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Wardrobe Refashion 2008 6-month pledge

I, Maggie, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of “new” manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 6 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle pre-loved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will […]

M5380 Happy Harvest Dress

This past weekend I sewed a rather festive looking dress out of a hodgepodge of fabrics and materials that I had on hand, including:
- Mens’ 2XL “Happy Harvest” Threadless t-shirt
- Orange cotton broadcloth from Halloween 2006
- Brown paisley charmeuse from Hancock’s clearance rack (spring 2007)
- Part of an old full-size 300-thread-count cotton sheet
I used two […]

Yes, I went there.

Simplicity patterns are on sale through Monday at Joann Fabrics and Crafts for $1 each. If any of you are Project Runway fans, this includes the line of PR-inspired patterns that Simplicity has put out since fall. Most of the PR designs don’t look particularly difficult to sew, so if you haven’t touched […]

B4389: Gunmetal blue and white party dress

Here’s the party dress I’ve been working on for the past two nights:

It’s Butterick B4389, made out of textured, printed white chiffon and gunmetal blue-grey stretch satin from a Hancock’s clearance rack. Total cost of materials, thread, and pattern = $12.75-$15.00. I only used materials, thread, pattern, and notions from my current stash and bought […]

2008 Wardrobe Plan!

I am still working on my Personal Style/Sewing badge this month at Project Wonder Woman, and now I have the exact project I would like to complete in order to earn it.
I have already done a preliminary closet purge, but I will do another this week. In the meanwhile, I have entered the Pattern […]

1/3/08 Log: Project Wonder Woman January Activities

My sleep schedule is STILL messed up from my 2 weeks off from work. I woke up at 7:45 am instead of 6:00 am, and only had time to do a 30 minute Yourself Fitness Flexibility session (which I shall count as today’s yoga) before work. We have a cold front moving through the area […]

B4945: Retro 50’s Style Apron

I finished up my Butterick B4945 sushi-print retro apron tonight and posted my review of the pattern up at PatternReview.com. I’m very happy with the way it turned out and plan to make some more in other fun prints to give away as Xmas presents this year.

Another PR member posted a link to […]

Free Sewing Patterns & Resources

Since I’ve gotten back into sewing, I’ve found some great free sources for sewing patterns on the web that you might want to check out. If you’ve been sewing for a while, you know that a gal can never have too many patterns. If you are a sewing newbie but have been thinking […]