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| Butterick 4685 White peasant top Super easy make.. Will be a super comfortable top for the summer. It is made from fabric from the stash. It is a stretch cotton, that has a white on white print on it. [sorry , it doesn't show up in photo] |
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| Butterick 4685 I would like to thank Faye for inviting me to join this sew a long.. I have 2 summer tops now.. Happy sewing to all. |
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| This is a vintage pattern, that I have made before. Super easy to sew up, and makes a great summer top. I used red round buttons [from stash] and the cute summer print fabric from stash. It will be a great little top for our summer weather. Fits great. |
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| Simplicity 9499 Vintage pattern.. Happy sewing.. |
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| 2018 Tops That Pop Sew a Long I am excited to join the group at the 2018 top sew along. Faye at -http://fayessewingadventure.blogspot.com/ is hosting the sew along. You can read all about it on her blog. It is a really fun and un-stressful sew a-long. You get to make the top or tops you wish to make, simple or more complicated, choose your pattern, and choose the amount of tops you want to make in the 2 week time period. Faye is a very talented sewer. She makes some beautiful clothes. And also a very sweet lady. NOTE: I have been missing in action for some time.. SO sorry.. I will blog about this later.. Have missed all of you. |
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| Callie Noelle- Callie was chosen to be in the Homecoming Court. She had to have 3 dresses.. One formal gown [that her mom bought]. Another dressy type dress for photos for the newspaper, and one for the parade ride. I made the above dress for her photo in newspaper. |
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| Callie chose Simplicity 8330. It is a high neck halter dress/ that is high neck halter in back also. It is lined with a soft cotton blend. The fabric is a soft poplin with stretch. |
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| Simplicity 8330-- I made view C The photo for the newspaper was Monday, the parade ride and the formal homecoming walk will be Friday. I will post photos later of these. I really enjoyed sewing this dress. It was an easy/enjoyable sew.. It has been awhile since I have sewed.. I have a dress for myself that I had started , when I found out Callie needed this dress. So now........ I will get back to sewing my dress. Happy sewing to all. |
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| Emily & Andrew Military Ball 2017 |
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| Emily & Andrew Emily is graduating in just a few weeks..[Where did the time go?] She needed a dress for the military ball, that she would be attending with her sweet boyfriend, Andrew. He is such a nice fellow.. We went pattern/fabric shopping and had so much fun!! She chose Simplicity 1195. We used the bodice from the hi/low dress, and put the long skirt on it. She chose the sparkle silver trim to go around the waist. Such a pretty accent . We also got lace to go in the shoulder pieces. She and Andrew had a wonderful time. So happy I could make the dress for her. She will be attending her senior prom next week.. I have to alter her dress..[ummmmh.. I must get started.☺] Hope you have a blessed week.. |
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| Amy |
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| Ashlee |
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Ashlee These girls are so totally opposite, not only in looks, but their personalities also. They are so funny and sweet.. They keep us laughing. I showed them a dress pattern, and they each ,chose what they wanted. Ashlee chose the short version and added her denim vest [that she loves].Amy chose the long maxi version. She added the neck scarf,which she loves. Hope you have a wonderful week.. and maybe get to sew some.. I have some more projects to share soon..☺💜💙 |
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| Callie Noelle- 15 yrs old Wearing the Ginger Skirt [Colette] |
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| Sweet Callie ... 2/19/2017 |
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| This skirt was an easy make.. I used the Ginger skirt pattern. I closed up the back [instead of putting the zipper in]. I opened the front and added 2 1/2 inches to each front piece for a fold over facing. I did not use the waistband pattern , that came with the skirt. I used a straight narrow band. [Callie had found a RTW skirt on line , and that is how it was made.] She loves her new skirt.. And that is what pleases Maw.. Hope you have a blessed day. |
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| Ginger Skirt Pattern by Colette Patterns My 15 [almost 16 eeeeh] granddaughter found a button up corduroy skirt on line.. She really liked it, but it was expensive.. She ask me if I could make it? I went through my patterns and had no skirt patterns that fit her!!! What is a grandma to do??? Hack a pattern that I already had.. I love this skirt pattern.. I have made several of them for myself.. I love colette patterns.. They are multi-sized. starting at a zero.. PERFECT... all I needed to do --- open up the front and close up the back. I added extensions to the fronts to fold over my facings.. I did make a straight /small waist band , instead of the waistband pattern that came with it. Check out Colette's patterns.. Love them. I bought her a t-shirt and some stockings to wear with it. She is really excited.. Callie will be here this weekend.. I will get a photo of her wearing this out fit. And post it for you to see. Note... I finished Emily's Valentine Dress also.. Will be posting Her photo wearing it soon.. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. |
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| 3 more Pillowcase Dresses for Emily's Mission Emily will be taking dresses to the little girls in the Children's Home. NOTE: Click on photo to enlarge it ..You can see it better. I am also making Emily a valentine vintage dress. She picked out the red/white polka dot fabric [from my stash] . I am working on it now.. It is a slower process, as she is in school, and I have to wait upon her visits, to get fitted, etc. Lots of fun.. Hope to share this soon. Decluttering.. Organizing.. Cleaning What is your routine? Do you have one? Do you wait until a certain day , and have an "all day" cleaning, or do you ?-- do a little each day? I don't think there is a right way or a wrong way?? Just what ever works for you... For me. I try to keep things decluttered.. And just maintain a tidy house. If I do a little each day, it is just about always presentable.. Here are a few of my regular routines. 1- Making the bed, when I first get out of it.. I use to not do this.. But, It is so quick and so easy [and a habit that I have adjusted to..] It makes the room appear clean , and for me, it encourages me to put everything away [only takes seconds to put things away..versus laying them on the bed/dresser,etc.] 2-Only touching things ONE time. Found this hint on Pintrest. Such a time saver..When coming in, take coats, purses, bags, etc to the place they go. Do not leave them on the back of a chair, table ,etc-- to deal with later/thus having to handle them a second time. Remember the one touch rule for all things that enter your house.. and if you don't leave things laying around... your house will not look untidy.. smile 3- Mail/paper items... Oh my.. my mail man brings me handfuls of junk mail every day.. eeeeh!!! When it comes through the front door, I immediately go through it, and toss all the junk mail. I put bills and stuff that need filing in a specified place. Then file and pay bills as needed. This tip, has been a life saver for the messy looking paper work everywhere. 4- Laundry.. This is not as difficult for me now, as it was when we had children at home.. I do a load of laundry as soon as I have one.. Usually, I do a load every other day.. Hint... I always fold/hang put away as soon as I finish.. Remember the one touch rule.. Always finish.. only touch once. smile 5-I call this hint--- making my footsteps count!!! As I walk from one room to another.. I take a quick look around, If I see any item that belongs to another room or area, I take it with me and return to its location. I have done this so long... it is just habit, and I don't even think about doing it. But, it really helps to keep the house tidy ..[with no extra work] 6- Kitchen duties--- No. I don't like to wash dishes or clean the kitchen after we eat.. It has to be done.. And there is nothing more rewarding than walking into a clean kitchen, when you awake in the am.. I run a dish pan of soapy water, and clean as I go.. After supper, I go and put the dishes in the dishwasher or I hand wash? I wipe off cabinets. hint-- set the timer and see how long it actually takes.. Once you see , how quick it is...it motivates you to , just do it. smile 7- Touch ups... I love the clorox wipes.. I do a quick wipe down of bathroom sink, top of tolit and lids. this keeps the bathroom looking tidy and keeps your tolit from getting really BAD... When I do my real bathroom cleaning.. it is not really bad and disgusting.. 8- End of day..5 to10 minute pick up--- Before going to bed, I do a quick pickup .. Magzines out, blankets,etc. I do a quick sweep of the living room , kitchen and hall. This is the best hint of all... as it ensures you that you start tomorrow with a tidy house.. and if you have that unexpected visitor pop in.......... everything is ok.. This sounds like a lot of work.. But, once you get the house cleaned, and get these habits established, it only takes minutes to do each.. And your work load is cut down so much.. When you do your major cleaning,it is so much easier. Hope you have a wonderful day.. Hope your enjoying yourFirst month of the New Year.. God bless. |
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| Simplicity 5104- OOP skirt. This was a simple sew.. Narrow waist band, elastic in back, and side zipper. I have made this a-line skirt several times. I wear them to church on Wednesday nights. Really comfortable and easy to wear. I had this fabric in my stash, a friend at church gifted me with this silk blouse. The skirt fabric is a stretch cotton |
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| Simplicity 5104.. oop |
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| Two pillowcase dresses for Emily's Mission. Emily is taking dresses to a children's home close to the college, she will be attending this fall. She wants to take the dresses in early spring , so the small girls will have summer dresses. She really loves this ministry. I would like to thank Dianne from http://rememberingoz.blogspot.com/ for her kindness. She donated lots of fabric for Emily's mission, Emily and I both appreciate it so much.. My daughter in law [Gina], will help me make dresses/skirts ,etc for the mission.Please check out Dianne's blog..She sews and makes beautiful things.. Hope you each have a wonderful week, as we start a new year.. I am making a new budget, doing lots of de-cluttering and organizing. |
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| Emily with two of the dresses , that Vickie made. They are so cute. |
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| Sewing Pillowcase Dresses for Emily's Mission..."Dresses for Children in Need" Note: click on photo to enlarge..You will be able to see them better. Emily [my granddaughter]is a senior in high school. She had to do a project for her honors program, the student is to choose any type of program to start up and over see and to have a passion for. She chose to do for a children's home in a town about 2 hours from her. She said, these little girls had been through so much and she wanted to give them a new dress. She worked to find people that would donate [sew a dress] for them. I enjoyed this sewing project, not only did it help me get my sewing mojo going again, but... it felt good to sew for a child who has been through so much. I would like to thank Vickie from http://www.vickieskitchenandgarden.com/2016/09/4-ways-to-use-up-leftover-ham-part-one.htmlfor being such a wonderful christian friend. She saw on my previous blog post, that I had mentioned sewing these dresses, she emailed me and offered to sew a dress for Emily's Mission. Thank you Vickie... Every person that sews, ensures that Emily's vision for each girl to get a new dress will happen.. thank you so much. I would also like to thank my daughter in law, Gina. She sews these pillowcase dresses for Africa and Hatti, she has a real love for this mission of hers. She works on it constantly. She took time out of her busy schedule to sew some dresses for Emily's mission. She wants Emily's mission of every little girl to have a new dress , to happen. Thank you Gina. Emily loves you and appreciates you. Hope you all have a blessed week.. Will post my fall decorating soon. |
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| Kitchen -- The small opening [was a small side porch, that we closed in.. It houses my upright freezer. It has shelves around it, that holds kitchen things. The extended shelf that you see..still needs painting.. Slowly..it will get done...smile ps - sorry about the cans of paint in the corner.. It too, is waiting to paint the outside [if the new siding ever gets done? ha] NOTE: click on photos to see enlarged photo |
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| Dining area... The arch way comes off the big hall. The door you see, is a small broom closet ..It too, has shelves on one wall. It holds the extra paper towels, cleaning supplies. |
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| Kitchen.. Sorry I didnt get photos of the cabinets.. When I downloaded my photos, that one was too blury to see. Anyway, I make the curtains. I looked everywhere for some teal/red curtains.. Never found any, so I made these. Simple.. |
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| How about some Chocolate chip/Pecan cookies? and we will drink Diet Coke to offset------ all the calories. smile!! Have a blessed day.. |
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| Emily.. This skirt is made from a cute purple/teal fabric that she chose. I made Emily 3 skirts like this.. I made one to be sure, she liked it, and she loved it/ so I made the other two. She is wearing a RTW t-shirt with it. NOTE; click on photo , to see enlarged photo. |
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| Callie is wearing a black and white polka dot skirt that i made her. I also made her 3 skirts. Callie is wearing a RTW white t-shirt with her skirt. |
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| I have a big hall .. It is about 6 1/2 ft wide and about 20 ft long. It has doors and 2 archways ..but still allows lots of room for storage units.. [This is an old house...not sure why??? anyone would waste so much space on a hall way?..ha] Oh well... it came in handy to house the remaining of my sewing stash. This photo is a long view of it. Note- click on photo , to enlarge and see photo better. |
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| This is the book shelf that hubby built. I found the zebra pint baskets at a junk store [Dirt Cheap].They were $3 each. They are really sturdy..So they hold the fabrics really well. I found the little wood chalkboard tags at the dollar store , during Christmas. I haven't finished putting them on the baskets.. Ran out of red ribbon to tie them on. eeeeeh!!! I am writing on the tags with a chalkboard pin, so as the fabric contents change, I can change the titles. |
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| Close up of the tags. |
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| Sitting next to the book shelf, is two big plastic drawer units. This holds embroidery thread, regular threads, zippers, ribbons, buttons, etc. |
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| Sitting area on the opposite wall.. thought I would show you the entire hall, and how it all came out. The cushions on the bench, I also found at Dirt Cheap..They were black and white.. and only a dollar each.. I made the wreath above the bench.. I used the zebra print ribbon to tie the baskets in .. Black and white decor, is not really the colors I would have chosen, but.......... I needed a place to store the fabric stash..and the hall was the ONLY place left.. and the zebra totes [that were that well made] were $3.. so that is how the color scheme came to be.lol |
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| Desk is at the other end.. If you notice the chair.. It is the one I covered for my old sewing room, to match my sewing table.. the pink /blue/red combo didn't work.. I found this zebra print, so I will recover it soon. The hall also has a red cabinet [forgot to get a close up of it.sorry] It just holds extra towels/wash cloths, sheets.. We are settling in, and things are beginning to have a regular place to be.. This has been the hardest part of moving for me.. When downsizing you MUST ,get rid of stuff.. I thought , we had !!! We donated lots of stuff to Salvation Army, we gave lots away..We threw away sacks and sacks.. But........... this little house is FULL.. smile... Slowly is becoming a cozy little home. |
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| Butterick 6214 Simple Summer Top I bought this pattern awhile back, and really for got I had it. I saw that SarahLiz had made it. Hers was really cute. Check it out. http://sarahlizsewstyle.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-week-two-things-happened-well-more.html She told how quick and easy it was.[thank you Sarahliz] I decided I needed a sewing fix, and this easy/quick top was just the right idea. We are having winter here, but it will be nice to have a new top when spring arrives. |
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| I cut it out in this burgundy/purple paisley print fabric.. [Not sure what type of fabric it is? It feels like it is some type of rayon? Drapes well] I have been sewing on it, and should have it ready for photos tomorrow [if my camera fellow [hubby] is available. ha] Hope your having a wonderful weekend.. |
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| Embroidered Table Runner |
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| Stockings [ornaments] |
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| Stockings |
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| Angel costumes- 4 I have made 25 this year, thus far.. Lots of cute little angels looking forward to their Christmas plays. What a blessing this is for me. Hope your having a great week. |
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| Amy Grace- [Almost 11 yrs old] |
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| Ashlee Gail [almost 11 yrs old] |
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| Twin Granddaughters.. I think I am getting a thumbs up!!! Aren't They Sweet girls? |
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| I made them 2 solid black a-line skirts for school [this is their school uniform colors] I also made them each a black/white hounds tooth skirt.. I bought ready made t-shirts to go with them.. It was so nice to get in my sewing room. Hopefully, we will get moved and settled soon, and I will be able to sew more. Happy Sewing... |
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| Curtain for Bathroom [at the old house we are fixing up] It is a Berry Red /White stripe, with a red/white floral topper.. NOTE: Click on photos to enlarge. |
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| Used the left over fabric to make a matching Commode topper. |
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| I have a craft project in progress.. [I saw a similar idea on someone's blog. Can't find it.. Sorry I can't give credit to her blog. ].. These are Christmas Popcorn tins. I am making them to place on a big shelf [that will go from ceiling to floor and house baskets and tins to hold sewing supplies]. I will not have a sewing room, when we move..[sad] So, I am having to figure out what to do with my massive stash.ha I spray painted these tins [like 20 times.. whew.. have you ever tried to cover a Christmas tin with white paint?? not fun.ha] .. I will be decorating them with stencils/ more paint/ maybe chalk board paint? Will finish them soon.. and post. |
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| Stencils and Paint Just waiting on me.... Hope you all are having a fun summer, and lots of sewing fun.. I am sorry , I have not posted in such a long time.. We are working many hours a day on this old house, and getting our house ready to sell. So time, is really hard to find. Sorry. |
