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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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Tea Time Rose Pink Floral Toddler Dress - One of a Kind

This darling little dress starts with this gorgeous designer fabric .... a creamy back ground is sprinkled with the most beautiful rose print in shades of scrumptious pinks and sage green leaves. The...

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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 As A Hatter

I'm a huge Johnny Depp fan and once I heard he'd be starring in Disney's new version of "Alice in Wonderland" opening in March 2010, I had to pay homage to it! Here's my costume...

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Project Runway Episode 8-Mentors and Serendipity

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The challenge: Convert an old wedding dress into something hip and cool for its divorcée.

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Project Runway 5th Episode - Make it Work

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The challenge: Design and make a garment from newspaper.

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debi's stuff

These are the items that we produced for my niece's dorm room. She had very little sewing experience. I was showing her some online resources..Threads website, online quilting shows and Threadbangers...

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Seeing with new eyes

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The article in Threads issue 144 "Well Vested" gave me some new vision.  I noticed that as there was no facing my piece of rayon that was the same on both sides would work.  It turned out...

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How to Form Slotted Seams

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Make a wonderful finish for a center front, center back, or just about any straight or curved seam you want to call attention to.

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Linen Towel for healthy bath time!

The perfect towel even for the child with the most sensitive skin – it’s a rare towel since few European companies weave terry cloth from linen. LinenKids is proud to present – from...

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Pink "Nurse Dress" (polyester) with Picot Edging

I made this dress back in May.  I saw a picture of a nurse uniform, and, of course, had to do it!  I used some very old buttons that my mother (who is now 88 years old) gave me years ago...

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Restyled T-shirts

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What 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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Tapestry and denim jacket

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Fitted jacket made with tapestry and denim fabrics.

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Las Vegas Dress

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This 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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Last chance to enter the Fluid Fabrics Challenge!

Enter your garments by midnight tomorrow night for a chance at winning a fabric gift card.

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little black dress

  ~knee length black cotton batiste dress, lined with a flowy black cotton.    I designed the straps so that you can slip them through the loops at the back, criss cross them, wrap...

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Infrared

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Inspired by infrared satellite images of the Earth. Long sleeved fully-fashioned machine knit paired with gathered silk charmeuse print with flared skirt. Self: approx 50% merino/alpaca blend, 50...

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Spring fling

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We 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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Yoga mat carrier with matching eye pillow

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I figured out a way to combine my full-time job of teaching yoga and my love of sewing. After seeing several students with plain-looking mat carriers I thought, "I bet I could make those."  So I...

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book of pockets, back pack

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I  designed these items because I needed something I could not find.  If you are like me and want a product that is different yet functional check my shop out nbsp...

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