上個月去逛JoAnn’sfabric在它的布頭架子上麵花了一塊多點兒買了一塊redsoxlicensed小布頭,不到0.3yard細長的一小條.做個啥好呢?我拿出我的的包包飾品的patterncollection翻了一番,相中的SwoonVintageMabelHandbag.
這又是一個從swoonpattern的免費pattern,大家都知道我是個swoon迷。擁有她家很多patterns.我三年前剛剛開始縫包的時候縫過這個小包,很小巧的很簡單,沒有拉鎖也不用太多硬[
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上個月逛離家不遠的一個布店時,在upholsterysection看到一塊漂亮的花布,藍底兒上小白色雛菊,頗有點東方美的味道,是有點厚的棉布。幅寬45’,我買了1.5yard。回家洗了烘了。全棉布是要皺的,還會縮水。所以做之前一定要先過水烘幹,做完了衣服再洗肯定要縮的。
先做的是一個鉛筆裙Lekalathreeseampencilskirt.這是一個免費的pattern。它的特點是根據每個人的腰臀的長度[
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Sorry 有些晚了,幾周前開始寫的,一直沒寫完。
今天是patroitday.Patroitday每年四月份第三個星期一.是為了紀念美國獨立戰爭在波士頓近郊Lexingtonconcord轉折性的一戰。一年一度的波士頓馬拉鬆就是在這天舉行。
波馬的一個亮點就是Wellesley小鎮,它是馬拉鬆的中點(不是終點)。馬人們跑到wellesley就像到了一個大party,沿路上聽到不斷的歡呼聲喇叭聲,彩帶,糖滿天飛,吃的喝的[
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TodayisApril2nd.Ican’tbelieveitissnowinginBoston!Iamsoreadyforspring.Forone,myson’slittleleagueseasonstartsinoneweek.Iwanttosewsomethingbaseballrelatedtobringtothebaseballpractices.
IchosetheRedBoxfabricIgotfromJoAnn’s.IpickedtheSwoonBlanchebagpatternbecauseithasanicebarrelshapethatistoogirlyforbaseball.Swoonbagpatterncompanyismyfavoritebagpatterncompany.Ihavesewnseveralpatter...[
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Imustsay,Heidiisssuperpracticalclutch/wristlet.SinceIfinishedthesmallsizedclutchlastweekend,I’vecarriedeverywhere.Itistherightsizeformykindle,phone,key,afewcards.Thedimensionofthesmallwristletis9″wide,6.5″tall.
Front:
HeidiisafreepatternfromSwoonPattern.I’vemadeseveralSwoonbagsbefore.Alltheirbagsareverywelldesigned.Thisi...[
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Iamtakingabreakfromsewingclothesandsewedanotherbagthisweek.IsewedGlendafromswoonpattern:
IgotthispatternthreeyearsagowhenIjuststartedsewing.IamabigbigfunofSwoonPattern.I'veboughtquiteafewpatternsfromthem.Alltheirbagsareverywelldesigned.
Imadethisbagpatterntwicebefore.Thosearefrommypre-blogera.Ihavetodigthroughmyoldfilestofindafewphotos.
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EveryFridayIwearsomethingmemade.
TodayIamwearingacircleskirtmadewithcottonsateenfabric.
Thefabricisbeautifulcottonsateenwithasmallamountofstretch.Ithasblack,white,redandpinkcolorssoitgoeswithalotofmyclothes.
HoweverwhenIfirstmadeitattheendofsummer,Ididn'tlikeitatall.Yousee,thecottonsateenfabricisverythick,Ialsolineditwithapieceofsturdyoldcottonsheet.Asaresult,theskirtisprettyheavy...[
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Hi,Beautifuls:
MccallsM6886ismyfavoriteTshirtdresspattern.WhatIlikeaboutitis:
Itissupersimple.Asleevelessdressonlyhavetwopatternpieces.
Ittakesverylittlefabric.Icanmakeonesleevelessdresswithlessthan1yardoffabric.Supercosteffective.
Itisveryfitted.UnlikealotoflooseTshirtdresspattern.M6886hasdesignednicecurveforslimwaist.Iam5’3”.Iamverypetite.Ican’thandlebulkycloth.
...[
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Canyoubelievehowfastsummerfliedby?Labourdays—-theunofficialendofsummer,isnextweek.Kidswillgobacktoschool,andIgobacktomylifeofabusymom/nanny/driversoon.
Temperaturehasbeenlow50satnight.It’stimetostartsewingforthefall.ForthefirstfalldressIchoosemyfavoritepattern,afauxwrapdressM6884.
Ihavemadethispatternseveraltimesbefore.Ibloggedaboutithereandhere.Iknowthispatternis1.Easytomake,2.E...[
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Myoldsilksheethascometotheendofherlife.Shehadbeengloriousandluxuriousduringherpeakdays.Nowsomepartofheristiredandtorn.HoweverIstillseelifeinher.Idecidedtotransformherintoabeautifulnewlife.
ImadeviewAofMccallsM6751.Itisatanktopwithcrossbackdesign.WhenIlookedatthephotointhepatternIjustlovetheyouthspiritofit.
Thetanktopisveryeasytomake.Iusedclearelasticstore-enforcet...[
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