When I first learned to make these, we were living in a basement, and our furniture is all really dark. So I decided that the cheapest way for me to brighten up our living room was to buy plain pillows and make pillowcases that were whatever pattern, color, and texture that I wanted. I love, … [Read more…]
Fabric: Wool fabric from Joann Dallas and I were shopping a few weeks ago and I found the cutest poncho at Ross, but when I picked it up to look at it, all I could think was, “I can totally make this!” Then, when I found this perfect fabric at Joann’s, project poncho was go. … [Read more…]
Fabric: Thick knit fabric from Jo-Ann Fabric Pattern: Mimi’s DIY Pencil Skirt Tutorial When I go to stores and see their stretchy fabric skirts, I always get this glimpse of hope that one might just fit me. Every time, it turns out to be a complete fail, and even the x-large is too tight. It’s times … [Read more…]
Fabric: Cotton knit from Joann Allie, from Indiesew, invited me to participate in #selfishsewing week and I totally jumped on it! Head over the Indiesew blog to see more pretty fall colors and detail shots of the shirt I made. You can also see what everyone else has made this week! 9/28: Sherri | Thread Riding Hood9/29: Kim … [Read more…]
Since I’m so tall, there was no way I was going to find fabric wide enough for me to cut the whole circle at once (you shorter people – be grateful). Unless I want a circle mini skirt, but I don’t think anyone wants that. I definitely underestimated how much fabric it would take when … [Read more…]
My beautiful mother was gracious enough to let me take some pictures of her in the shirt that I made for her birthday a few weeks ago. I watched this video to learn how to do the button loophole and it was surprisingly easy and kind of fun! I used this See&Sew pattern (pattern B6157 – … [Read more…]
For my mom’s birthday I made her a shirt out of this fabric and I was in love. So since I still had a little over a yard left, I decided to use a different pattern and see if I could finish a shirt for myself in one day! My other goal was to really … [Read more…]