Tag: fabric
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To Peplum or not to Peplum…
I’ve seen a lot of peplum tops and dresses around. There are even skirts, shorts, jackets. I don’t know what I think about the trend. I was born in the 80s and I know that these peplum things came straight out of that era. Some fashions just shouldn’t be given a new life… like hammer…
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Birthday apron
Liam’s cute friend, Avery, turned 4 last week. Liam wanted to give her a present. He loves to help me make cookies and do chores while wearing his apron and thought that Avery needed an apron as well. So, I made a cute, girly, ruffley apron for a sweet little girl. I love the ruffles…
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Orange shorts
The babies don’t really NEED any more clothes, but it’s kind of addicting making cute new things for them. I saw this orange fabric on the clearance stack at Craft Warehouse ($2.50/ yd!) and couldn’t pass up getting a yard of it. I think it makes perfectly cute little kid shorts. I believe I will…
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Another t-shirt polo
This little shirt just fits my guys so well. I’m happy that the pattern works! For this one, I used striped knit fabric from my stash, which was in my mom’s stash for a hundred years. It is soft and stretchy and feels so comfy. I would have liked to make a skirt out of…
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Stripey polo t-shirt
I wanted to try my hand at making stripes. I grabbed a couple of old t shirts, cut them into strips, and sewed them together. Then, I decided to make the babies a new shirt using my new striped fabric. I didn’t have a pattern, so I used a shirt that they already have to…
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Turquoise baby dress
I have another baby shower coming up- for a baby girl. I decided to try a technique I saw online that gives some texture to the fabric. I did it wrong. But, I liked the way my version looked, so I kept it. I will try the technique again sometime, correctly. The fabric is a…
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