My husband’s jacket is FINALLY done! Wouldn’t you know that the first and only garment I’ve ever sewn for him turned into the project that dragged itself out in grand fashion? I was tempted to put in a label like these ones from Sublime Stitching: Still, this Shelby Nallo Jacket turned out to be one […]
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When Jalie came out with the Cora Leggings, I knew I wanted to make them. I’ve been wearing the same workout pants I think since I moved to Colorado. They predate my marriage! As such, they’ve been through all of the weight fluctuation of multiple pregnancies and lived to tell the tale. Folks, if clothes
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Vote here for my trench coat! When the trench coat challenge this week for the a couple of things ran through my mind. First, I thought about how much I love making jackets, then about how much work a jacket is, but mostly that I wasn’t expecting to make another trench coat so soon after
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When Portia Lawrie of Makery announced that this years #Refashioners2016 challenge was denim, I couldn’t not participate in the community challenge. Between my catalog of my own jeans I’ve made and the wide variety of details collected on my Altered Denim board, it should be clear that when in comes to denim, I’m very serious
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This lace mixed media tank is one of the projects I’ve made in the past couple months post baby that I haven’t got around to writing about. It’s part refashion, part working with available materials, and a whole lotta pattern hacking in between. The inspiration for this one was this Anthropologie tank: I love how
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I totally knew this was going to happen. I knew that once I started bramaking, I’d love it. Of course, just like all other Jalie patterns I’ve made, Jalie 3131 has convinced me that all the inspirational loveliness that Andie puts out or the perseverance and problem solving that Gillian has gone through is a
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Sewing for charity is a great way to use your sewing skills to help others. I’ve been making little items like zipper bags, and headbands for Operation Christmas Child for a few years now. I always love being able to add a little handmade something to the little shoebox gifts. Giving will bring you joy,
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Today I’m writing over at UpCraftClub! Check out my first post over there where I’m sharing a way to incorporate mixed prints into your next Lane Raglan tee. I’ve been dreaming up a pair of fall/winter pajamas made from this great peach pony thermal knit fabric, but the store that I bought it from was going
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Have you taken the metaphorical plunge into swimsuit sewing? How did it go? I have avoided sewing a swimsuit sewing the past several years for many reasons. Chief among those reasons being that I don’t really swim, I sunburn easily, and before now, I’ve not been able to figure out how to keep tiny people safe
Good old pink erasers–the big blocky kind that you used it school are great for printing. You can easily carve them, and pretty sturdy, so you don’t have to mount any stamps you make from them. But this tutorial requires no carving. Using the parallelogram shaped sides of the erasers, this fast and easy tutorial
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