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Happy Sewing - Due to renovating my sewing room, found this fabric in my stash. It is a knit and the color is so vibrant. Unfortunately, I do not recall where I purchased it. The New Look Pattern has been in the sewing stash for a while so the only thing that needed was the… Continue reading New Look – Dress Pattern 6322
Happy Saturday- Hope you are having a fun week. This week has been one of those super busy weeks. I have had something going on every night. Due to limited sewing time, I planned a quick project. My goal over the next week, is to clean out my fabric stash, organize and start planning projects.… Continue reading Striped Knit T-Shirt – McCall’s M6036
Happy Saturday! Hope that your week is going well. We just got back from Daytona and the weather was gorgeous. We were able to see the sun rise as we walked on the beach this morning. It was great start for the weekend. Update on the blouse, it is done. This is the first time… Continue reading Completed New Look – Gingham Blouse
Finally, got to do a little sewing for me. This summer has been so busy with college kids home. I had this fabric in my stash for almost a year. I purchased it at Fabric Mart Fabrics. It was a spring/summer knit and it was on sale for $1.99 a yard. I… Continue reading Maxi Skirt – Simplicity 1616
Happy Sunday! It has been a rainy weekend in Florida. This makes a great excuse to spend Saturday afternoon sewing. My daughter wanted a pleated skirt before she heads back to college. The fabric is from Joann's. I bought the Stretch Chiffon Boho Floral on Gray. It has 93% Polyester and 7%… Continue reading Simplicity 8609 – Pleated Skirt
May Happy Saturday! I know it has been a while, since my last post. May has been a busy month for our family with a HS graduation, college students returning home and Memorial Day. Here is one of my latest sewing projects. The pattern is from Simplicity 2498. As you can see, we… Continue reading High School Formal
Happy Saturday! We are starting to warm up in Florida and I am ready to start wearing some spring colors. The fabric for this top was purchased at the Sewing Expo from Vogue Fabrics. I paid $3.99 a yard and the fabric was about 60 inches in width. It was a fantastic deal. The pattern… Continue reading Simplicity Blouse 1106
Happy Saturday! I sewed two skirts out of this pattern this week. This was an easy skirt to put together. The pattern only had three pieces to cut out. It is a full skirt but still appears slimming. The pattern directs the sewer to put in a lapped zipper. I put a lapped zipper in… Continue reading Simplicity 1200 Skirt
I finally completed my denim dress. The fabric was purchased at Fabric Mart Fabrics. The pattern actually came with the fabric. It is a lightweight denim, so it will be comfortable for the summer in Florida. The dress has a princess seam bodice, in seam pockets and a slightly gathered skirt. The… Continue reading Simplicity Dress 1652
Happy Saturday! I just love the colors in this blouse. The material was bought at the Fabric Mart in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania while on vacation. If you are in the area, you need to visit this shop. The store has a variety of fabrics for just about any type garment that you could imagine.… Continue reading New Look Blouse A6394
