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Sham's Tablecloth Skirt

Sewista, member | January 28th, 20121 comment

This is now becoming the famed Tablecloth skirt from the blog of Shams, of "Communing with Fabric." She has generously shared the design and even has a gallery of skirts made with this pattern of...

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Bowser - Mario Bros.

dimporella, member | November 8th, 2011

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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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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My Creations!http://www.rosiesstuffnsew.blogspot.com/

Rosies_stuffnsew, member | October 13th, 2011

http://www.rosiesstuffnsew.blogspot.com/ This is only the one of the projects I have finished. To see some extra visit my blog above.

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Comfortably Beautiful

Ashlee_anna, member | October 10th, 2011

Top- Side cowl, one shouldered,rayon knit top with handstitched rhinestones on shoulder. I used a pattern draping technique to create this top. This is done by taking fabric and draping it on a...

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Drawstring Placement

LOUISE CUTTING, contributor | September 13th, 201123 comments

Many garments in ready-to-wear are sporting drawstrings, you can add them to blouses, dresses, tunics, and jackets fairly easily. The question is, where is the best placement so the garment looks good?

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One Yard Wonder

deChez, member | August 23rd, 20112 comments

The print fabric was given to me by one of my sewing students, so I took it as a challenge to create a simple garment with just one yard of fabric. In order to make the skirt long enough, I added a...

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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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Whimsical Fairy Skirt

KrystalTigerMarie, member | June 16th, 20103 comments

I made this skirt especially for my niece, who is a vibrant 1 year old! Also, I create children's garments out of my testing phase, because it is cheaper and much faster! i have to see if it will...

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Add style and flair with pleats

LOUISE CUTTING, contributor | May 24th, 201037 comments

In a recent 'snoop' shopping trip I was noticing a series of pleats at the waist areas in blouses, shirts, and lightweight jackets.

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QUEEN OF HEARTS - Costume for Alice in Wonderland Children's Theater Production

Lady_Jaydee, member | February 9th, 20108 comments

I 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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Help! how do i make this waistband?

dezigner19, member | December 22nd, 20092 comments

HELP! I have 2" wide elastic and i made a casing for the elastic, and tried sewing the top stitch lines while stretching the fabric, and it didnt bunch at all. Then I tried basting and that didnt...

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Jump Suit

mjgreen, member | December 20th, 2009

My project began when I fell in love with a raw silk from Jab. This is the yellow woven jacket material of my two piece jump suit. I had in my closet, an old jump suit that I loved, so I...

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Wedding/Ball Gown

USMarinesGirl, member | December 15th, 20094 comments

Unfortunately, my pictures hardly do this beautiful dress any justice. This is a dress (top/skirt combo) that I wore for my best friend's wedding in August. The top is a white satin brocade with...

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Silver man from the future.

spacey09, member | October 30th, 2009

This costume was worn to an early Halloween party just 5 hours ago by my friend! I made both the bodysuit and the tights/pants myself! (Note that the wig and the body paint/makeup were bought...

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1890's Victoriana Day Outfit.

Rosies_stuffnsew, member | October 20th, 2009

I made the skirt from a Truly Victorian pattern TV 292 Bell Skirt. The base fabric is a gray colonial strip quilting cotton. The trim is 10 mts of light pink double faced satin ribbon and a beautiful...

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70's/80's gold disco.

spacey09, member | October 14th, 2009

This is a very disco style costume I designed myself to be worn for Halloween 2009. The costume consists of 2 separate pieces of garment, a single piece very shiny liquid gold lame' longsleeved...

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Panties Sewing Pattern

sewinl0ve, member | September 23rd, 20097 comments

Ever wanted to make your own underwear? This is an easy project that only takes a few hours to put together and only has 2 seams! The design is a sexy semi-booty revealing boy short style...

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Wedding Vow Renewal Dress

georgegabrielle, member | July 4th, 20091 comment

I made this dress for a client who is going to wear it for her wedding vow renewal. The dress is made out of silk organza, underlined with cotton batiste, and lined with crepe back satin. The ribbon...

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