What do you get when you mix National Chocolate Cake Day (which is today) with $5 Friday? Well, if you're me you get this: Early this week when I saw that today was Chocolate Cake Day I decided that I wanted to make Grace a little something fun. So while rummaging around my craft room of doom I found a left over scrap of brown fabric and the idea was born. If you want to make one of these skirts it's so simple and you hardly need anything. Supply List: #1. A piece of fabric long and ... View the Post
A Vintagely Modern Skirt
One thing that I LOVE to sew is something vintage mixed with a modern twist. And this skirt is just the ticket.... I based it on a skirt that I pinned months ago. What a fun modern color-blocked skirt was my first thought when I pinned it. But when I examined a couple of the close-up pictures I realized that it really was a total throw-back full gathered skirt from the 1950's that I put on dresses all the time. Here is the original skirt from Elias and Grace... I absolutely love ... View the Post
Project Run and Play– Feather Tutu Tutorial
This feather tutu was a fun project. I will warn you that there is some handstitching involved....but I found that it holds better and the results make it well worth the hour or so to get it done. (Learn from me. My original plan was to tack in on by machine every couple of inches....but it sagged in a lot of spots....so I ended up handstitching it on anyway.) Here's what you will need to make one yourself. * White muslin-or any other broadcloth or cotton that you want to use for the ... View the Post
Wrap Skirt made from a Circle Skirt
In case you missed this post a couple of weeks ago on The Crafting Chicks. One thing you will notice about me on this blog is that I love to make skirts. They are one of the first things I learned to make as a teenager, and I love them because there are a million possiblities. And now that I have an 11 month old crawling EVERYWHERE, I love them even more because they are a one nap project. YES! And circle skirts. Well, they are just up there on my skirt list. Probably because they are ... View the Post
The Starboard Skirt Tutorial
Want to make an easy pleated gorgeous-looking skirt? This Starboard Skirt (and tutorial) are so simple you can make a great skirt in one afternoon and you will find yourself wearing it forever. The other perfect thing is that you can make it for yourself, your tween or your little girl! It's such a versatile skirt pattern for all ages! Are you ready to make one? This is a great sewing project for a beginners. (I promise.) So, if you have a sewing machine that is collecting dust ... View the Post
A Circle Skirt…..WITH POCKETS! (And a tutorial for the pockets)
When I first starting sewing again about 4 or so years ago I started with three things.....pillowcase dresses, pinafores, and circle skirts. And I sewed A LOT of them. A LOT. Hannie had pillowcase dresses, pinafores, and circle skirts in every shade of the rainbow and every print available. And then I kind of started to branch out..... So, when a couple of weeks ago I found a cute 1950's pattern with a darling circle skirt and a (insert swoon here) ... View the Post