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Comfy Yet Attractive Elastic Waistline Finishes
For comfy yet a ready-to-wear look on elastic waistlines, follow these directions from Londa.
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My Blog here is a work in progress...having just brought over all 618 of my posts from my 'Old Blog' which I began in 2005! Please excuse the duplications for a spell while I go through them all.
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Christmas ‘Living’™ Creative Sweatshirt Jacket
I was excited about completing my new jacket version of the Living™ Talking Pattern™ last week and uploaded a new Album on my business...
Recent ‘Resource Center’ Additions
Ahhh – it’s about time to get started creating more stylish jackets from sweatshirts! I want to have a bunch of new samples for the Fall...
Apron Stitching – Arghhh to Simplicity Directions!
First it starts off with notions of Piping” and 1/2″ double fold bias tape. More arghhhhh. I selected 3 coordinating little prints – one...
Conventional Sewing – Bores me
OK – been working (too long) on the linen jacket version using my CHOSEN pattern … and, I must say – I am certainly convinced that my...
RE-Cycled Jeans Purse
Pretty EZ! Sold for $25 each. Did add some Swarovski Crystals in orange here and there after I took these pictures though. Cut down the...
‘Resource Center’ aka Fabric Stash Additions
Ahhh – it’s about time to get started creating more stylish jackets from sweatshirts! I want to have a bunch of new samples for the Fall...
Baby Alyssa Ensemble
I’ve been so looking forward to sewing some little GIRL ruffles – and baby Alyssa,my sister’s granddaughter born May 23 is just the...
First Annual Getaway Sewing Retreat Report
20 of us enjoyed all this and more May 12-15, 2011 at the Threads of Time Sewing and Retreat center in Danville, IL. Look at this huge,...
Use for sweatshirt neck band!
Had lots of fun at this candy store of a quilt/machine shop! What a nice owner – Mary Forte, and her helpers/associates. If you’re ever...
DKNY Vogue 1250 in 2.5 hours
I am so fortunate to be able to not only have been taught to sew – but to have the $ TO sew, and to have work that I LOVE to do – in...
Personal Sewing Plans…FUN!
From the Teal jacquard knit – 2nd from left, purchased from Emma Seabrooke at Schaumburg… Vogue 1250 – a classic DKNY I imagine will be...
My Feline Helper
I’m hard at creative work on my Mystery Project these days – and here is my ‘Guard’ Cat. This is Dopey – who is Bella’s big brother. He...
New Year’s Eve Dress
OK – I get to sew a regular pattern again! Yea – I think?! My hubby and I do ballroom dancing (NOT DWTS type – but social) at a...
TAG Bag for Grandson Gift
I didn’t use a pattern, but figured out what needed storage and size of things in hand, and with 1/5 yards of the Colt fabric(way gobs...
Ahhh – Reupholstered an antique chair – FINALLY!
I found I NEEDED: this claw thing to get out old staples – the BIGGEST job of all! That’s what gave me a blister in my palm. Needed a...
Apron Stitching Directions – My Suggestions
Apron Stitching – Arghhh to Simplicity Directions! First it starts off with notions of Piping” and 1/2″ double fold bias tape. More...
NEW Creative Sweatshirt Jackets
Creatively Busy AGAIN…. some of my current KITS for jackets I offer at the sewing expos around the country include cashmere neck scarves...
HUNT for reversible knits!
THEN – the box-pleated row ruffle was added on top – opposite side of the fabric ‘up’. The ‘ruffle’ was really box pleated row of trim –...
Pattern Publication Process… Proceeding
Finally – have the cover for the new, revised Refined Too™ pattern! Hard at work today on all the images for the albums that go with it....
NEW Refined Jacket #3
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