Posts Tagged ‘sew’
#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Picking Blocks
This week, I’m happy to share with you the second part of my process for my sampler quilt – picking out the blocks I want to use. Remember that as part of the #DYOSampler quilt along, we’re designing everything ourselves, from the fabrics and size, all the way down to the layout and selection of…
Read More#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Designing the Layout
You may remember that I mentioned in my Quilting Bucket List, that I really wanted to make the Gypsy Wife quilt…. It’s something that I’d still love to do, but SewMamaSew recently announced the #DYOSampler quilt along (and also a medallion quilt along, if that’s more your style), and I thought it would be a…
Read MoreFinished Bird Quilt
You may remember the bird quilt top that I shared with you a couple weeks ago. I am excited to tell you that I finished quilting and binding the quilt last week. The quilt features the bird border print from the Collage line by Carrie Bloomston for Windham fabrics. When I saw this fabric I…
Read MoreTriangle Quilt Along: Week 3
It’s the third week of the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. This week’s goal is to sew all of the triangles into rows, and I am happy to report that I am once again right on schedule. I sewed together 14 rows of 19 triangles… well mostly. I can’t sew a few…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes This week I made myself a wonderful wearable muslin of Victory Patterns Ava dress. I’m glad I did, as my “for real” version will need to be several sizes smaller. Finished Quilt Tops: No quilting has been done on any of my previously finished tops. And the gift…
Read MoreAvengers Assemble! (on my corset)
I’m a big fan of corsets, something that many consider to be a personal decision not to be taken lightly but that’s if you’re going for proper corsets. You know, the type that REALLY pull in your waist or shape it for weight loss. That’s not the case with me, I just like clothes that…
Read MoreThe Skater Dress
This dress is a variation on the Vintage Border Dress I made for Easter. It’s the B style bodice from the pattern and a shorter skirt. For this version of the dress, I used a great cotton lycra blend fabric for the main body of the dress and accented it with an inexpensive, but super…
Read MorePeplum 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. …
Read MoreAn Everyday Party Dress
I am absolutely in love with my final project for the 2013 Summer of No Pants. It started with a vintage bed sheet and a copy of the Vintage Vogue V2903 pattern. I absolutely love the print from the sheet. The yellow tone on tone design with orange and white accents is beautiful. You don’t…
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