Tag: sewing
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Fitted Shirt Tutorial
You already know I love yard sales. And rummage sales, linen sales, fill-a-bag sales, etc. There’s an issue I sometimes have with these clothes: they don’t fit. Obviously when I’m shopping in a store, I try before I buy. But when I’m at a yard sale and there’s a great looking shirt in my size,…
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Me: 1 / Sewing Machine: 0
My sewing machine and I have a love/hate relationship. Sometimes I love it. Other times I hate it. Sorta like my relationship with my workout DVDs. Anyway, I’m currently on good terms with my sewing machine and that’s because of these puppies: Yep. Many moons ago I showed you the curtains I made for my…
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A Furry Project
A while ago, I was scanning the remnant section at my local Hancock Fabrics and found something lovely: Rabbit fur!!! (rabbit not included) Everything in the remnant section is 75% off, so this 1/4 yard of fur turned out to be $1.25. I think I can handle that. As soon as I saw it, I had…
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Toddler Ruffle Scarf
The other day I was in the fabric store looking for buttons for my hubby’s shirt. (I have learned that it’s much more exciting to work on a new project than to sew buttons on shirts. Guess how long it took me to figure that one out?) 😉 I stopped by the fabric remnants bin…
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Little Bit o’ Happiness
This is a happy fabric, isn’t it? Bright & cheery! I found it in the fabric remnants section and it was definitely calling my name. I don’t know how else to explain it… 😉 I pondered what to do with the fabric…here I am pondering away: It was a labor and sweat-intensive ponder. 🙂 Enter…
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Schmurtains
I am rather excited to share this post with you. 🙂 if I could duplicate that smiley face a hundred times without being redundant, that would express my excitement quite well. 😉 So, what started as this: (sorry – ipod pic) gradually turned into this: (after a paint job) and while collecting inspiration pics, I…
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Ribbon Flowers
Hey there! And I hope you had a marvelous weekend! We sure did – the weather was gorgeous here, so we took advantage of it and went to the park…in between the time when my hubby was working on a paper for his class. My little girl LOVES being outside! We have a playground right…
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Fleece Flower Pillow
Happy Monday! Lately, I have been working on some craft-y projects for my friend’s baby shower…will share soon! 🙂 But today, I want to show you a pillow I made for my little girl’s room. I’ve decorated her room in a pink & green color scheme with a flower theme. I had this grand idea…