After finishing my first crocheted sweater, I decided that I really wanted to knit a sweater. I’ve only tried to knit once or twice, probably a couple decades ago. But with some exceptions, I like the look of knit sweaters better than crochet. I decided that the Everyday Raglan from Sheep & Stitch would be…
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Guess what? I finished my first sweater! This is the first sweater I’ve ever made from scratch. The pattern is the Homegirl Sweater by Meg Made With Love. Technically it’s available for free on her blog, but I purchased it because I like to support the creatives that are putting something out there that I’m…
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This is the dress I made last year for the Fourth of July. It’s the Popover Dress from Gertie’s Gertie Sews Jiffy Dresses book. The belt is a Malco Modes belt, super stretchy and very comfy. The fabric is some glittery fireworks fabric I got from Joann’s at a pretty big discount because I made…
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Back to an older project for a bit. This one is the Seamwork Veronica made from a quilting cotton. Veronica is a simple dress with a waist and elastic at the back. It went together pretty easily. The instructions were clear and not many pieces. But I think I made a poor choice in fabric…
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I saw these macaron pattern weights on Instagram and I had to have them. Fortunately, AJ over at Confused Kitty Sewing had a super easy tutorial. So with a quick order to Amazon for the supplies, I was off. This are the colors I decided to use. Actually I have one more blue on in…
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There were a couple other projects I worked on during the quilt retreat over Memorial Day weekend, but they’ll get posted when they’re done since they’re mostly gifts. But one more that was for guild efforts was making totes for a center that helps at-risk youth. The guild normally makes tote bags and pillowcases. When…
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The third retreat project I worked on was the ByAnnie Mini Notebook Cover. The pattern as well as a correctly sized piece of Soft and Stable was part of our goodie bag. It was super awesome of ByAnnie to sponsor our retreat and this was a cute pattern that would make a fun gift! I’d…
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The second retreat project was making a pair of slippers. The organizers provided us with some non-skid fabric to use for the bottom and sent out a list of free patterns, but I couldn’t just make basic slippers. I mean, it’s me. So, yeah, no. I was definitely going to make pig slippers. I perused…
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My quilting guild retreat was supposed to be over Memorial Day weekend. I originally wasn’t supposed to go, but it got switched to a virtual retreat and since my original plans were cancelled, I was able to attend. The organizers did an amazing job with lots of fun projects, a 24 hour zoom room, a…
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Coming up next in my organizational sewing are these By Annie Pack It In packing Cubes. I actually started these first and as I was using the fabric, I realized it would also be perfect for the Amethyst Project Bag. So after making one of these, I paused and made the Amethyst Project Bag, and…
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