For sewists, we can feel the pressure to want to make handmade gifts for the people in our life. We want to show off our mad sewing skills AND give something heartfelt to our loved ones. Who doesn’t want to watch your child or your husband rip into a package and treasure it all the […]
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The light was filmy, and the woods around me positively technicolor. Elaborate spider webs lay untouched and moss grew wild. I half expected a gnome to jump out and yell, gotcha. It was not the place that I first imagined my Sew Over It Penny dress in this rather tropical Lady McElroy fabric to take
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There’s been so much feet dragging with my Make 9 this year, and the Sew Over It Lulu dress has been partly to blame. I saw the lack of darts and waist shaping and thought there was no chance it’d work on my pear shaped self. Guess what? I was totally wrong. Sew Over It
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Creating my own textiles is something I have always loved doing. You can always find interesting prints when you go fabric shopping, but there’s something truly joyful about being able to make that print with your own two hands. And then if you can extended that into sewing with your own handprinted fabrics it’s a
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Can you actually embroider on a regular sewing machine? I think it’s a giant myth in the sewing world that you need a big fancy embroidery machine to tackle basic embroidery. Embroidery is such a nice thing to add to any sewing project to add a little bit extra personality beyond whatever it is that
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This lace back sweater was calling my name! It was one of those moments when I saw something and had to make it immediately. And I’m going to walk you through how you can make your own lace back sweater. A little background… It all started with my mailbox. For an unknown odd reason, the
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Solid fabric is a blank canvas. I can think of few projects that illustrate this better than my new yarn embroidered coat. A skein of wool yarn and some patience transformed this plain ivory sweater fleece into something that I’m really excited about! elizabethmadethisElizabeth Farr is the writer behind the Elizabeth Made This blog where
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One of my last projects of 2017 was this toddler quilted vest I made for my daughter. If it looks like a twin of sorts to my quilted coat, you’d be right! I had just enough of the leftover ombre fabric to make her this little quilted vest. elizabethmadethisElizabeth Farr is the writer behind the
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As the year draws to a close, I’ve been thinking about my general work habits a lot. It seems my projects are either things that can be done at breakneck speed or slow, methodical affairs that take planning, precision, and ample time. I wonder what projects in the middle of the road would look like!
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I’ve been sitting on this project for a couple weeks now absolutely DYING to share these pants. Ice dyeing is something that’s been on my radar for a couple of years, but I’ve been hesitant to jump on board. When I bought a really nice, but very white length of jeggings fabric from LA Finch
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