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Cotton & Curls —

Cotton & Curls —
I’m in love with the sporty trend! It can be edgy, casual or dressy. With the graphic combos of stripes, numbers, and logos, it creates a very unique and fun new way to dress. I love the many outfit possibilites like adding a pop of colorful running shoes added to the classy wool coat or adding a bright logo hat a top to the feminine fitted dress. A few DIYs that can accomplish this sporty trend: 1. Add a stripe up your pant leg or pencil skirt (tutorial here) 2.

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THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO Summer-fied Today I went to Goodwill and got loads of printed blouses (along with about five other miscellaneous things). I thought it would be fun to turn this printed blouse into one that was a little more wearable during summertime. So I went ahead and cut off the sleeves and that was it! No sewing was required because I cut close enough to the seam that I don't have to worry about any edged fraying. How easy is that? Process (with a kitty in the window) 20 Minute Simple Skirt Tutorial AND GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED. Did you ever have a piece of fabric you loved but didn't have any idea how to use it? Any leftovers from a previous project? Bought too much of a bolt you just had to have but never found a use for?

A Beautiful Mess I love using cloth napkins to dress up our dinner table, and through the years I've grown even more fond of their sustainability and cost effectiveness. Though, I'm not sure how cost effective it is if you keep buying more and more cloth napkins each year! This holiday season I thought it would be fun to look at how I could dress up the napkins I already own to give them an extra festive vibe. How to Resize a Pattern No matter how well designed a pattern may be, it cannot fit each individual perfectly. Each human body has its own quirks, and each person has different fitting needs. You may find that you need to enlarge a pattern beyond the sizes available on the sheet, or you might need to shrink it. Perhaps you would like to reduce a woman’s pattern to fit a little girl. Or maybe you found an out-of-print pattern you’d love to make … but the sizes are too small for you.

Tutorials Some of the more recent tutorials may not yet appear here - please CLICK HERE for those. Happy DIY'ing! Search Results turban I love the new turban trend going on…obsessed really! They are so pretty and fun and happen to be an awesome way to get rid of scrap fabric (from an old refashion perhaps?) and fix a bad hair day. Modern Mood Quilt Along Ever since my fascination with mood rings when I was a kid in the 70′s, I’ve been drawn to the symbolic, cultural, and emotional aspects of color. When I came across this mood-color chart (replicated above in hand-dyed fabrics) a light bulb went off… I don’t know about you but I can be moody. So I decided to document my emotions this summer in a quilt. Once a week when I’m in the studio, I will take the time to check in on how I’m feeling. Using my personal mood-color chart as a starting point, I will choose the colors that correspond with my current mood on that day to make a section of the quilt.

How to make your own crapestry. « Crapestry This is the general technique that I have developed: 1.) I choose a cross stitch kit (most of my kits are discovered on, and purchased from, ebay.co.uk)… Original design from Paco Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt: An Online Sewing Class on Craftsy Class Description An accomplished author, Deborah Moebes guides you through designing an a-line skirt tailored to your exact measurements and sewing your garment in a style that equally suits you. Gain an understanding of ease, dart design and pocket creation, while learning techniques to create skirt volume and support. You'll also want to take plenty of video notes in this information-rich course as Deborah shows you multiple variations on this classic look.

DIY: Pyramid Wrist Bag Holiday parties all around and you really don't want to be carrying a large handbag that makes it difficult to dance or has you worrying about keeping an eye on it when you leave it aside. That is why I love wristlets! Spacious enough to carry your necessities and small enough to keep it around your wrist at all times. Lil BUB Store — Lil BUB's Magic Sticker Sheets BUB is very proud of these amazing new sticker sheets, designed by Smoosh's dad David J. Woodruff. You get two sheets filled with awesome kiss-cut BUB faces, BUBisms and pure magic. Designed by David J. Woodruff and Sons Easy Hooded Bath Towel I’ve made each of my kids their own bath towel hoodie when they’re born, starting with my son 6 years ago. I make them one with their name on it and one with a fun appliqued shape on the back. These towels are super easy to make, needing only limited sewing know-how. And they make for great birthday or baby shower presents for others. Supplies for Bath Towel Hoodies: one large bath towel – any colorone hand towel – any colorfabric for letters – can be anything.

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