
上个月去逛JoAnn’sfabric在它的布头架子上面花了一块多点儿买了一块redsoxlicensed小布头,不到0.3yard细长的一小条.做个啥好呢?我拿出我的的包包饰品的patterncollection翻了一番,相中的SwoonVintageMabelHandbag.
这又是一个从swoonpattern的免费pattern,大家都知道我是个swoon迷。拥有她家很多patterns.我三年前刚刚开始缝包的时候缝过这个小包,很小巧的很简单,没有拉锁也不用太多硬[
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上个月逛离家不远的一个布店时,在upholsterysection看到一块漂亮的花布,蓝底儿上小白色雏菊,颇有点东方美的味道,是有点厚的棉布。幅宽45’,我买了1.5yard。回家洗了烘了。全棉布是要皱的,还会缩水。所以做之前一定要先过水烘干,做完了衣服再洗肯定要缩的。
先做的是一个铅笔裙Lekalathreeseampencilskirt.这是一个免费的pattern。它的特点是根据每个人的腰臀的长度[
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Sorry 有些晚了,几周前开始写的,一直没写完。
今天是patroitday.Patroitday每年四月份第三个星期一.是为了纪念美国独立战争在波士顿近郊Lexingtonconcord转折性的一战。一年一度的波士顿马拉松就是在这天举行。
波马的一个亮点就是Wellesley小镇,它是马拉松的中点(不是终点)。马人们跑到wellesley就像到了一个大party,沿路上听到不断的欢呼声喇叭声,彩带,糖满天飞,吃的喝的[
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TodayisApril2nd.Ican’tbelieveitissnowinginBoston!Iamsoreadyforspring.Forone,myson’slittleleagueseasonstartsinoneweek.Iwanttosewsomethingbaseballrelatedtobringtothebaseballpractices.
IchosetheRedBoxfabricIgotfromJoAnn’s.IpickedtheSwoonBlanchebagpatternbecauseithasanicebarrelshapethatistoogirlyforbaseball.Swoonbagpatterncompanyismyfavoritebagpatterncompany.Ihavesewnseveralpatter...[
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Imustsay,Heidiisssuperpracticalclutch/wristlet.SinceIfinishedthesmallsizedclutchlastweekend,I’vecarriedeverywhere.Itistherightsizeformykindle,phone,key,afewcards.Thedimensionofthesmallwristletis9″wide,6.5″tall.
Front:
HeidiisafreepatternfromSwoonPattern.I’vemadeseveralSwoonbagsbefore.Alltheirbagsareverywelldesigned.Thisi...[
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Iamtakingabreakfromsewingclothesandsewedanotherbagthisweek.IsewedGlendafromswoonpattern:
IgotthispatternthreeyearsagowhenIjuststartedsewing.IamabigbigfunofSwoonPattern.I'veboughtquiteafewpatternsfromthem.Alltheirbagsareverywelldesigned.
Imadethisbagpatterntwicebefore.Thosearefrommypre-blogera.Ihavetodigthroughmyoldfilestofindafewphotos.
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EveryFridayIwearsomethingmemade.
TodayIamwearingacircleskirtmadewithcottonsateenfabric.
Thefabricisbeautifulcottonsateenwithasmallamountofstretch.Ithasblack,white,redandpinkcolorssoitgoeswithalotofmyclothes.
HoweverwhenIfirstmadeitattheendofsummer,Ididn'tlikeitatall.Yousee,thecottonsateenfabricisverythick,Ialsolineditwithapieceofsturdyoldcottonsheet.Asaresult,theskirtisprettyheavy...[
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Hi,Beautifuls:
MccallsM6886ismyfavoriteTshirtdresspattern.WhatIlikeaboutitis:
Itissupersimple.Asleevelessdressonlyhavetwopatternpieces.
Ittakesverylittlefabric.Icanmakeonesleevelessdresswithlessthan1yardoffabric.Supercosteffective.
Itisveryfitted.UnlikealotoflooseTshirtdresspattern.M6886hasdesignednicecurveforslimwaist.Iam5’3”.Iamverypetite.Ican’thandlebulkycloth.
...[
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Canyoubelievehowfastsummerfliedby?Labourdays—-theunofficialendofsummer,isnextweek.Kidswillgobacktoschool,andIgobacktomylifeofabusymom/nanny/driversoon.
Temperaturehasbeenlow50satnight.It’stimetostartsewingforthefall.ForthefirstfalldressIchoosemyfavoritepattern,afauxwrapdressM6884.
Ihavemadethispatternseveraltimesbefore.Ibloggedaboutithereandhere.Iknowthispatternis1.Easytomake,2.E...[
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Myoldsilksheethascometotheendofherlife.Shehadbeengloriousandluxuriousduringherpeakdays.Nowsomepartofheristiredandtorn.HoweverIstillseelifeinher.Idecidedtotransformherintoabeautifulnewlife.
ImadeviewAofMccallsM6751.Itisatanktopwithcrossbackdesign.WhenIlookedatthephotointhepatternIjustlovetheyouthspiritofit.
Thetanktopisveryeasytomake.Iusedclearelasticstore-enforcet...[
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