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 […]
Category: Creativity
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sewing for the tween – tips and sewing a high-low hem shirt
By Stacy on January 24, 2014This 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 […]
My favorite skirt – a tutorial
By Stacy on January 21, 2014I 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 […]
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 […]
An infinity scarf with a leather snapped closure – A tutorial
By Stacy on December 13, 2013I 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 […]