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Just Clowning Around
Mamaw is recovering from pnuemonia at the rehab center. When she needed a Halloween outfit for their party, I had to get creative. Getting something on her easy was the objective. I decided to...
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The cast of 2007's Surf's Up - Cody Maverick, Big Z, and Chicken Joe
I had to make everything by hand. My materials were fleece, felt, craft foam (masks, wings, tails, and and tattoo like marking appliques on character's chests), two boas (black for big z hair, yellow...
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MAD Hatter
I made this Mad hatter costume for a friend of mine, Brian Brady(in the pictures). I made the entire costume from my own pattern I made. I made the long, coat out of cordoroy. The cuffs are...
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1890's Victoriana Day Outfit.
I made the skirt from a Truly Victorian pattern TV 292 Bell Skirt. The base fabric is a gray colonial strip quilting cotton. The trim is 10 mts of light pink double faced satin ribbon and a beautiful...
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70's/80's gold disco.
This is a very disco style costume I designed myself to be worn for Halloween 2009. The costume consists of 2 separate pieces of garment, a single piece very shiny liquid gold lame' longsleeved...
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Needle Felted Swirly Jacket
7 commentsA lined, fitted jacket with asymmetrical collar and front closing, princess seams and shoulder pads. I purchased the swirly felted wool jacket fabric while on vacation in Innsbruck, Austria a...
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Shiny long sleeved liquid silver lame' bodyshirt bodysuit
1 commentThis is a very extremely shiny liquid silver lame' single-piece long-sleeved bodyshirt bodysuit that I sewed together myself using less than a yard of elastic for the leg openings, 14 inches of...
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Mustard Linen Jacket & Slacks
1 commentMustard and black linens were used for the Flower Jacket Pattern by Barb Callahan Originals. It's a pattern that after the first making, is a snap for first time sewers as well as seasoned...
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Handkerchief Linen Boy's Shirt
2 commentsHandkerchief Linen Boy's Shirt. Machine embroidery featured on center front box pleat. French seams at shoulders and side seams. Serger finished seam allowances along facings, armscyes, and...
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Embroidered Cotton Shirt
2 commentsPattern: Burda 06/2008 Fabric: Embroidered Cotton from JoAnns Accessories: Pearl Snap Fasteners I like this top, but wish it was a little more fitted, I should have taken it in at the side seamsI...
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Tapestry and denim jacket
23 commentsFitted jacket made with tapestry and denim fabrics.
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Blue Suit - Feminine Jacket (V8543) and Bias-cut Skirt (M5524) with Grey Piping
1 commentBlue polyester suit with grey poly piping and lining accents. Just after I started the jacket, Threads published a test sewer review of the jacket and Norma Bucko is correct in thatnbspthis...
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Saint
5 commentsFabric is silk charmeuse and dupioni. The costume is based on Byzantine religious icons. Modeled by Rachel Bowers. Photographed by Andy Jordan.
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Coffee N Cream Long Sleeve Men's Shirt
The fabric used for this beautiful shirt is georgette. I like the look and flow of georgette for men's shirts because it is light and airy but not "see-thru" I love making shirts out of unusual...
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lace festival idrija 2007
6 commentshere are some photos from the same festival only one year before. our task was to recreate old collar patterns (papirc) into something fresh and new.
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Strike It Rich Gold Trenchcoat
5 commentsThis was an easy and versitile coat to make, I made it out of gold drapery taffeta that has jaquard lines throughout the fabric. I found the most beautiful rhinestone buttons and it just so...
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Vintage pattern, McCall 8944, published 1936
7 commentsThe words "dapper" and "natty" come to mind when I wear my 1936 seersucker jacket. This was the first project my sewing teacher helped me with, six years ago, when I was despairing of ever...
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Fairy dress
1 commentThis wonderful design is beautiful and comfortable at the same time. It has a unique braided neckline, empire waist and a skirt covered in gathered petals. When you spin, the dress looks amazing! The...
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Faux Suede Jacket and skirt
I used a Vogue pattern to make this suit. The jacket is faux suede. Jacket pattern needed to be altered as a shawl collar never fits a large bust properly.
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