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Happy Saturday - With Memorial and July 4th around the corner, I wanted to show a quick and fun patriotic project. As you can see the pattern is from "Sewing for Dummies" which is a great pattern for novice or it could be a quick gift. These can be fun when there is so… Continue reading Patriotic Apron
Happy Saturday! I currently have three daughters who are at college. My goal was to sew each one of them a dress for Easter. I finally finished the last Easter dress and shipped it off yesterday. As you can see from the pictures, I was working with directional fabric. The knit fabric… Continue reading Directional Fabric
Happy Saturday - We are enjoying the beautiful spring weather in Florida. It is so much fun finding and sewing fabric that have the spring colors. I have more ideas in my head for sewing projects than I have time. This is my very first fully lined dress. The fabric was purchased from JoAnns. The… Continue reading New Look Dress – 6447
Happy Saturday! It has been a busy couple of weeks. Last week, I attended the Sewing Expo in Lakeland, FL. This is a great event with classes and shopping and boy did I ever do a lot of shopping. I bought the fabric for this dress from The Sewing Studio. This vendor always… Continue reading Knit Dress McCalls 7349
Happy Saturday- Denim is one of my favorite things to wear. I own an old denim jacket that still fits but the color was fading. I remembered trying to dye things years ago and the results were disappointing. With nothing to lose, I decided to give it one more try. I have to admit… Continue reading Refashioned Denim Jacket
Happy Saturday! It is raining here in Florida and it makes a perfect day to stay in and sew. Of course, any day that you get to stay home, is a great day to sew. IThe fabric is from my stash that I have had for several months. It was purchased at… Continue reading Simplicity Blouse 8417
Happy Saturday! I just love sewing with knits. Joann's currently has a great selection. When I saw this pink paisley knit, I was in love. The fabric was on sale, so how could I go wrong. There were several modifications that was done on this pattern. The neckline was raised using the curve… Continue reading Knit Top – McCalls 70211
Happy Saturday! This was a scrap buster with fabric from previous projects. I have to admit this pillow came out a lot larger than expected but it does look nice sitting on my grandmother's wedding chest. Supplies Needed - 6 - 1/3 yards of different patterns of cotton fabric 1/2 yard for the side… Continue reading Over-Sized Pinwheel Cushion
Happy Saturday - Have you every made a mistake when sewing? I have made so many that it is quite humorous. Here are some of my crazy mistakes -- Cut out a pair of pajamas and realized that I cut the fabric in the wrong directions so the penguins were upside down. Those pajamas… Continue reading Sewing Bloopers
Happy Saturday! Today in Florida, it is 75 degrees but tomorrow our high is only 56. For us Floridians, it is cold but it is nothing to compare with the storm coming across the Northeast. If you are in that area, be careful and stay warm. We only have a couple of… Continue reading Unlined Coat – Simplicity 1067
The Saturday Seamstress 