I always love a good tiered skirt refashion.
BEFORE: Tiered women’s skirt picked up at Savers Thrift Store.
AFTER: A new dress for Princess made one rainy Saturday morning.
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From the category archives:
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A stack of vintage calico, appliqued burp cloths for a new baby boy (his dad owns a beautiful John Deere tractor).
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When Princess got the American Girl doll, Ivy, for Christmas, she immediately started begging for a matching “Chinese New Year Dress”. A week later, I found this women’s dress at Savers and I knew it was meant to be.
BEFORE (with refashioning already underway):
AFTER: (finished on Chinese New Year’s Eve)
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A little goodbye gift for some friends who are moving from Orange County.
You can find the applique technique tutorial here.
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Six capelets for the children’s theater performance of “Anything Goes.”
I figure if I stay behind the sewing machine, it’ll keep me from becoming one of “those stage moms.”
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Before: A thrifted, plaid, wool skirt in the greatest colors, that happened to fit perfectly at the waist, but was an unfortunate length (especially for my 5′ 3″ frame.
After: 12 inches shorter and lot more fun.
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I’m so glad my friend requested one for her daughter’s blessing.
It’s one of my favorite things to do with vintage hankies.
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I pulled out my trusty reusable bag pattern once again. The polka dot fabric from “the stash” in the school colors paired with a monogram drawn by Princess made it a great personalized and useful Christmas gift for her second grade teacher.
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As a gift for one of the Utah cousins, I made a diner waitress imaginative play kit complete with handmade apron, notebook and pen (for taking order), some dishes, felt breakfast food from etsy, and personalized, laminated diner menus.
Pumpkin kept saying “She’s gonna love it mom, because I love it.”
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Making Christmas pajamas every year seemed like a good tradition to start when I had one child. When I had two, it was still an attainable goal. But with three kids, it has become a little overwhelming especially with all the other hand made gifts on my list.
So this year, Baby Brother got simple, matching [...]
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