sewing – Page 45 – the long thread

July 26, 2008August 3, 2008

Random Assortment GIVE-AWAY!

I am still cleaning out and moving my sewing room to make way for our master bath. So I have some fabric to unload. The photo on the left is of the larger scraps — quarter yards, half-yards and a few full yards. On the right are the smaller scraps. There’s fabric here from pretty much all of the projects I’ve made in the last year. Some Liberty of London, Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett, etc.

So if you want to add to your fabric collection, please leave a comment here and I will choose a number randomly. Deadline for entering is Monday (July 28) at midnight Eastern time. I’ll ship anywhere in the United States or Canada. Thanks for helping me clean up!

UPDATE TO THIS POST: The fabric give-away is now over. Thanks for entering!

July 16, 2008

Fabric Calling

This fabric is calling to me, but I’m in the process of moving my sewing room and cleaning out the house so it will have to wait. I plan to make some new pillows to brighten up our den. This fabric is from the Drawing Room collection by Anna Maria Horner (loving that new line that’s coming out soon, by the way). I bought this fabric from Contemporary Cloth.

July 5, 2008

MuuMuu

I was going to make a peasant blouse for my three-year-old, but she will only wear dresses, so it looks like I have made a muumuu! I used elastic around the neck, but skipped it for the sleeves. I wonder if I could get away with making one of these for myself. Looks pretty comfy, huh?

June 29, 2008February 10, 2012

Peasant Blouse

Since we are planning to put our children to work in the field and feed them only potatoes, I decided to make some peasant blouses.

Here’s the first one with a Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabric (appears that this particular pattern is no longer available there), which is a nice thin weight perfect for this project. I looked at this tutorial, but cut the pattern based on a shirt we already had. The shapes of the sleeves were a little tricky for me to envision as they become part of the elasticized neck, so are not traditional sleeve shape. But it was an incredibly simple thing to make. I think it turned out well and I already have the fabric cut for the second one. This style could also make a simple dress.

June 26, 2008July 5, 2008

Mermaid Dolls & Soap Supplies

I used this ingenious idea from Angry Chicken to make mermaid tails for a couple of the girls’ dolls. After taking these photos I realized that yes, mermaids are weird and dolls in general are just kind of creepy (note zombie-like stare of doll pictured on the right).

But there was much excitement in the house about these. I showed my kids the photo from Angry Chicken and they were thrilled because they had one of the same dolls. I didn’t quite follow the instructions, opting for a lazier one-piece version with polyfill stuffing in the tail. I think the two large seashells on that one doll might be a bit much! Better than Barbie, I guess. I think little slip-on fairy wings would be another cute project for the dolls when the girls get tired of mermaids.

On another note, I just received these soap-making supplies from Brambleberry. I can’t wait to mix up some stuff and see what happens. The scents smell heavenly and I love the molds.