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My Duplicate Dress Form

Sewista, member | February 11th, 20134 comments

Inspired by Kenneth King's lesson on dress form covers and the great results by sewing bloggers I decided to give this a try. I wanted to take it a step further and make my form decorative as well as...

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Ivory/Gold Silk Coat

lemmonsc, member | November 26th, 20123 comments

This kimono style coat was made at the request of my daughter. It was actually the practice coat to see if she liked the pattern. I decided to use a vintage fabric inherited from a cousin. As I...

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Pin cushion for sewing machine

ModaOri, member | November 17th, 20125 comments

Here's an easy pin cushion that can be used on your bobbin winder while not it use. It's out of the way and easy to reach when you are sewing and taking pins off as you sew.

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Eat more chicken!

lpollack, member | November 7th, 2012

Last spring my boyfriend decided he wanted to go as Colonel Sanders (y'know, from KFC) for Halloween this year. He hasn't dressed up in over a decade! At first I refused to be his chicken, because...

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GIANT ROBOT from the anime Madness at Mokuba

Wimperpoo, member | November 2nd, 2012

This is my 9 foot tall home-made Giant Robot costume. It weighs 120 pounds, took about 250 labor hours to complete, and is mostly made of recycled building materials, hardware, and styrofoam from...

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mummy!

electricangel, member | November 1st, 2012

The mummy made with a flesh toned body suit as a base. Bias strips of muslin were tea dyed then dried to make them wrinkly and fuzzy. The body suit was fabric painted to look like old dessicated...

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Kali - Hindu Goddess

aleishagore, member | November 1st, 2012

What you need MAKEUP: Blue and/or Green Nail Polish Duo Surgical Adhesive (for eyelashes) Black, Brown or Red Lip Liner Black and Red Eyeliner Eye Lashes Blue Face Cream (not pictured here around...

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LJ's Lion

jenmanhart, member | October 26th, 2012

I have totally crocheted my son's lion costume this year.

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Miracle On the Hudson

mmcmillion, member | October 23rd, 2012

My costume is called the "Miracle On the Hudson"! I chose to dress like Sully Sullenberger and I made my dogs costume. She was the plane Sully landed in the Hudon River. I made the body of the plane...

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Autobots Roll Out

ashleyandmark, member | October 21st, 2012

Dylan wanted to be a transforming optimus prime for halloween. To make this costume we used boxes, paper towel tubes, tires from an firetruck toy, spraypaint, paint, velcro, hinges and a decal. This...

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Wall of Threads

sho0glenifty, member | September 30th, 20121 comment

here's my usage of a honey-comb plastic desk organizer.. Hope you find it helful and beautiful as well :) By Laila Alabdulkareem (Kuwait)

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Indian Dress

ashar, member | September 6th, 20122 comments

Made this Indian dress for my daughter ( in pic) . I make my own patterns.

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Cloth Diapers I

GeoaDesigns, member | August 6th, 2012

Cloth diapers save so much money. I decided to try my hand at making them myself. I would have to say that my favorite place for the lining is Wazoodles. They have this great super absorbent...

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My New Sewing Studio

Linda74Sews, member | July 31st, 201210 comments

I have been sewing for decades, but like many home sewers, I have never had a dedicated space where I could set up shop and have everything I need at arms length - until now. This is my new sewing...

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Sun hat for the gardener or beach comber

GeoaDesigns, member | July 4th, 20121 comment

This pretty yet sturdy hat was made with the outdoors in mind. Outdoor home decor/utility fabric and sew in interfacing were key to construction. The fabric was chosen for its floral...

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saifon

saifonanaya, member | June 30th, 20122 comments

love simplicity dresses #3823 is just perfect their inspiration my personal/style i make this just to add in my closet.

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Saifon

saifonanaya, member | June 23rd, 2012

I saw this design from simplicity project runway #2444 I love the design so I came up with little something like this there inspiration little of my personal touch/style.

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travel sewing kit

drlex1995, member | June 4th, 2012

I used fabrics from my scrap basket to make a purse-sized sewing kit. I didn't use a pattern, I just pieced bits together like a puzzle. I made the cover first and then added the scissors pocket...

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saifon

saifonanaya, member | May 22nd, 2012

I am wering my dress saifon dress this is one of my collection just to add in my closet seen I very love spring I chose the bright color.

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Hayden's Quilt 2012

donnasdream, member | February 17th, 20122 comments

ARGHHHH !!@&%**!!#%&*!!* My walking foot broke as I was sewing the binding to the 3rd quilt I have ever made. Does ANYONE know how to repair this? The price of a new one is $95.00. I wonder if I...

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~Yo-Yo Fabric Weights~

gossjean, member | February 14th, 20121 comment

Always looking for a REASON to create yo-yo's out of leftover fabric from previous projects. Ran across this idea on Pinterest and made a set one night when I couldn't get to sleep...have fun...

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A new trick!

Maydge, member | January 24th, 20122 comments

I can't believe it. I sewed my first straight flawless hem today. I was so excited I started taking pictures! I ordered a felling foot on Ebay for my machine. I've ordered may hem foots and Im...

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ultimate sewing challenge 2011

debbie_turney, member | November 4th, 20115 comments

ultimate sewin challange this ensemble is made from stretch velvet, all interfaced with knit fusible interfacing and the collar has extra medium weight interfacing for more shape. the dress has...

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Saifon

saifonanaya, member | November 4th, 2011

this one design for my 9 years old girl a little rock feeling to it she say she like get.

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Fashion Transformation

Beautywithin, member | November 4th, 20111 comment

I have created the Power Princess - 2 looks that are Strong and Bold with a Delicate touch. The first look from head to toe embodies an Italian made face mask that I purchased and embellished...

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Saifon

saifonanaya, member | November 3rd, 2011

I design for me my own brithday gife.

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popcorn bucket

arikahc23, member | November 3rd, 2011

materials used laundry basket duct tape poster board foam paper hot glue

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cool runnings bobsled team

arikahc23, member | November 3rd, 20112 comments

this was all handmade by us material used was stuff laying around the house mostly recycled materials trash bags garbage ties plastic totes chicken wire duct tape card board

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Zombie Fairy Queen + minions

gamergirl4, member | October 30th, 2011

The zombie fairy queen! She will turn everyone with her fairy dust and is protected by her zombie fairy minions. There are 7 total minions 6 of them float around her each of them were her pals in...

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Halloween Fun

gregwa3, member | October 24th, 2011

My wife and I love Halloween. These are some costumes we made for some of the halloween parties we went to!

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Shiva the god of destruction

sokiboi78, member | October 23rd, 20111 comment

Everything you see here is all hand made.After watching Lara Croft tomb raider(the movie), It inspired me to make this custome.I wanted to make a custome that remind me of my country...

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Party like it's the 17th century

KBthreads, member | October 12th, 20112 comments

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saifon dresses

saifonanaya, member | September 30th, 2011

short black dress with peach but it is long enough to cover the knees.

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saifon's

saifonanaya, member | September 17th, 2011

I add the red bell on it and it's the same one I wering in the pic.....

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Project American Girl Addy's Nightgown

gossjean, member | September 6th, 20112 comments

We found an amazing link where you can download a few patterns for American Girl doll clothes. We will be using them in our Fashion Design class at Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, to...

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My Grandmother's White Rotary

sewingpuzzle, member | May 13th, 20116 comments

This is my "project" for the moment. My grandmother owned this White Rotary Sewing Machine. When she died it passed into my mother's possession, and now, since my mother has moved to...

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Organizing Your Stash

karenjane52, member | February 21st, 20113 comments

Keeping my sewing space from becoming disorganized and chaotic, especially during the holidays, is a job in itself. When my workspace is chaotic I lose motivation. A flash of brilliance...

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Vintage Kenmore Embroidery Cams

PTallon, member | January 7th, 20111 comment

I have a full set of 16 Vintage Embroidery Cams, that I have decided to sell. Kenmore 158 series machines. B Cams in original box, immaculate condition. Unfortunately, I was unable to...

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Cute Notions

susannville, member | January 4th, 20112 comments

This is one of my favorite pin cushions. I don't have a name for the little lady...she's just very good company when I'm at my sewing machine, and she never admonishes me when I make a mistake!

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For Boys Who Are Getting to "That Age"

loeloe, member | November 12th, 2010

My son does not like to wear face paint or masks. He said this year he wanted to "look like himself". We thought of Martian antennae, then a mad scientist, when he said he wanted to be a Lego man. I...

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