Hi readers! Here’s how to make a cute cropped halter top for summer from an old t shirt! Check out the before and after…. this is a quick project . All you need is an old t shirt and some knit fabric to make binding with. If the tshirt is long enough, you can just […]
Adding A Lace Overlay To A Strapless Wedding Gown:Thread tracing and applique seams on lace
Annie came to me back in March about making her wedding gown. Annie is Maria’s cousin, the young woman I made the lace wedding gown for a couple of years ago. I was super busy at the time, and wasn’t sure if I could swing making a full dress for Annie. I had a play […]
Refashioning Mom’s Wedding Gown Into A First Communion Dress- Finished!
Mom’s Wedding Gown To First Communion Dress… I finished the dress and everything went well. The fit was great, and my little friend was so happy in her dress made from her mom’s wedding gown on her special day! The gown has lots of little details, making it a miniature wedding gown, really. It has […]
Working on: Wedding gown upcycled into a girls first Communion dress
I have been working on a project this week that is proving very interesting, as well as a lot more challenging than I anticipated. But my projects always seem to work out that way. A few months ago, I spoke with my friend Christine about redoing her wedding dress to make into a First Communion […]
DIY Side Stripe Boyfriend Jean
I saw some ‘boyfriend’ jeans with a side stripe sort of like these……but I wasn’t so crazy about those huge holes. Maybe if I was 18 I would wear them. But not at my age. Luckily knowing how to sew means you can interpret trends to fit your own style and also be appropriate to […]
Striped Sneakers With Rit Dye
I have been experimenting with dye this week, and made these fun striped sneakers. I painted the dye onto the shoes straight out of the bottle. I like the effect of the watercolor like stripes. You probably have noticed the I LOVE anything with stripes on it!I bought some white sneakers. They are about seven […]
Upcycled T Shirt Dress Tutorial For Valentine’s day!!
I’m excited to show you my little girls Valentine’s Day dress I made from a men’s T shirt! It’s so easy and only has four seams to sew. Nice. Also, don’t forget to enter my Happy Handmade, Sew Chic Kids pattern book giveaway! But first I want to thank my fifth grader Lily, who […]
DIY Striped Glitter Heels
This DIY shoe project was one of those projects that almost turned out perfect, but not quite. But I really like this idea, so I thought I’d share it anyway, in case you want to try it for yourselves. Maybe you’ll do a better job! What I did was wrong was to let the […]
Upcycled Christmas Dress From Nightshirt : Scattered Thoughts Of A Crafty Mom’s Holiday Sewing Tour
Today I’m taking part in the lovely Jamie from Scattered Thoughts Of A Crafty Mom’s Holiday Sewing Blog Tour. There are lots of great inspirational Christmas sewing projects over there so be sure to check them out! I love Jamie’s blog. Such a clever and talented lady she is , always coming up with great […]
Pumpkin Witchy Balloon Skirt Dress Made From A Men’s Shirt
Today is day one of The Train To Crazy’s 3rd annual Handmade Costume series! Yes, it’s time to start thinking about sewing for Halloween again! Over the next couple of weeks you should definitely put The Train To Crazy on your must read list because there will be lots of tutorials shared for Halloween sewing! […]