Sewing and Such
Well I've taken the longest break from blogging (!), mainly because I spent half of my summer soaking up the sun (and melting) with my girls, and the other half injured and whining about being in pain. Well, I'm much better now thank goodness, and I'm back to sewing. Of course instead of sharing what …
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I'm not one to follow fashion trends. I typically stick with the tried and true styles that last because I tend to wear my clothing until they disintegrate. I also take so long to sew something up after buying the pattern that the trends have already come and gone before I get to wear them! …
Since I've had more time to sew for myself lately, I've finally been focusing more on pants fitting. Many sewists avoid it, and of course there is a big learning curve. To complicate matters, as a result of my exercising, my thigh and hip measurements have changed since my second muslin. I decided I needed …
Thread Faction has another grow-with-me pattern! This is probably the fastest thing I've ever sewn, like seriously quicker than anything else...even a cowl (you have to hand stitch that thing closed!). This makes it the perfect last minute gift for babies, and it's not the same old bib and burp cloth they're expecting. It's also …
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I often go on about patterns that I love, ones that I swear I'll make again, and then nothin'. Actually, I sew so much it's kinda ridiculous, and there's no way I could actually take pics and share them all. Especially now because my girls are refusing to model for them. As you can see, …
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These have to be one of my all time favorite pants styles. I swear I had pants just like these when I was a girl, so when I saw the testing call, I had to do it! Also, they're almost exactly like this inspiration piece I've had in my head for awhile now. If I can …
One of my favorite people is going to be a grandma next month, so I wanted to make something special for her grandbaby. I had all these grandiose ideas of sewing a round tummy time quilt for the park (I still want to make one of those one day), but realistically I just got started …
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