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Peasant Dress Revamped
First of all let me just proclaim that this is another year for me to not buy Ready-to-Wear clothes. I’ve joined over 1000 other fasters headed by the talented sewist, Sarah Gunn. We’ve all pledged not to buy clothes this … Continue reading
Posted in alterations, Blogging, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Tutorial, Upcycle, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged Dress, Goodbye Valentino, hand embroidery, makeover, New Look, refashion, Retro, revamp, RTW, sewing, Sewing Pattern, upcycle
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Pink and Blue Charity Quilt
Have you ever had clothing that you just could not part with? The fabric just begging to be kept and eventually made into something else? This little lap quilt is made from pieces of dresses and shirts that I just … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Charity, DIY, nature, photography, Quilt Block, quilting, quilts, Sewing, Upcycle, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged charity quilts, Design, diy, fabric, free motion quilting, lap quilt, pin and blue, pinwheel, quilt fabric, quilting, quilts, repurpose, sewing, upcycle
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Quilting in a Small Town
Sharing a little local fame and glory!
Posted in Art, Blogging, crafting, DIY, Family, Fashion, photography, quilting, Sewing, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged alterations, Art, blogging, clothing, custom sewing and alterations, Design, diy, fabric, fashion, feed sack fabric, quilt restoration, sewing, style, upcycle, vintage, zibergirl.com
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Pea Coat Nouveau
Fabric: Navy Blue Wool and silky turquoise lining Pattern: Vogue 8884 View B Year: Classic (this design dates back to the 1700’s) Notions: Gold metallic buttons with a blue center Accessories: Hand crocheted scarf (made by me) Time to complete: a few weeks First … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, crochet, DIY, Dressmaking, Fashion, nature, photography, Sewing, Upcycle, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged 70's fashion, alterations, clothing, coat, diy, dressmaking, fashion, hippies, nostalgia, pea coat, sewing, style, The Monthly Stitch, thrifted, upcycle, vintage, zibergirl.com
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Cuna Caravan Tote and Pouch
Here’s my entry for Round Three of the Super Online Sewing Match II: The Caravan Tote and Pouch. Kudos to Sew Mama Sew for coming up with another project that allows us to give it our personal touch. I’m thoroughly enjoying competing with such … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, DIY, Dressmaking, Family, Fashion, photography, Sewing, Upcycle, Video Production, vintage, Vintage sewing
Tagged Caravan Tote and Pouch, contest, Cuna Appliqués, diy, Molas, pouch, repurpose, Sew Mama Sew, sewing, sewing contest, stretch knit fabric, Super Online Sewing Match II, tote, tote bag, upcycle, upcycling, vintage sewing, zibergirl.com, zipper pouch
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Steam Punk Refashion and Upcycle!
It’s time for our annual Kinetic Carnivale here in our little town of Willits. This year I designed a steam punk skirt using Lekala Pattern 5434 and the yoke from Lekala Pattern 5266. All of the materials and lace were purchased from … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, crafting, Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Lekala, Sewing, Upcycle, vintage
Tagged diy, fabric manipulation, Kinetic Caravale, Refasion, skirt, steam punk, Steampunk sunglasses, upcycle, Willits
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Poncho Atitlán
A Guatemalan scarf found it’s way from the thrift to my sewing room via my daughter, who has an artistic eye and great fashion sense. We decided to make a simple pullover poncho, that would show off the traditional woven … Continue reading
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Tagged artistic eye, Design, great fashion sense, Guatemalan Fabric, Poncho, refashion, sewing, upcycle
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Chillin’ with the frogs!
This is the second version of Lekala Dress #4282. It’s a cute summer dress, with interesting darts on the center front seam of the bodice and a pleated skirt. This unusually striped fabric was purchased from the local thrift store and has … Continue reading
Posted in Customizable Sewing Patterns, DIY, Lekala, nature, Sewing, Upcycle
Tagged diy, Lekala 4282, Lekala.co, pleated skirt, pleats, stripes, Summer dress, thrifted fabric, upcycle
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Refashion Workshop Coming Soon!
One of my favorite bloggers and sewers, Beth Huntington, of the RenegadeSeamstress, is sharing her talents, tips, and tricks in an upcoming Burda Style web-seminar! One of her specialties is refashioning. She’s very creative and talented and has many wonderful ideas … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth Huntington, diy, refashion, refashion workshop, Renegade seamstress, sewing, sewing web seminar, upcycle
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Happy New Year!
Originally posted on Goodbye Valentino:
Ready – Set – STOP! Buying clothes that is…. It’s time for me to stop shopping and start sewing for an entire year 🙂 This time around I am in the company of nearly two…
Posted in DIY, Sewing, Upcycle
Tagged diy, Goodbye Valentino's 2014 Fast, sewing, upcycle
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