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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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Black, White & Silver Elvis Up-Cycle T Top
I should probably put on some Elvis music while I'm stitching these days.... This is my 2nd 'creation' making use of 'Elvis' T-shirts as...
My Rolled Knit Trim How-To’s
How To’s for trimming with knit strips is the subject of my column in Sew News way back in the April/May 2018 issue! When the editors...
Million $ Quartet T-Shirt UpcycleTop
It was fun to upcycle one side of a rock n' roll iconic 'Million Dollar Quartet' T-Shirt I picked up at a restaurant near Graceland in...
Antique Quilt Square Up-Cycle Apron
THE TASK I truly enjoy taking something old and transforming it into something new - especially when that 'something' is hand-made, like...
Antique Redwork Squares + Seersucker UpCycle Top
I'm 'sew' lucky to have grown the reputation in town for the lady who will gladly accept most any donation of 'sewing stuff'! It has...
Elvis Fashion Fun
Elvis is known for his music - but also as a Fashion Icon - an 'Influencer' before that word was invented! Six years after moving to...
Designing a NEW Shirt from 3 Old Shirts
I'm totally 'hooked' on up-cycle sewing - a VERY healthy, INEXPENSIVE and frugal pastime! These 3 shirts below had problems as you can...
How To Sew Skinny Turned Tubes
Sometimes you want REALLY skinny, narrow tubes of fabric. I learned this technique from Roberta Carr years ago, and share it in this...
My Patriotic Top Wardrobe
After re-posting Patriotic Shirt Blog post earlier today, I talked my hubby into taking pics of my other two Patriotic UP-Cycle Projects....
Jeans Pocket + Tie Shoulder Bag
I 'stashed' (hid) this pair of jeans from my young students because it just wouldn't be fair for one girl to get this VERY elegant pocket...
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