Sewing and Such
I made another Glass Onion top for my girl. Remember this was the pattern I didn't like at first, then totally fell in love with. Well I'm absolutely head over heels with this pattern in a rayon challis! My girl saw me in a dress with this same cosmos rayon challis fabric and said, "Wow …
I'm in love with the Casual Lady pattern! I just want to keep making these! The first top I made was a size small, according to my measurements. I wanted to make a muslin first, so I found some super cheap jersey blend knit fabric at JoAnn's for like $2. It's really cute white with …
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I finally made a Glass Onion Top by Shwin & Shwin. I have so many girls' patterns that sometimes I just don't know where to start! Hoard much?! Honestly, I didn't like this pattern the first time I saw it. If I remember correctly, I think it was that the back just looked sloppy or …
I finished my first vintage pattern for #vintagepledge! I actually finished it awhile ago, and many other projects, but I'm finally getting around to sharing it! I used a ponte de roma from Girl Charlee called Emerald Green Red Ethnic Diamond Rows. It was easy to work with, and really not typically something I would've …
I have begun setting realistic monthly sewing goals to allow me to organize my thoughts and successfully sew more! This month I have set a goal of 4 garments: 2 for myself and 2 for my girls. I was able to finish one of them for myself during Selfish Sewing Week! Woohoo! A little history …
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Since I have made a pledge to sew at least 5 garments for myself using vintage patterns this year, I thought it was time to figure out which ones I want to use. I decided to select patterns that would also help me fulfill my wardrobe architect goal of making a capsule wardrobe. I've identified …
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I've been wanting to make Craftiness is Not Optional's Lovebird Tunic for ages now. When I saw the Cat Lady Sewing Challenge on Miss Crayola Creepy, I thought this would be a great time to finally sew it up. My daughter had been eyeing this Swing Cats fabric at our local fabric shop, but I …
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Little Kitty Zippy Top (aka Cookie's Week top) I was noticing all of the super adorable Halloween tops and decided to make one for my girl. She LOVES cats, so we settled on a cat themed top. Then as we were looking at cat silhouettes, she found a really cute one that decidedly does NOT …
Over the past few months I've attempted to make some tops for my baby. Things got in the way though (like moving, sheesh!), and I've finally gotten back to finishing these tops. Soooo, I'm sharing all of them here today because it's Fall, and unfortunately these tops are all summer tops, so we're running out …
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