In the spring, I received a prize for participating in Skirt Fixation’s Adult Create Contest. I got 4th place, and they selected a very personalized gift for me. A gift certificate to Spoonflower. Perfect! I knew I wanted to create a single design to go on a tunic or dress, so I just needed time […]
Category: Sewing for me
When I saw this blue and white fabric in the store, I grabbed it post haste. It is beautiful, had a great hand and a nice stretch to it. It feels like cotton, but it is a bit thicker and has lycra in it. After procuring a few yards of it, I went in search […]
I belong to a group on Facebook for testing patterns, which I am not overly active in. A lot of the patterns are for younger kids, or not something my kids would wear, so I tend to not test. I saw this bag come up, checked it out, and loved the design! The pattern […]
This past weekend I had some time to sew, so I made up a few things for myself. One of these was a shirt that was supposed to be the muslin for another shirt I wanted to make. It didn’t quite happen that way, though, since this didn’t turn out like I wanted. It ended […]
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Grey days
By Stacy on September 29, 2014We are heading into the lovely grey days of Autumn, where it tends to rain a bit and then snow a bit. Not looking forward to either, especially after the beautiful weekend we had. I took these shots right before it started to rain, and the skies were getting a bit grey. Definitely a Monday morning. […]
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Pinteresting Project – August
By Stacy on September 9, 2014Hey, back to Pinterest! I know it is no longer August, but I made this in August. I just didn’t get any pictures taken of it. This is my take on this Desingual skirt I found and pinned. I did the yoke and pockets, but pretty much everything else is a bit different from the […]
This shirt is one that I sewed up at the retreat. I copied it off a RTW shirt that I had in my closet that was getting faded and had some holes in the front. I had it all cut out ahead of time, so I just had to sew it up when I got […]
Last Thursday I had a minor surgery, so I was trying to take it easy over the weekend. I was a bit tired out from the surgery and was not supposed to lift anything heavy. I did get a chance to finally get some sewing off my table, though. Standing at my cutting table […]
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Another Pinterest Fail
By Stacy on June 16, 2014I was excited to try to make this top: The supplies I used was a lace appliqué and a very light, thin cotton gauze. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find lace like the top above. The piece I found was smaller, but thought it would still work. I drafted a pattern, and made it very drapey and long. […]
This top was one that I was going to make to go along with my stash busting outfit, but it was a bit too much all together. The Challenge Create – Adult Edition results were released starting on Tuesday, and I was the lowest scoring. Ah well, I got some fun prizes! One was a Spoonflower gift […]
