Making
As I was looking for photos of my first crazy quilt the other day, I realized that I never actually did a post sharing the finished quilt with you. I finished this quilt a year ago and sent it out to Cara of Cara Quilts to be quilted. She did a fabulous job. Each of…
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It’s not fall yet, but that doesn’t mean I’m not ready for it. I found an amazing knit poly from Missoni at my local fabric shop and it needed to be a dress. The fabric comes in at least half a dozen colorways, but I finally decided on the pink and green colorway which is…
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This dress is a variation on the Pastille Dress from the Colette Patterns Sewing Handbook. I made this dress before is a fabulous Tula Pink print, and wanted something a little more subtle for my next version. I started with the bodice from the pattern, sans cap sleeves and attached a simple gathered skirt. The…
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First a big congratulations to Kayla! She was the big winner in our Rafflecopter giveaway of Gloria McKinnon’s book Glorious Embellishments. If you didn’t win, but would still like a copy for yourself, order one online from Amazon or stop by your local fabric and crafting store to see if they have it in stock.…
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Recently, I’ve seen tons of versions of the knit Skater Dress by Kitschy Coo all over the internet. And it made me want to give knits a try. So I downloaded a copy of the pattern and printed it out. It took about an hour to tape the pattern together and cut it out in…
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It’s no secret that I love cats. If it weren’t for my husband, I would already be a crazy cat lady. Right now he thinks that having Mouse in the house is enough. I certainly think there should be more fluffy critters in the house, but until I get them, I’m keeping myself content by…
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After the success of my Avengers Underbust Corset, I decided to make myself another one. For this version I used a black and cream gingham, black duck cloth, and a black and tan plaid bias tape with red accents. We’re still not venturing into https://www.fulltube.xxx/?hl=de territory, instead looking to keep things demure and stylish. This…
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This dress was made by combining an altered version of the high neck bodice in Vintage Vogue Pattern V8789, with the an altered version of the Colette Patterns Meringue Skirt. Both patterns had side zips, so they were easy to put together into one project. To put the two patterns together, I sewed up the…
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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…
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I recently made a trip to the thrift store looking for some new to me skirts and dresses for the Summer of No Pants. I managed to find myself a denim skirt, a beautiful red Egyptian wool pencil skirt, and a cute hounds tooth dress that fit me perfectly, but I also came across several…
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The Communique
One of my favorite designs, this quilt pattern is available in three sizes. Download the baby, throw, or king-size pattern today.
