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As I started to think about this post, I realized I never showed you the desired end result of this Santa Quilt! The customer saw this quilt years ago and bought the Santa panel and some of the supporting fabrics. I am happy to report that, according to how I plan to construct it, I…
Ā Yes, here it is in all it’s pre-construction glory! PROGRESS!!
Well, here it is – FINALLY! Kim’s skirt, minus the hem and other finishing touches. Ready for a fitting to make sure everything’s a go. I’m convinced this fabric was a better choice than the satin and Georgette we originally chose for her and will create the type of skirt she was looking for. I’ll…
Well, I had prepared myself for the whims of a toddler and for the fact that littleĀ “Bubbers” may never put on his monkey ears, and alas, he did not. BUT, here’s the monkey costume I made for him. We snuck the hat on quick-like as he was sipping some milk, but you can see that…
I know, I know…we haven’t even gotten through Halloween or gobbled some Thanksgiving turkey yet, but this quilt is putting me in a Christmas-sort of mood. Here’s what I’ve done so far and the fabrics I will be working with. It will be queen sized with 6 Santa panels in the middle and random…
Well, ever since I decided to stop doing dressmaking/alterations, I have received a call or email almost every day asking me to do all kinds of various projects!! I have also had an unexpectedly good time saying, “no” for once! Apparently the word is out now because the requests have died down. I really feel…
Here are the bibs I made by Kara’s request – finished and off to their new home! š Thanks so much!
Well, Kim’s daughter’s wedding was tonight and I haven’t had any phone calls! lol. She ended up finding 2 ready-made dresses she liked so I altered both and left the rest up to her. Though Kim is not the reason I’m about to make the announcement I’m going to make, the whole situation reminded me…
Well, I haven’t been blogging as much as I hoped lately – mostly because I’ve been working on Kim’s dress. After a wonderful preliminary fitting, I made up the garment, only to find out that there were several changes she wanted to make. This necessitated playing with a muslin some more so I’ve made a…
So a post or so ago, I showed you what I made from some Fat Quarters I made with my winnings from my friend Becky at Rebecca’s Rags…Well there’s something I didn’t tell you, and boy, how much fun I’ve been having! Click here to get the rest of the story… Other than my sneaky…