i hereby dub this week: clothing for sadie week.cause, i've got another dress to show tomorrow. i don't know why, but i'm obsessed this week with making her clothes!anyways...ok, i'm kinda excited about this shirt. no, really excited! i made it from an idea in my head, and with no official "pattern"! (both big deals for me) it's nice to have … [Read more...]
shirt from scratch
October 22, 2009 By 28 Comments
does anyone else feel slightly ill/majorly jealous when you look at the make it and love it blog? ashley makes me weep with craft angst.as in, i want to do EVERYTHING she does.to make myself feel better, every once in a while i do one of her insanely cute, easy projects, and kick myself for not being as cool as her. like this shirt tutorial.i … [Read more...]
shirt redo
October 9, 2009 By 2 Comments
ok, so it's the same shirt as this one, pretty much. but i liked it so much i had to do it again. salvation army was having their 50% off everything sale last week, so i picked up this shirt for $1 or 2. ralph lauren, so well made and nice material. i also got a few others that i'm going to be messing with. one has shoulder pads. hehe. before … [Read more...]
sprucing
September 30, 2009 By 3 Comments
i bought these boring tees last year for $3 a piece i think, and decided they needed a little something, so i spruced them up a bit with some reverse applique: and some fabric rosettes. these i made with the leftover strips from my pleated neckline shirt, and just sewed them down in a rough circle. love it! of course, sadie's clothes couldn't … [Read more...]
pleated neckline tutorial
September 24, 2009 By 5 Comments
alright, so this is in no way a new idea...but it's my take on updating a shirt with some fun ruffly-looking pleats! basically, while i was getting dressed i saw this shirt and said,"BINGO! that needs some ruffly pleated things." and, 20 minutes later, this shirt was done. quick and painless!you'll need: a tired boring shirt. wrinkly bottom … [Read more...]
gaining confidence…
September 22, 2009 By 19 Comments
...in sewing for myself, that is. it's not as hard or scary as i've thought. well, until i hit a road block, the two projects i've done lately have been successes. we'll see what happens when i get frustrated one day. i think i'll stick to simple stuff! like this button down shirt into a peasant shirt transformation. i found this top at goodwill a … [Read more...]
some new stuff
August 5, 2009 By 5 Comments
i made these outfits for sadie today...i love the material on this one...and that trim on the bottom of the skirt. I got the skirt fabric from a friend, and the brown and teal fabrics were remnants, at $1.50 per piece. I had the trim already, so this outfit came out to be oh so cheap! love that. this dress was so easy i almost feel like i can't … [Read more...]
cherries!
July 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We've been enjoying some cherries we got on sale this week...although Sadie is not allowed to feed herself. Can you imagine the stains? shudder. I made this peasant blouse for Sadie last night. I loove it! Got the fabric in a remnant pile at Joann's for like, a dollar. I used this tutorial. She has a lot of great tutorials! It was tricky at first … [Read more...]
Naptime shirts
June 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
Whipped out these sassy summer tops during afternoon nap today. (and yes, honey, I weeded the front yard today) They're so easy and quick, gotta love that.It's easily adaptable into a dress as well (aka pillowcase dress)....I will have to resist the urge to sew her a dress/shirt in every fabric I have...haha. I got the fabric at this shop, my … [Read more...]
can’t beat 1.50
June 20, 2009 By 6 Comments
That's how much this men's shirt cost me at Salvation Army. That plus an hour or so of sewing produced this cute little number. Alas, I did not think of this cutie pie idea. I got the idea here. This blog is awesome. I can't wait to make some more shirts like this one!Cassy and I have big plans to eat some sushi tonight and enjoy some quality time … [Read more...]