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my wedding

SilkyGirl, member | November 6th, 2012

My dress was made it out of silk crepe using a Vogue pattern. The dress was cut on the bias of the fabric and molded to my body like a glove. I used the same fabric for the lining as I did for...

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In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream

MostlyMade, member | October 26th, 2012

My wonderful girlfriend Libby and I in our homemade Ripley and the Xenomorph Alien costumes. I also built her flamethrower and embellished her jumpsiut with handmade pins and patches. The costume was...

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Steampunk Assassin- Aila Nightwalker

nonconformity777, member | October 25th, 20121 comment

The dress portion was hand dyed and sewn by me. It is historically accurate to the victorian era. There is a bustle also in the back. The costume (including jewelry and hat) is handmade and dyed by...

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Eva's Dress

Serral, member | July 24th, 2012

Eva's mother sent me a photo of a girl's dress, simple bodice, 3 tiered skirt, from a window in Paris. Etched lightly in the glass , "lanvin". We gasped when the price was a mere 1,500 euros...

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Another Stash Blouse

deChez, member | July 10th, 20122 comments

A few days ago, I came across a project that caught my eye. The maker had created a lovely fabric with little scraps, and then fashioned a case for eye glasses with it. That inspired me to dig out...

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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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Dressing Gown made from old silk shirts

CathyNacov, member | June 4th, 20122 comments

The Quilt My Stash contest gave me inspiration (and motivation) to do something with my collection of old silk shirts. They were out of fashion and well worn but I couldn't bring myself to get rid of...

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My M2 Jacket

salt6creek, member | May 27th, 20121 comment

My version of this jacket began with the M2Again jacket pattern by Elaine Waldschmitt, which seemed the perfect scrappy stash jacket. I used many many different fabrics both batik and quilting cotton...

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Curtains for our restaurant

Pipulas, member | May 3rd, 20127 comments

My husband needed new curtains for his restaurant to replace black velvet ones, he wanted to make it more interesting and let the light in at the same time. This window is two stories high. I...

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Bowser - Mario Bros.

dimporella, member | November 8th, 20111 comment

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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Cupcake Party Dress & Coat

k_margis, member | November 4th, 20111 comment

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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Star Burst Quilt

Jmccombs, member | October 31st, 2011

This large throw was hand pieced. The quilting stitches are a deep purple. It measures 64"x45".

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Puff/Biscuit Quilt

Jmccombs, member | October 31st, 2011

This quilt has individual squares that are hand stuffed. The top is cotton. The back is flannel. Fabrics include zebra print, fuchsia, black and green. It measures 36"x36".

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In honor of our Soldiers

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

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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Another costume for another Grandson!

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

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

kmegamom, member | October 31st, 2011

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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BooBerry Cereal Ghost Costume

crystalMHL, member | October 30th, 2011

Boo Berry is super easy to make! Just paper mache a helmet, cut the eyes, nose and mouth out. Glue while fleece cut to drape to the knees (I airbrushed it very lightly with blue) and glue circle...

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gypsy skirt

thecrafter, member | February 8th, 20112 comments

Since my friend likes yellow, I bought as many contrasting yellows as I could. But two of them are a little too similar. Instead of gathering the thread by hand, I bought a gathering foot. But either...

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Silk Bra-Cup Corset

izodiea, member | January 14th, 20115 comments

The 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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