It started with Stacey. She did the hardest part and produced 3 of the, well lets face it, most gorgeous boys on the face of the planet. And she did it in just over 4 years. I need to go take a nap just thinking about that. When Susan and I heard #3 was on…
Fall Wardrobe: Appliqued T-Shirts
No fall/winter wardrobe is complete without some nice long sleeved knit shirts. I found these for a steal at the local Walmart-ish type store. The only problem was the fairly horrendous silver foil screen print saying “cute girl” on the fronts. Why do manufacturers insist on defacing their clothing like that? Well, it was easily…
Petal Shirt: A Tutorial
So, last time I made this shirt, I didn’t call it anything. I’m officially naming it the “Petal Shirt”. I know, creative, right? I didn’t inherit my mom’s ability to come up with funny pun-y titles. You’ll need a yard of nice soft knit, coordinating thread, some fusible interfacing, and 1/4 inch elastic. Make sure…
Carefree Clothes for Girls Sew-a-long, Month 4
Here is my entry for this month’s Carefree Clothes for Girls sew-a-long, hosted by Elemental Stitches. I altered the pattern by using a decorative stitch on my machine to embroider around the arm and neck holes. This was the first time I’ve had a fit issue with a pattern from this book, but the too-wide…
The Ringer Shirt: A Tutorial
This classic shirt is about as easy as peasy gets. It’s the perfect project to conquer your fear of knits (that is, if you have one) and you don’t need a serger. NO SERGER! Got that?! First, a note about knits. For this type of fitted knit shirt, you need to use jersey, or something…