The dresses have flat-felled seams, drawstring waist and neckline. We also made period correct underpinnings, including a shift and stays.
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…
My son Benjamin who is 19 months, has watched the movie Rio almost daily and sometimes 2-3 times a day since he was 6 months old. He loves the vivid…
My daughter wanted to be Catwoman, but not just any Catwoman...Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman. Do you know how hard it is to find an out of print Butterick pattern 6378? Very…
This was my granddaughter Rachel's idea. She wanted a costume to remind people that Halloween is also known as "All Hallows Eve.", and the very next day is All Saints…
I consider myself a textile artist. I love to use fabrics as my canvas - mostly silks, cotton voile and silk rayon. Currently where I am from (St Lucia, Windward…
Inspired by a dress from Lilly my daughter brought the picture very early in spring. Using just what was in my stash I found some turqouise pique and a basic sheath…
This tote bag was inspired by seeing a photo of a guild hand quilting a project for a charitable raffle. I loved the block they were using and set out to find…
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…
I have been in a dilemma lately as to how to store my magazines. With Spring cleaning underway this was a quick fix.
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