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Slot Buttonholes

Slot Buttonholes

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This high fashion buttonhole treatment is perfect every time. Often fabric is very dimensional and a machine buttonhole that's not perfect can ruin a beautifully sewn garment.

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A Salute to Navy Uniforms!

A Salute to Navy Uniforms!

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The military paid my way through college.  Thank God I was in the Navy because out of all the military services and uniforms, I think the Navy's fit the best!  Yes, I took a pattern off my...

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And Old Buttons!

And Old Buttons!

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Along with sewing I enjoy making porcelain buttons.  I taught myself how to make plaster molds of my antique button collection and buttons from designs I have made.  Using antique books I...

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Cupcake Party Dress & Coat

Cupcake Party Dress & Coat

Talk about I love to sew! I am a Grandma of 8 beautiful grandkids. and Thank you for giving me this oppunity to make my 2yr old grand daughter this party dress. Dress- is a 2T Cupcake pattern lined...

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Fashion Week Party

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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Spring Garden Party Ensemble

Spring Garden Party Ensemble

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Normal 0 0 1 291 1660 13 3 2038 11.1287 0 0 0 I designed and created this ensemble for a friend's Springtime Garden Party. I knew it would be a wonderful party with wonderful friends so I...

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In honor of our Soldiers

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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Drawstring Placement

Drawstring Placement

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Many garments in ready-to-wear are sporting drawstrings, you can add them to blouses, dresses, tunics, and jackets fairly easily. The question is, where is the best placement so the garment looks good?

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Black baby cord pants & vest

Black baby cord pants & vest

Black baby cord with white contrast topstitching. Pants have suspenders and button detail. (purchased turtleneck)  

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Sea Turtle Shirt

Sea Turtle Shirt

Simplicity #3852, boy's size large. Sea turtle fabric printed in Hawaii. Fabric print matched at center front, pocket and back yoke. Top stitched. Turtle applique with lettering. Quilting cottons...

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1936 McCall jacket

1936 McCall jacket

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This is my second rendition of this 1936 McCall jacket pattern 8944.  (The first one, in seersucker, has also been posted in Reader's Closet, along with the original pattern illustration.)

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Crazy Shirt

Crazy Shirt

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There's a reason why it looks like I mugged a couch, and drapes to make this shirt. I purchased this fabric on-line to make a pillow, but once I had it in my hands, I wanted to wear it. I used...

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Cowboy Shirt

Cowboy Shirt

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Just 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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Restyled Denim Jacket

Restyled Denim Jacket

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  As soon as I read Kenneth King’s Kermit Green Jacket (12/14/10) I went out to the thrift store to see if the nearly identical, but tomato red jacket with the same fraying issues was...

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Button Placement

Button Placement

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Find the perfect button placement to prevent a gap at the front of a garment.

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Classic Bound Buttonhole

Classic Bound Buttonhole

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Learn how to create Anne Kendall's classic, corded buttonhole.

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Tell-tale signs of an accomplished sewer

Tell-tale signs of an accomplished sewer

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Tips for how to take your finishes from beginner to professional

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Teach Yourself to Sew: How to Sew Buttons, Snaps & Hooks

Teach Yourself to Sew: How to Sew Buttons, Snaps & Hooks

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Learn how to sew on a button correctly the first time in the latest episode of our beginner sewing series.

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The Making of a Memory

The Making of a Memory

I wanted to share a project with you that I just finished. I had a convo in my Etsy shop from a young lady who"s mother had passed away. She wanted to know if I could do a custom order for 3 bags...

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A Time to Sew, A Time to Mend

A Time to Sew, A Time to Mend

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Some reasons to appreciate the old-fashioned tools and skills of mending.

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