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Giraffe With Pattern
I made a gaggle of giraffes for the holidays. I used old (1970s) upholstery fabric and ricrac. giraffe photo giraffe pattern 1 giraffe pattern 2
Art bib for kids
This cute little book, The Perfect Apron: 35 Fun and Flirty Designs for You to Make by Robert Merrett (http://amzn.com/1906525358), I got at the library and found a project perfect for the little men in my life. The book had … Continue reading
Garnet Hill Tote Bag
Love this website/catalog. Simple dresses, good fabrics. I saw this bag, and did my usual, “I can make that.” And I did. Not the beautiful leather, but a good bag with side pockets for water bottles and books. The fabric … Continue reading
2011: The Year of the Re-Purpose, Scavenge, and Vintage
So like me to jump on a bandwagon, late…very late. In some very famous blogs, http://juliepowell.blogspot.com/ and http://www.dressaday.com/, bloggers have taken a project over a year and blogged about it. My turn. I don’t think what I’m doing is going … Continue reading
Retro Apron
How cute is this? Vintage fabric from the Sewing Guild’s fabric sale. Vintage buttons from my mom. And ricrac! Project came from Better Homes and Gardens. Click on photo to get free pattern.
Pillow from a shirt
My sister ruined a shirt on a visit. Correction: my iron ruined my sister’s shirt. I kept it thinking I’d add some sort of flower or what not, but she has a baby now. Her days of wearing a white shirt … Continue reading
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Sweet Sadie Dreams
In 2009, I worked to finish little things in the bedroom. Har Har Har. No really. This bed came with Sadie and was entirely too big, didn’t match the room, and was basically a little nasty. I bought some fleece … Continue reading
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Thomas the little monster
As you know the baby wave came last year. We had many friends having babies, and all boys. So the boys are nearing a Christmas, and I am making this little stuffed friend for them. He is made from all recycled clothes. I … Continue reading
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Skirt, Simplicity 9825
Love this funky skirt. I bought the material from Fabric Depot in Portland, Oregon. We happened in town the week of a heat wave. It was 100 degrees in Portland, so miserable. We went there to escape the heat of … Continue reading
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