My summer hobby is sewing. I have loved finding ideas on Pinterest and then giving them a try. Some fail miserably, and others are very fun and enjoyable. A friend just got rid of a lot of fabric she had so I quickly filled a garbage sack of fabric to take home and get right to work.
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| This shirt I just kind of made up by tracing a shirt she had for a pattern. I added elastic to the arms and neckline to make it easy to get on and off. And this was my first time to add a pocket (that was kind of fun). |
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| The tutorial for this dress was great! I added my own flare at the bottom and I added elastic to the arms. I love the bright/contrasting colors in this dress. |
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| For the fourth of July I took the above tutorial and altered it even more. I made the total length shorter and the sleeves shorter, and I sewed the elastic further in to give the end of each sleeve a ruffled look. Laney got tons of compliments. |
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| This dress was not easy at all. I tried using an actually paper pattern to follow - but it was more like reading a foreign language. I pretty much just ended up making it up based on the pieces that I had cut. It turned out cute, but I think there's more to it then I created. I really like the pattern, though. |
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| This little ruffled tank came from a cute sewing website with lots of ideas. The shirt wasn't too hard, but making the ruffles was kind of a pain. I didn't make them wide enough so then I had to make more. Lesson learned. |
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| I got the idea for this dress by following a tutorial and then simplifying it. This is my favorite dress. It's pleated down the front with more pleats on the bottom...super cute! |
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| There are lots of tutorials out there for pillowcase dresses - this one is my favorite. It's easy and it fits well. It's super fun to make with different fabrics and ribbons, and I added contrasting fabric trim to the one on the bottom. Lots of variety! |
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| I also just made a dress out of my dad's old shirt using a very easy tutorial. I just love that I have a way to remember my dad. It just puts a smile on my face to see her wearing something that belonged to him. |
I'm still learning so much about sewing and I'm having "sew" much fun giving it a try. I haven't even attempted zippers or buttons, that is on my list of things to try, and for now I'm only sewing dresses. I tried sewing pants using an old pillowcase but they turned out to be one of my failed attempts. I think they might fit an infant, but not my giant 20 month old. Luckily I have all this free fabric to try and try again. I'm thinking that once the school year starts I won't have any time to sew, so I better sew my heart out while I can.
