I live for garage sale season in the summer. It is seriously one of the reasons that I love to go back to the Midwest for a vacation in the summer----for the garage sales, and for my family (of course!).I am seriously jealous of all you Mid-westerners who get to enjoy awesome garage sales all the time. You have it made.So, of course, while we were visiting family in Illinois for the summer, I had to do some garage-saling. And boy did I cram a lot of garage sales into two weekends (the last ... View the Post
A Color-blocked Birthday Dress.
We have a girlie around these parts that is having a birthday this week. As well as a tea party with some very important people to celebrate the special occasion. So, of course a new dress was in order. I basically used my old stand-by vintage dress shape (here is the original tutorial) but didn't put on the sleeves or a collar. Just a simple, classic dress kicked up a notch with a bit of colorblocking. The only other difference to the original tutorial was adding an invisible zipper in ... View the Post
A Thank You.
When Liz and I dreamed up this series, we knew that it would be a good thing -- for us, at least. We have always wanted to give back through sewing, and we have in little ways. A skirt here, a dress there, a baby gown here and some fabric dolls there.But Skirting the Issue has changed us. Really and truly. It has shown us that this big, wide world of sewing blogs is fantastic and amazing and just down-right marvelous. We will remember that each one of you took the time to sew a skirt--with ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: Maryann and Caroline from Sew Together
Today we have Caroline and Maryanne, the Aussie duo who make up Sew Together. They are experts in the details and today's project is no exception to those lovely, little details. Thanks ladies!!!When you’re the fiftieth tutorial in a series it’s a bit hard to find inspiration, especially when you are after all of the amazing tutorials in LIz and Elizabeth’s Skirting the Issue series.So – we have a confession… we kind of cheated on this one. We haven’t done a skirt tutorial. Instead, we ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: Jennifer from Un Petit Design
Today we have someone with great style and darling photography---Jennifer from Un Petit Design! Hi! I'm Jennifer and I blog over at Un Petit Design. The Skirting The Issue series has been really fun to watch this month, there have been so many amazing skirts showcased and I’m excited to be a part of it and sharing a skirt tutorial. Today I'm sharing my tutorial for a circle skirt, based on Dana's famous circle skirt pattern instructions. It's the Fully Loaded Circle Skirt! I made the basic ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: Jessica from CINO
We have a real treat for you today---one of the cutest girls we know...a contestant from Season One of Project Run and Play (yes it's true!)...someone who makes some of bloglands most darling girls clothing...a blogger that needs no introduction...Jessica from Craftiness is Not Optional! Hey Simple Simon & Co readers! I'm Jess, from Craftiness is not Optional, and I'm so happy to be here for Skirting the Issue-and what a great cause to be blogging for! Let's give it up for Elizabeth and Liz ... View the Post
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