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The Halloween Skirt without a Pattern

October 20, 2015 3 Comments
sew a girl's halloween skirt

It’s well documented that sometimes I have an idea for a project and am not really sure how it’s going to turn out. Usually I don’t take pictures at all when I’m doing such a thing, even if I hope to be able to blog about it when it’s done. So it is with this […]

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Things I Learned from the Skirt that Went Awry {Summer of No Pants}

June 19, 2013 No Comments
fabric happy

If I were going to write a tutorial for I made my latest skirt it would go something like this: Measure skirt you’re currently wearing. Marvel that it actually fits you when you know your waist isn’t that small. Measure where you think you want the skirt to fall on your body. Cut two pieces […]

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Fabric Crafts, Sewing

From Mom Jeans to a Cute Skirt {Summer of No Pants}

June 10, 2013 No Comments
denim skirt mom jeans

My upcylcing ways continue this week with my Summer of No Pants skirt made out of an old pair of jeans. These jeans were not all that flattering to start with (as case of the Old Navy gateway mom jeans phenomenon) and they were about to get a hole in one knee, so I figured […]

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Summer of No Pants: Upcycle a Dress into a Skirt

June 3, 2013 No Comments
finished upcycled skirt

I bought this dress at Target last summer. I don’t know if my daughter was with me so I was in a hurry or if I just temporarily took leave of my senses, because I bought it without trying it on. It’s a beauty, and I love it, but I can’t zip the damn thing […]

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Fabric Crafts, Kids, Sewing

My Awesomely Spectacular Craft Fail of the Day

May 6, 2013 No Comments
right sides together fail

You’d think I’d learn. I’ve been taking part in an every-other-week crafting challenge all year now, and I still end up procrastinating and trying to make the whole thing on the day before (or the day) it’s due. So that means today, on what felt like not enough sleep after a whirlwind knitting weekend (which […]

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