Last year, I got a bit punchy after trying on swimsuits at the local retailers, so went to the overpriced department store. I knew they would sock it to me, but I just wanted a swimsuit that would fit! Is that so much to ask? Apparently, the question is cheap, but the suit is not. I […]
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Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl
An inspired dress for her birthday
By Stacy on May 6, 2012Every little girl wants a floaty gossamer princess dress, right? Especially for her BIRTHDAY, right?? I try to make her a special dress every year for her birthday. I only missed the 1st birthday, but managed at least one special dress for the rest so far… This dress came about from Anya choosing a dress […]
My current overnight bag has seen better days. Much better days. As in ripped out zipper, not really all that use-able, better days. I wanted something I could use as a carry-on for plane travel and just going overnight to my parent’s house. This should fit the bill pretty well. I checked the airline to […]
Anya’s part in the 1st Grade Performance is a speaking part as a scarecrow. When she came home with her assignment, she was not a happy camper. To put it lightly. You could say she was mad! I told her I would make her a “cute” scarecrow outfit. She was STILL mad. Then I told […]
As I was taking the pictures for this outfit, I was a bit struck at how it looked like I was trying a costume on from an earlier era. Oh well. These pieces will be fine in more modern outfits, too. I have had a vision of this shirt in my head for about […]
The Boy has his First Communion coming up, and they need to have some fancy dress for this momentous occassion. He gets to drink wine. In church. I know some kids will likely show up in suits, but I didn’t want to waste money on something that would get worn all of one time before he […]
I wanted to make some new wristlets. I tend to use these a lot and my current one is from last April. The white ribbon is quite stained from a year’s worth of use, and I also wanted something with lighter colors for Spring. I had this pretty embroidered silk leftover from something. I think this […]
You know how they say, measure twice and cut once? Yeah, I need to listen to that. I thought I might be able to squeeze a maxi skirt out of this green embroidered fabric, but alas I was about 1/3 of a pattern short. Luckily I had a matching linen that I could use to piece […]
Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the boy | Tutorials
A fabric-filled pouf ~ a tutorial
By Stacy on March 27, 2012The Boy has been asking, and asking, and ASKING me to make him a cushion for his room. I have a bunch of fabric to fill it after my recent sewing binge, so I was able to fulfill his request. Like a good Mommy. 😉 This project is really nice in that it used up […]
Here is the next version and top #7 using this pattern. At least they are all a little bit different! I used two types of fabric on this one. The periwinkle blue is a stretchy synthetic fabric. It could be used as a bottom-weight, if you so desired, as it has a nice thickness. The spotted fabric is a […]
