tag: notions
Sun hat for the gardener or beach comber
1 commentThis 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
1 commentTalk 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
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!
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
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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QUEEN OF HEARTS - Costume for Alice in Wonderland Children's Theater Production
8 commentsI made this costume for my grandaughter, Beth Ann when she played the Queen of Heartsin Alice in Wonderland, in a Youth Theater production in Austin, TX. This is the only picture I havenbsp...
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MAD Hatter
I made this Mad hatter costume for a friend of mine, Brian Brady(in the pictures). I made the entire costume from my own pattern I made. I made the long, coat out of cordoroy. The cuffs are...
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Lapped Zippers Rule!
4 commentsLapped zippers are easier to insert and look better than centered zippers in almost every situation.
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A Hand-Picked Zipper is Worth the Effort
8 commentsShow off your stitches with this easy-to-learn technique.
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How to Shop for Elastic
Sewing educator and author Connie Long explains how to get the right type and the right amount of elastic for a flexible waistline.
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Making Sense of Stabilizers
2 commentsFabric stabilizers are rewriting the book on decorative sewing techniques, and new ones appear daily. Here's how to sort through the maze.
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