Today our Ugly Pattern Challenge comes from Amber at Crazy Little Projects, who we adore. We participated in her "Learn to Sew" Challenge and had a blast and today she is back with us for the Ugly Pattern Challenge. Amber is known for her softies patterns...so she of course started out with this not-so-modern-looking doll pattern. And you now need to go to her blog to see the results!!!!! Click HERE to see what Amber made it into.... ... View the Post
Spring Break
Hello! We aren't sure where you are right now or what's going on in your world but here in our neck of the woods it's Spring Break...which means we are busy spending more time outdoors with the kids than indoors with our sewing machines. (Which is how is should be.) So we apologize for the silence here on the blog for the next few days...but we are going to be out getting dirty... We will be back though, bright and early Monday morning with day #1 of our "Ugly Duckling Vintage Pattern ... View the Post
Velvet Ribbbon Bodice Tutorial
Today I am happy to share a velvet ribbon bodice tutorial! This week over on Project Run and Play the weekly challenge is to sew something from fabric that you have designed or created and I wanted to play along. See, when we came up with this challenge awhile back I got really excited about all the possibilities of creating your own fabric and got to work. And the very first project I made while thinking about this challenge was a bodice for Grace using some amazing velvet ribbon from The ... View the Post
Your Invited to an Ugly Ducking (Vintage) Pattern Party!
Hello! Today we'd like you all to join us for our second annual Ugly (Vintage) Pattern Party. As you all know Elizabeth and I hoard collect vintage patterns. And we LOVE them. It is from vintage patterns that I really learned how to sew...the fit, construction, and instructions are the best. Those ladies back in the day KNEW what they were doing. Clothing construction was an art and they were masters. And aside from vintage patterns being awesome...which they are (seriously there is no ... View the Post
Days to Celebrate: April Holidays
It's the beginning of the month which means it's time to make a list of days to celebrate: It's April Holidays time! OH my goodness...this is still my favorite craft fail of all time...I laugh every time I look at these pictures....oh my gosh...it's just so bad....what was I thinking??? Anyways...its the first Saturday of the month and that means that it's time for the monthly "days to celebrate" post...and this month there is a lot to celebrate...so pull out your worst bunny hat and let's ... View the Post
How to sew a KNIT pencil skirt…or at least how I do it…
Today is all about how to sew a knit pencil skirt in just a few easy steps! This week we've been having a pencil skirt making sew along. On Monday we gave you all the instructions for how to create a pencil skirt sloper using your own measurements and then yesterday we gave you instructions for how to cut your fabric and sew up your pencil skirt. But yesterdays instructions were for fabrics like cotton, denim, and wool. So what if you are like me and want to make yourself a pencil skirt ... View the Post
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