Sewing and Such
Here's a fun weekend sewing project for you if you're looking for one. Warm weather pjs! I've been wanting to make myself some cute summer pajamas for years. I always wear worn-out and stained "can't be worn in public anymore" t-shirts and old maternity shorts to bed (yup, lookin' my best), and I must've been …
This is a couple of days late, but I didn't want to miss sharing with you a tutorial I put together for Tie Dye Diva on finishing seams. I selected a few very quick seam finishes: the faux flat fell and 2 bias tape finishes. I love the look on the outside and inside too! …
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Why stop at one pair of shorts... After sewing the Berry Bubble Shorts, I whipped up another pair of Belted shorts for my little one. I used this pattern before when Jilly Atlanta was letting everyone choose a free pattern to try them out and see what they're like. I made this funky pink pair! I …
Here I told myself I wasn't going to join tons of sew alongs this year, and I seem to be jumping into all of them! I really couldn't pass up the Berry Bubble Shorts Sew Along though. These shorts have an adorable vintage appeal to me, and I can't help but picture them with tights …
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Now that the hot weather has truly arrived, my almost kindergartner has been begging for new summer clothes. I kind of felt like she had enough, but she really needed more comfy everyday clothes. The kind you just pull out of the dryer and can easily wear. I find these tend to be knits as …
As a knitter and a sewer, I often find myself drooling over the adorable little projects on Purl Soho's blog, The Purl Bee. The projects are often very simple, and seriously over the top cute. Unfortunately they also make me want to buy all of their products! I love the way they stage and photograph …
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