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Sham's Tablecloth Skirt
1 commentThis is now becoming the famed Tablecloth skirt from the blog of Shams, of "Communing with Fabric." She has generously shared the design and even has a gallery of skirts made with this pattern of...
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Bowser - Mario Bros.
Bowser from Mario Bros! We did a group costume for Mario Kart this year. Bowser was a costume I could not find anywhere so I decided to make my own version. The whole costume is hand...
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Another costume for another Grandson!
My second grandson wanted to be "Superman" for Halloween, I looked for patterns for the costume and could not find any, so I took a vintage pattern that I had of the old pajama's that snapped at the...
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My Costumes
My Grandson is a huge Star Wars fan and wanted me to make him a star wars costume for halloween, There are no patterns for them so I fashioned that costume myself. I made the main body by making a...
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My Creations!http://www.rosiesstuffnsew.blogspot.com/
http://www.rosiesstuffnsew.blogspot.com/ This is only the one of the projects I have finished. To see some extra visit my blog above.
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Comfortably Beautiful
Top- Side cowl, one shouldered,rayon knit top with handstitched rhinestones on shoulder. I used a pattern draping technique to create this top. This is done by taking fabric and draping it on a...
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One Yard Wonder
2 commentsThe print fabric was given to me by one of my sewing students, so I took it as a challenge to create a simple garment with just one yard of fabric. In order to make the skirt long enough, I added a...
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Silk Bra-Cup Corset
5 commentsThe corset is made from Olive dupioni silk fuzed to black coutil. Black corset busk, and black grommets. External bone casings, holding two quarter inch spiral steels each. The pattern was...
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Whimsical Fairy Skirt
3 commentsI made this skirt especially for my niece, who is a vibrant 1 year old! Also, I create children's garments out of my testing phase, because it is cheaper and much faster! i have to see if it will...
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QUEEN OF HEARTS - Costume for Alice in Wonderland Children's Theater Production
8 commentsI made this costume for my grandaughter, Beth Ann when she played the Queen of Heartsin Alice in Wonderland, in a Youth Theater production in Austin, TX. This is the only picture I havenbsp...
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Help! how do i make this waistband?
2 commentsHELP! I have 2" wide elastic and i made a casing for the elastic, and tried sewing the top stitch lines while stretching the fabric, and it didnt bunch at all. Then I tried basting and that didnt...
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Jump Suit
My project began when I fell in love with a raw silk from Jab. This is the yellow woven jacket material of my two piece jump suit. I had in my closet, an old jump suit that I loved, so I...
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Wedding/Ball Gown
4 commentsUnfortunately, my pictures hardly do this beautiful dress any justice. This is a dress (top/skirt combo) that I wore for my best friend's wedding in August. The top is a white satin brocade with...
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Silver man from the future.
This costume was worn to an early Halloween party just 5 hours ago by my friend! I made both the bodysuit and the tights/pants myself! (Note that the wig and the body paint/makeup were bought...
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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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Panties Sewing Pattern
7 commentsEver wanted to make your own underwear? This is an easy project that only takes a few hours to put together and only has 2 seams! The design is a sexy semi-booty revealing boy short style...
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Wedding Vow Renewal Dress
1 commentI made this dress for a client who is going to wear it for her wedding vow renewal. The dress is made out of silk organza, underlined with cotton batiste, and lined with crepe back satin. The ribbon...
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Corsette and skirt
5 commentsThe corsette has a macrame embellishment. Pencil skirt with pleated hem.
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Las Vegas Dress
1 commentThis was made out of a silky print. The dress is sleeveless and the skirt has side sections to give it a swing which is great for dancing. It's a great flirty dress with the...
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Prom Dress
8 commentsThis is a "One of Kind" Prom Dress! From a Junior in High School invited to her first Prom. She came to me with a picture of a designer dress and wanted it to look just like that dress...
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Spring fling
3 commentsWe all fall in love with a colorful fun skirt but this one is as versatile as it is pretty! Designer original adjusts to 8 different sizes...will dress up with heels or down with a flat or...
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