I finished the winter jacket for my Mother-in-Law in time for Christmas! It turned very well and now I'll share some pictures. The jacket has a wonderfully dramatic collar. To look at it, you wouldn't think it was made out of DWR fabric. My MIL picked black for the outside and a nice...

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I'm finally putting together the actual winter jacket for my Mother-in-Law. The Ultrex fabric arrived and I have basted together the outer layer. I let my MIL try it on one last time before I finish it up. I wanted to make sure there were no more fitting issues. The front looks pretty...

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Many moons ago, I made some vinegar wood stain to stain an Ikea dresser I bought. I thought I would share the results. To make the stain, I crammed a bunch of old, rusty steel wool (you can use new steel wool, too) clumps in a glass container. I then filled the jar...

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I'm still working on a winter jacket for my Mother-in-law. I had to make a fairly large adjustment to the first muslin, so I decided to make a second muslin before going any further. The adjustment was to shorten the bodice length, as the waistline was sitting too low. My MIL is much happier...

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Sewing the jacket for my Mother-in-law is going pretty well so far. As mentioned in a previous post, I used a raglan dress pattern as a sloper to make up a jacket pattern. I made up a jacket muslin for my MIL to try on. My MIL loves it so far - especially,...

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I made a second Pin-Up Girls Linda Partial Band Bra. It's still not quite the right size, but I'm getting there. Sewing this second bra went a little smoother than the first. I didn't have to struggle with tension or the instructions, since I figured that stuff out the first time around. Inside...

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I'm sewing another winter jacket project. Well, actually more of a coat. It's going to be a wool coat for my Mother-in-Law as a Christmas gift. So, I'm tackling a bunch of new challenges at once: sewing for someone else, sewing plus sizes, and sewing with wool. Of course, first we had to...

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I'm almost finished my planned grey cable sweater. But, things have not turned out as I hoped. I finished the body and the sleeves and then blocked the sweater. That's when things didn't go so well. My sweater turned into a dress! Not horrible, but not what I was going for. The pattern...

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It's Halloween! Probably my favourite holiday of the year. This year, I got my act together and made myself a costume from scratch.  We had our office Halloween party yesterday, so I have pictures to share. Can you guess who I am? I'm Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas! To make my costume, I...

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