I don’t think this dress could be any more twirly. The bottom 2 layers has about 30 feet of fabric each. Seriously. This dress was mostly my own design. I used a pattern piece as the base for the top, but then adjusted it for what I wanted. I had to expand the back so […]
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Creativity | Sewing
Odds and ends, bits and bobs, a bit of this and that
By Stacy on February 3, 2009Some stuff I’ve done lately…or in the past few months or so. Sometimes it takes me awhile to get pictures. A skirt for Anya for Christmas…she wanted a twirly skirt, so I whipped on up the night before one of the family parties. Finally got to use those tights I bought on sale at Hanna Anderson […]
Here are some bags I made over my vacation. I wasn’t taking the best care in taking pictures (lazy me!), but you can get the gist of them. They are upholstery weight fabric, and the handbags have silk for the pockets. It is the same style of bag I usually make and they have pockets […]
This is my first attempt at making some doll clothes. As I wrote previously, I wanted to get Anya a Fancy Nancy doll for Christmas, but the extra doll clothes were a bit too expensive. I bought the dolly, took her out of the excessive packaging and measured her all up. I sat down at the […]
I have no new creations to share this week. The days just went by so fast, and I didn’t get photos of creations I have finished in the past month or so. There are two or three of Anya’s outfits that I need to photograph. They will be well broken-in by the time I get […]
Here is Anya’s Holiday outfit. She will be wearing it much, and it should hopefully fit her next year, too. It was made from three different colors of duiponi silk that I bought on sale at 50%/60% off. Yay! Silks vary in their degree of fraying. The blue one was really bad in the fraying department […]
Boy clothes – they are a bit harder than girl clothes. With girl clothes you have various lovely patterns for different kinds of tops and dresses, skirts, pants, gauchos, leggings, etc. With boy clothes you have pants and shirts. Not much variety there. One pattern company I love for their boy clothes is Ottobre. They […]
Okay people, who’s counting down to Christmas?? I know, Thanksgiving is next week, but Christmas-time is just such a fun time of the year! Last year it felt like it all went by at lightspeed. This year I want to be a bit more prepared. I have my December Daily book ready to go – […]
I have had this material for a good year, and have had quite the time trying to figure out what to make with it. I really like the design of it, and it is a nice soft babycord. It is the perfect little Fall dress and just right for school pictures tomorrow morning. I made […]
Costumes | Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl
Our Halloween costumes
By Stacy on November 4, 2008Brian and I went as a pirate and a vampiress to our adults only Halloween party on Saturday. My costume was just pieces from costumes I had in the past, and the only thing I had made was the black cape. Brian’s costume required a bit more work. We had to leave for the party […]
