Category: Sewing My Stash
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Always Be Yourself. Unless You Can Be Batman, Then Always Be Batman
I don’t even know how to preface this project. Maybe a short back-story? Maybe not. Lets just say that Ace (like most children) has an active imagination and loves costumes. Unfortunately, I can’t find Ace lately. Batman seems to have moved in with us, and I’m sure Ace would love to meet him, but I…
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I never did like the idea of sitting on newspapers. I did it once, and all the headlines came off on my white pants. On the level! It actually happened. Nobody bought a paper that day. They just followed me around over town and read the news on the seat of my pants.
If my first pair of Sew Dolly Clackett dresses were a bright and breezy floral tribute to romance and family, then this dress is the cynical cousin who just can’t seem to find love. If the thought of a stream of June weddings without a steady plus-one to bring along has you repeatedly looking at…
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Sew Dolly Clackett…Twice
April has managed to be a month full of inspired sew-alongs. First off, the Stash busting group theme is “Vibrant color“. I’m pretty sure these dresses couldn’t be any more vibrant. Secondly, The Monthly Stitch theme is “doubles/twins”. The most important reason for cupcake-shaped dresses, however, is Sew Dolly Clackett. I love the aesthetic Roisin…
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Everyday Strawberry Shortcake
What could I possibly be looking at? My shoes, of course. I’ve had these shoes for a few years now, and while I’ve worn them with this or that (mainly black skirts or trousers), I’ve always wanted to have a dress that I could wear them with. Unfortunately, the shoes themselves, while quite awesome in…
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Miss Bossy Patterns Made Me Do It
I might have known that putting an Independent pattern company up against any other pattern option would be guaranteed to get me bossed into making up that independent company’s pattern. And thus, for my March Monthly Stitch project, I was bossed into making up By Hand London’s Elisalex dress. I made this up properly, starting with…
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Fun Dress and Practical Leggings
I’ve got a pretty new dress to show off. This is the Gunmetal dress from Lolita Patterns. It’s a knit dress, but different than any of the other knit dresses I’ve made. It’s not a difficult make, per se, but between multiple ruffles, D-rings, and rouching, it is on the fiddly side. My fabric…
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Practical Menswear
For years now I’ve wanted to make clothing for Pete. Not that he isn’t perfectly capable of buying his own clothing, but I like the idea of him wearing things I’ve made. I have made him things here and there, but never had been able to make something he really, really liked and would wear…
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February Monthly Stitch Project: Mr. Smarty Pants
The Monthly Stitch theme for February was pants. Out of all the members of our household who need pants, Romeo is the one who needed them the most, so I made him so new jeans. Obviously I did not make the top part of his outfit, would you believe that the shirt and hoodie…
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My First Video and Pattern Pyramid Winner Revealed
February’s stash busting curating challenge is about showing stash fabrics some love. I decided this would be more fun to do in movie form, so made my first short film. I hope you enjoy it. The one main thing I learned about my fabric stash (other than what an amazingly diverse selection of things I’m…