My Cotton+Steel Betty Bowler

I recently purchased some fabric from Sarah Watts‘ August Line for Cotton+Steel with the intention of making a bag, but didn’t know what bag I wanted to make. I ended up deciding on the Betty Bowler Bag from Swoon Patterns and pairing the lion prints with Kona Cotton in Corn Yellow (I think – I…

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Works in Progress

I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress in the last week. Unfortunately, it’s the sort of progress that doesn’t seem like anything got done. I spent the majority of last night taping together and cutting out pattern pieces for a few upcoming projects: The Scout Tee from Grainline Studio, the Betty Bowler Bag…

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Peplum Top

Sara over at Sew Sweetness recently posted a some great clothes that she made for spring quilt market and  I was absolutely in love with the peplum tops she made.  So I decided to give it a go myself. For my top, I used the bodice of the Colette Patterns truffle dress as a base. …

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Officially a Hoarder

Last weekend, I decided that my sewing space was getting pretty messy.  I decided that the best thing to do was to do a little work and organize all of my fabrics again.  I’d done a pretty good keeping my fabrics organized by type and color, but when I used fabric, I was just shoving…

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Melani Inspired Dress

I recently came across a gorgeous Antonio Melani dress at Dillard’s.  It was beautiful, but very expensive.  As much as I loved it, I couldn’t bring myself to spend $170 for this dress. So, I decided to see if I could make my own version of the dress.  The first thing I needed to do…

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Cutting Out the Urban Baby Pattern

I’m currently working on cutting out pieces for the  48-inch circle.  I’m using the “Urban Baby” pattern designed by Valori Wells for FreeSpirit.  I decided on this pattern, not only because it was the right size, but because in black and white should be a nice addition to my quilt.  Download the pattern yourself at…

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