A few weeks ago I bought a garbage sack sized "grab bag" of vintage fabric at a thrift store. It was pretty awesome---full of all sorts of 1960 something goodness like the fabric I made this shirt out of. Now, I'm not really sure what kind of fabric this is...all I know is that it's old, blousy, and I LOVE IT. (And it reminded me of something that Endora, Samantha's mom, would have worn on "Bewitched"...) Anyways, this afternoon I was looking at it and decided to make Grace a little ... View the Post
The Best Giveaway EVER {at least for sewers, it is!}
* THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*One of the questions I get asked quite often is "where did you get your dress form?" Because I use mine. ALL. THE. TIME. For example, I use mine while looking at necklines while drafting a pattern, seeing where I should put embellishments or trims, and most often for photographing clothing. I LOVE it because unlike children IT NEVER MOVES!!!! I can spend time getting my lighting, aperture and shutter speed perfect, which is a rarity in real time.So, when people ... View the Post
More Onesie Embellishments
Last month I got to share a baby project over at Delia Creates for her Nesting series. (She's had her baby by the way---and she's beautiful.) But I never posted it over here... ...and since my baby Ruth has been sick with a fever for the past 4 days I haven't sewn much. So today I'm re sharing these...which isn't a bad thing...and anytime I can talk about baby Ruth I'm a happy mom. So here she is: Five months ago I had Ruth. Bald, beautiful, blue-eyed baby Ruth. I'm in love. I'm ... View the Post
A Nautical Dress {made from the thrift store}
I literally squealed inside when I found this skirt below at the thrift store. It was love at first hanger-pull, because I have been on the lookout for a pleated 80's rayon goodness skirt for a while now.At first I wanted the skirt all.to.myself. (Ok. Being honest, I still do.) I envisioned cutting off the top....cinching it in a bit and making a knee-length nautical skirt for me. But when I brought her home and realized that the pleated part would be well above my knees (darn) I decided it ... View the Post
$5 Friday—Pshhhh—I don’t even know what to call this—
Here's the story....the other night I was chopping up some T-shirts for a project when all I had left over was the cropped top of a grey one.Grace was working on a project next to me.She thought the shirt was funny.One thing led to another and now she is wearing it like some crazy Flashdance fanatic.Yes...I'm letting her keep and wear it. Yes it is in fact just a t-shirt that has been hacked off at the armpits.The only other thing I did was sew in a casing for some elastic around the arms ... View the Post
Thrifted Thursday—Spools
My mom found these awesome wooden spools at a garage sale and brought them to me. Can I tell you how much I adore her?I am in love with them. The colors, the spools....and really everything about them. I kept pressing her for what more there was at the garage sale that she could have bought----sewing or notions-wise. But these were it.Nonetheless an amazing find. Especially for the $4 she paid for them. Thanks mom!Any amazing sewing deals in your thrifting excursions lately?I tried to go ... View the Post
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