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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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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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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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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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Dress for a nothing day, or ode to MTM

threadsquare, member | July 14th, 20112 comments

When I first found this vintage 70s pattern, I knew I had to sew it up. And apparently when I first saw this fabric, I knew I'd use it...years later. But in my quest for stash-busting re...

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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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Doctor Who -- The Fourth Doctor

KBthreads, member | November 14th, 20104 comments

For this costume I made the 13-foot-long scarf out of thrift store sweaters (see detailed instructions below), dyed the hat brown and attached a hat band, made the necktie, and restructured...

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Lined Wool Dress With Curved Seams

Beresta, member | October 10th, 201015 comments

This is a fitted knee length wool dress with curved seams joining two solid colors. I developed the pattern from a Basic Torso Sloper. Threds article "Add Style with Graphic Fabric Insertions has...

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Bags - Clutch bag

christophernejman, member | September 20th, 20102 comments

Learn how to make high end designer bags under you home sewing machine. Includes 12 multi format embroidery designs digitized for metallic thread.

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Pillows - Re

christophernejman, member | September 20th, 20101 comment

Pillows: Designer Techniques Using Your Sewing Machine book by Christopher Nejman Use fibers, fabrics, and thread in new and original ways Learn how to use a needle punching machine like the...

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Pillows - Whisper Of Luxury

christophernejman, member | September 20th, 2010

Pillows: Designer Techniques Using Your Sewing Machine book by Christopher Nejman Use fibers, fabrics, and thread in new and original ways Learn how to use a needle punching machine like the...

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Pillows - Tropical Winds

christophernejman, member | September 20th, 20103 comments

Pillows: Designer Techniques Using Your Sewing Machine book by Christopher Nejman Use fibers, fabrics, and thread in new and original ways Learn how to use a needle punching machine like...

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Pillows - Sand Of Sahara

christophernejman, member | September 20th, 2010

Pillows: Designer Techniques Using Your Sewing Machine book by Christopher Nejman Use fibers, fabrics, and thread in new and original ways Learn how to use a needle punching machine like...

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Pillows - Harem Of Color

christophernejman, member | September 20th, 20101 comment

Pillows: Designer Techniques Using Your Sewing Machine book by Christopher Nejman Use fibers, fabrics, and thread in new and original ways Learn how to use a needle punching machine...

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