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reader's closet - shirts - Threads
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overnight bag for grandaughter
these are some sewing projects i worked on over the last few weeks
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Stash Blouse
2 commentsI'm calling this my "Stash Blouse" because it was made from materials, and supplies that were in my sewing stash. The back and center front were cut from a super soft doe skin ultra-suede I had left...
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Jacket, Pants and Top
3 commentsCashmere wool coattail jacket with silk lining. Zipper removeable tail (for the days you don't want to be as fun :), hook and eye closure. Jean cotton cigarette pants. Silk de Chine top with...
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Italian Chic
2 commentsWho says you need to break the bank to look chic and sophisticated during the holidays? My head to toe outfit was inspired by the latest runway looks from Italy's top designers (Armani, Gucci...
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Fashion Week Party
Normal 0 0 1 172 983 8 1 1207 11.1287 0 0 0 This look I threw together for a party during New York Fashion Week. The shirt is made from blue and white cotton gingham I purchased from my...
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In honor of our Soldiers
I was asked to make an Army costume for one of my grandsons for Halloween, if I could. I didn't have a specific pattern for the costume, I just used a basic shirt and pant pattern that I had...
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Shiny silver lame' zipper-front bodysuit.
This is a very shiny liquid silver lame' single-piece bodysuit with short sleeves, a collar and a zipper in the front for zipping and unzipping for easyness when it comes time to put it on or take it...
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Yasmine Inspired
4 commentsThis shirt is inspired by a design seen on site of designer Yasmine. I used McCalls 6076 which gave me a different collar and sleeve but a shoulder princess seam like the original. The bodice is...
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Flouncy Blouse Redo
This shirt uses the same fabric from the flouncy blouse I draped and designed, but it was created using a pattern. It still has some fit issues, but it turned out to be wearable.
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Cowboy Shirt
1 commentJust another simple shirt for my husband. He loves the crazy shirts for performing, and this fabric has been getting alot of attention. As usual, I used Simplicity 2741.
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Spring Peasant Blouse
Needed a little Spring in my life. I found this fabric at a little indie fabric store in my neighborhood. The only change I made to this old Butterick pattern was to sew the elastic directly on the...
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Vintage Fabrics
More from the box of vintage fabrics I was given. I love the way these fabrics drape so softly, yet shape so nicely.
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2010 Halloween Iron Chef(s)
Miss P insisted on being Iron Chef Michael Symon for Halloween. She also insisted that I had to be Iron Chef Cat Cora. I've never modified patterns (other than just basic stuff), so this was a...
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Sumo Shirt
1 commentI was given a couple of boxes of vintage fabric (Craigslist freebies). As I was looking through it, I came across these 2 pieces of sumo wrestler prints. I didn't know what I would do with them until...
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DIY Sequin Tank Top
1 commentI picked this tank top up at Target fairly recently for $10 {also got it in army green as well}. Unfortunately I did not have enough different colors of strung sequin fabric at home, and I just...
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My Favorite Blouse
This Is a blouse that I made for going out to dinner and hanging with friends, its a teal green with a ribbon to use as the tie , it has gathering at the top of blouse the sleeves have gathering at...
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Thinking Spring with my "fabric doodling"
1 commentThinking spring and some relaxing 'fabric doodling' to give texture to the fabric. No set design. Just free motion sewing and using some of the sewing machine stitch patterns, along with the twin...
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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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Christening Outfit in Linen
Little boys need their own special Christening attire. The Dovydas, an outfit with a shirt, pants and cap, all in linen, suits the blessed event in grace and style. The ornamentation is designed as...
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Boys linen pyjamas
The adorable, sky-blue, soft, 100% linen pyjamas are decorated with fabric details in a natural linen colour. It has a button closure and a fully elasticized waist on the pants designed for comfort...
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Shiny liquid gold lame' short-sleeved bodysuit.
This is a very shiny liquid gold lame' short sleeved single-piece bodysuit. The bodysuit is made of a very silky feeling 100% polyester fabric and it features short sleeves, an elastic neckline...
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Men's pink shirt
1 commentMy brother-in-law had been looking everywhere for a pink dress shirt with ruffles. Once he saw his brother (my husband) in a shirt I made, he immediately commissioned me to make his long sought pink...
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Boys linen shirt
1 commentThis vintage-style inspired shirt is made in an interesting, striped texture of 100% linen. It has a stylish, lace-up front. The sleeves are 3/4 length. This light, Thin shirt is perfect for summer...
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Restyled T-shirts
10 commentsWhat can we do with the T-shirts we don't wear anymore, but they are still new or look new? Everyone has T shirts in their closet. We either give them away, throw them, or use itnbspas...
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Multilingual fabric wiki
1 commentA multilingual fabric wiki I have created to serve the DIY fashion and sewing community (http://fabricsinternational.wetpaint.com). So far (as of March 16, 2009), the site includes references to more...
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