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 […]
Category: Creativity
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 […]
Creativity | Pinterest hacks | Sewing | Sewing for me | Tutorials
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
