Making
I’m so excited that I’ve finished this top. There was a LOT of hand sewing, which is about my least favorite thing to do, but it was well worth it. After I got the muslin just right, I had to trace it back out again and cut out my good fabric. Mouse enjoyed helping with…
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I needed some interfacing last weekend, so I stopped down at my local Jo Ann’s while I was waiting for my favorite LQS to open. Yes, I know I could have purchased my interfacing there, but I like to buy local when I can. While I was there, I thought I would look at the…
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When I got the fabric for my bombshell bodice, I also picked up some fabric to make a skirt. It was an amazing novelty sewing print by Suzuko Koseki for Yuwa. I have to say, I am absolutely in love with the feel of this Japanese fabric. I decided to download the Linda Skirt pattern…
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I’ve been working on the fit of my Bombshell Bodice for a couple of weeks now (along with a few other projects of course). I’ve got the fit almost perfect, so I figured it was time to find my zipper. Lucky me, since I’m making a top instead of a dress, I need a separating…
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I’ve been working on another crazy quilt for the last few weeks, and am super excited to say that the top is done. After the first one I said I’d never make another because it takes so long to put together, and can sometimes be really frustrating. However, when my box of scraps got full…
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Over the last week, I’ve been working some more on my Bombshell Dress top. I started with the first muslin that I made, which fit perfectly, except for the length. Since I wanted it to be a top and not part of a dress, I needed to add a full 4 inches to the length.…
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The dress form has been used for ages, and I do mean ages. The earliest known example of the dress form was a chest form found in King Tut’s tomb, making it circa 1350 B.C. Obviously, there have been many updates to the basic dress form since then, but the basic concept is the same,…
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You may remember this quilt from a few months ago. It started with a charm pack of School Days by American Jane for Moda, and some yardage from my stash. I’m happy to say, that it’s now completed, after a LOT of hard work by my wonderful mother-in-law, who hand quilted the entire thing for…
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I am currently taking my first ever Craftsy class, and I’m pretty excited about it. For those of you who don’t know what Craftsy is, it is an online community where you can take video classes to learn new techniques, and create projects. I debated about taking the Sew Retro Perfect Bombshell Dress class for…
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My fried Laci is having a baby, so I wanted to do something special for her. She’s doing her baby boy’s room in frogs, so I decided I would make her a frog quilt for him. I went through several iterations of the design before I settled on the final one, which has a big…
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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.
