Hi everybody! For this project I found the fabric, a shirred white cotton, at the thrift store. After buying it (and a good wash) I was inspired to make a skirt. The design of the skirt is very simple, I didn’t use a pattern just my measurements. I measured around my hips (at my widest point) and added an allowance of 3in. To measure the length I started at my waist, the top point where I wanted my skirt to sit, and measured down to mid calf area, also adding 3in. The extra allowance for the length of the skirt will go towards the elastic casing of the waistband and…
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DIY Candy Heart Pincushions
Valentines is one of my favorite holidays! Its not so much the romance aspect or anything like that I just love the colorful festive decorations annnnd of course the fun candy! Seeing all these sweet decorations up in store inspired me to create some of my favorite valentines candies into pincushions. I Just love conversation hearts. Even if you don’t celebrate valentines this could be a fun Galentines sewing project or you can always write out your anti-valentines sentiments on them! Lol this project is merely meant for fun, I enjoyed making them and I hope you do too. Materials needed: Fabric Matching thread Fiberfill Pins Cutting tools Heart shape…
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Velvet Clutch Tutorial
When I was doing some fall fabric shopping I saw this green velvet at Hobby Lobby and fell in love. This fabric gives me all the holiday vibes and I knew right away there were several sewing projects I wanted to make with it. I decided to make a rectangular clutch since I have a ready-made faux suede clutch in the same style that I always reach for. I spent a little extra on a metallic zipper from Joann Fabric and added zipper tabs because I love those little details. I adore the way this clutch turned out. In the outfit pictures below you’ll see I used my clutch for…
