creativity | Sewing | Tutorials

Twirly Skort Tutorial and St. Patty’s Day skirt

By on March 17, 2009

Alrighty folks…here is the tutorial.  I have a mixture of photos between two different skirts, but hopefully it isn’t too confusing.  If you can, make the cute little treasure pouch.  It is just too adorable, and very handy for little treasures and bits and bobs and Polly Pocket shoes they pick up along the way.   This […]

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Another one

By on March 10, 2009

For Crafty Tuesday, I only have one thing to share this week.  I didn’t actually sew this past weekend, though.  I was busy dreaming away on what I need to do for the kitchen.  Anya and I took a walk around Home Depot and she proclaimed it was her “Favorite Store!” since she got some […]

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All mine

By on March 3, 2009

Well, I was feeling a bit left out, so I decided to make some clothes for myself.  I haven’t shopped for me in quite awhile since I’ve gotten a little “fluffy” and don’t really want to buy a size up.  Instead I decided to make some tops from shirts I already own and like the fit, and […]

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The stash

By on February 24, 2009

Most sewing mavens start out small.  I remember when I was younger, I would buy fabric and actually have a plan for what to make with it.  I would buy the actual yardage needed and only have a few scraps left over.  Ah, the good old days of sensible purchases! I stopped sewing after college, since I […]

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