Do you have a bridesmaid dress that you know you will never wear again, but paid so much money for that you can’t part with? Sounds like the perfect fodder for craftiness, and Samantha Baldwin has a great idea for one: How to make a ruffled pillow from an old dress: (link and photo via [...]
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Wedding Rings Pillow
June 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Three weddings in one week (including my own !!!)… it must be June! This was a gift I was able to finish in a few evenings. I seem to have a problem with colorwork- not that it’s particularly hard, mind you, just that my mind wanders and I’ll do the same two rows several times. [...]
Curtains!
June 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
For years I’ve always had a sewing machine around, but I’m now the proud owner of a Singer Esteem II. My grandmother would roll over in her grave if I were to buy anything else- she was a professional seamstress for Singer for years. So far, I love it. I’ve not had issues with stitches [...]
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Modified Style
May 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I was hit with an idea too sweet to resist: receive a bag of found/donated fabric scraps and, in two months, design a dress to hit the runway in a DIY fashion show in which all creations would be auctioned for charity. Andrea, one of the organizers asked me to participate, and ever since then [...]
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