This 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 […]
I 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, […]
Here is yet another skirt I made recently. I had this fabric hanging up in my fabric closet and I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. I tend to buy things that I find interesting, and I figure that eventually I will come up with something to make. This is a black/dark brown lycra […]
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 […]
When I saw this fabric in the pile at the fabric store, I walked past it the first time. Then I thought about it. You know when you think back, and say, “Hey, I should have bought that!”?? Yeah, so OF COURSE, I went back to buy it. Leggings, are my normal pattern that I […]
This is an entire outfit that I made. The snake print leggings are made from a stretch twill and then I made the knit tunic, too. I added designs I drew onto the shirt. I draw them by hand, scan into Photoshop and then I can manipulate them a bit (lengthen, widen, add designs together). […]
This is version #2 of my lined pencil skirt. It is a very pretty brocade with gold leaves. I lined it in black china silk, and added a walking vent. The original pattern didn’t have that, and what the heck was up with that?? Pencil skirts need those things or else you are just about […]
This skirt is tight. Like I need Spanx underwear and control top tights TIGHT. Those 10 pounds, I tell you. I get that under control and maybe this will be more comfy. The zipper is seriously pulling here, but I just need to have something long over the back…like a long sweater. Winter layers […]
It is hard to tell, but the fabric on this skirt is SHINY. I love it. It is so comfy. Of course, I washed it after making it and part of the waistband came undone. GRRRRRRRR! Now I need to take out my FAVORITE (NOT!) sewing implement…the seam ripper. *sigh* This is my “go to” […]
I have a big place in my heart for Western looks. I grew up on a farm and competed in rodeos, so I have some history there. Of course, now I live in a city. I’m one of those City People. I am so far away from my roots now, I can barely see the […]
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