Category: tutorials

TAPERING YOUR OWN PANTS

I buy all of my clothes at thrift stores. The thing is, it can be tricky finding secondhand pants that, well, fit. That being said…

I have this pair of pants that made me feel like I was 14 again, trying on my long pants after a summer of shorts and an unknown growth spurt. I love a great pair of ankle pants, but these weren’t a great pair of ankle pants. So for months and months, and months I rolled each leg up twice, in an attempt to hide the floodwater-flair. Psssh, I should have tapered these bad boys a looooong time ago. Maybe you should too.

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sunglasses case

How is it that this is the last pattern for the introduction to sewing AND intermediate sewing techniques courses, and I’m just now doing a pouch?  I mean, seriously Stace, get with it.  Honestly, I don’t think to make purses these days, because I’m glued to my diaper bag, but a cute zippered pouch to […]

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asymmetrical apron

I used to make standard aprons, embellishing them with appliques and ruffles.  I made them because they were “in” and people would buy them, but not because I particularly liked them like that.  One day, while fabric shopping, I found something that was exactly what I’d want for an apron.  The problem was, it was […]

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closed pillowcase

Pillowcases are one of my pet peeves.  I know, nobody likes hearing about other peoples’ pet peves, but this time, I actually did something about it.  See, I can’t stand it when I can see the pillow form inside of the pillowcase.  We have two sets of pillows on our bed, one is more full […]

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***ahem*** skirt

The possibilities are endless when your skirt’s hem is made in contrasting bias tape. Get it?  The name of the skirt is ahem, like the hem of the skirt.  Plus, it walks in the room and says, “***ahem*** I just got here, and check out my skirt, I”m just sayin.” It can be sized for […]

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