I love cross front tops. They tend to be slimming and figure flattering. They make the girls look pretty good, which at my advanced age of “40”…’tis a good thing. I got a piece of lycra-polyester blend fabric that had a handkerchief print on it. I wasn’t sure quite what I wanted to do with […]
Author: Stacy
I have been sewing lately, so I will get some posts together for things I have made! First off, I have a few new purses I made from a pleather alligator fabric. I LOVE both of these bags. Seriously. I carry them everywhere with me. I used the basic outside measurements from bags I already […]
One of my goals in looking at all my “work worthy” fabrics was to sew up some nice lined skirts. You know…ones that have zippers and darts and linings and hand-sewn hems. The hard ones! I finally took out an old pattern, and sewed it up. This is from a gray suiting fabric with china […]
Recognize this sparkly pleather fabric? I had a bit left over from my purse, so I used it to make a new laptop bag that matches. I am all about being matchy-matchy! Unfortunately, I made a few mistakes while I was constructing this purse. First off, I thought I had a black lining fabric. Turns […]
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An infinity scarf with a leather snapped closure – A tutorial
By Stacy on December 13, 2013
I saw this scarf on Pinterest, and thought it was a really cool concept. I love the leather with the snaps for an infinity type of scarf. I had some really pretty quilting cotton that I thought would work GREAT for this project. I also had some black, ugh…I can’t think of what this type of […]
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 […]
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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 […]
