The Girl is just a little bit obsessed with The Warriors book series. It takes her a week or two to read each book, and she is about done with the first series of 6 books. We have bought her the next series of 5 books. She is in 3rd grade and reads at a 4th […]
Category: Creativity
So, yeah…not quite sure what to call this thing. I have a similar style shirt in a knit that I purchased. It is black and knit and is a great layering piece. I copied the lines of that shirt, with some additions after seeing this CAbi shirt-jacket: It really is a nice piece. It is […]
I finally got up the nerve to sew up a proper lined blazer. They are a lot of work these things. I had to tell myself to take my time and not rush through it, since I like to sit down and get through a project start to finish in one sitting. That didn’t happen […]
The newest trend in fashion seems to be putting leather on just about everything. I like. I have bought some leather pieces, and one of them is this Perfection Fused Leather. You buy it by the yard, and not by the hide, so it is obviously some sort of man-made creation. It is thin like […]
I am currently playing stash game at SewingMamas.com, which is to try to get us to sew up some of our stash and NOT buy more fabric. Mildly successful with that one. I have really nowhere to wear this satin dress, but it is pretty. I have made plenty of dresses for Anya that she […]
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Pinteresting project – February
By Stacy on February 10, 2014I finally got my version of this skirt done. This is a skirt that is listed on Etsy. I checked it out and wasn’t a huge fan on how she placed the ruffles on her skirt, plus the edges look like they were just serged and not hemmed. This is my version: The skirt […]
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Pinteresting project – January
By Stacy on February 4, 2014I am not a big pinner on Pinterest, but I do pin things that interest me or things I would like to make. My little personal challenge this year was to make at least one thing from my Pinterest “to make” board each month. I already made this scarf, which was a December project. That […]
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Sewing for the tween – tips and sewing a high-low hem shirt
By Stacy on January 24, 2014
This was a guest post I did for Sew Cool For the Tween Scene a few months ago. I thought I would bring it home, so I could add it to my Sewing Tutorials page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So when exactly do the tween years start? For the Girl, I think it started around 3 with the […]
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My favorite skirt – a tutorial
By Stacy on January 21, 2014
I have a favorite skirt pattern. You may have noticed. I usually make 3 or 4 of them every year, since they are easy and comfy to wear. I have made them out of stretch denim, stretch twill, and any apparel fabric that is thick enough and has lycra in it. This is a skirt, […]
The cat has claimed it… The Girl wanted a floor pouf like the ones I had made before, and I told her she had to wait until I had enough fabric scraps to fill it. Well, I had more than enough fabric scraps, but at least I finally got it done! The only issue I had […]
