A year off from blogging has given me a wonderful boost in sewing energy. In fact, I did so much sewing last year that I decided to start keeping a written Sewing Journal.

The journal consists of an inexpensive notebook and cover. The cover is one I made a few years ago. It’s fashioned after a leather Franklin Covey planner I loved that I found at a thrift store. My cover fits a 5″x7″ spiral bound notebook perfectly. Continue reading “A Sewing Journal!”

lynnenewFebruary 27, 2016May 22, 20166 Comments

Finished Projects, Reviews

Zip and Clip Bag – A Perfect Bag for a Night Out

I’ve been looking for a pattern for a small hipster or cross-body bag that could securely hold my phone, a credit card, some cash and maybe something else like a camera or some ladies’ accoutrements, shall we say. Most hipster or cross-body bags I’ve seen have been too big or without many secure pockets, but this Zip & Clip bag I found on Craftsy is just perfect! The pattern is by Lisa Amundsen whose website is aroundthebobbin.com. Continue reading “Zip and Clip Bag – A Perfect Bag for a Night Out”

lynnenewMay 13, 2015May 12, 20159 Comments

Finished Projects, Reviews

Crimson and Clover Train Cases

My quest for structured bags continues! This week I made Sara Larson’s Crimson and Clover Train Cases. This cute pattern comes in 3 sizes. I made a medium and a small bag, omitting the interior pockets. Continue reading “Crimson and Clover Train Cases”

lynnenewMarch 23, 2015March 22, 20157 Comments

Challenges, Reviews

March Challenge – UFO: Everything In Its Place Bag

I bought the Sew Sturdy Travel Organizers Craftsy class last August! I love trying to make structured bags and I just couldn’t resist something that looked like a suitcase. But I was dismayed that I needed some specialty items that I didn’t already have: Soft and Stable foam stabilizer and some very very long purse zippers. Sometimes it’s a little off-putting to find that the instructor is selling more than just her pattern. In this case, Annie Unrein (the instructor and pattern author), is also encouraging us to buy her “By Annie Soft and Stable” foam stabilizer and long purse zippers. Neither of these two items are specifically mentioned in the “materials” list on Craftsy. This was annoying enough to me that I gave up on this class. Continue reading “March Challenge – UFO: Everything In Its Place Bag”

lynnenewMarch 16, 2015March 15, 20153 Comments

Tips & Tricks

A Little Applique Test with ScanNCut and Dream Machine

I’ve been meaning to do this little test for awhile. It’s simple: take a drawing of an applique shape and scan it on the ScanNCut for fabric cutting and scan it on the Dream Machine to create an applique embroidery file. Will the fabric piece and the embroidery design be the same size? If this experiment works, then I don’t need to use any additional software to create cut files and embroidery files for my applique. Continue reading “A Little Applique Test with ScanNCut and Dream Machine”

lynnenewFebruary 23, 2015February 21, 201510 Comments

Challenges

February Challenge: Sewing Space Reveal

This month’s challenge was to show off our sewing spaces! For awhile, I was sewing in our unfinished master bath on a card table, but then my husband built me this cute 8′ x 12′ sewing hut in our backyard. What started out as a fairly empty sewing space has quickly become completely filled floor to ceiling with sewing stuff. Here’s a peek! Continue reading “February Challenge: Sewing Space Reveal”

lynnenewFebruary 16, 2015February 14, 20158 Comments

Challenges, Reviews

Sylvia’s Threads Challenge and Bionic Gear Bag

One of our Sewing Collective members, Sylvia, has been sewing up a storm lately! In response to our January Threads Challenge, she completed a dress she was inspired to make from the July 2012 edition. If you may recall, Sylvia asked me many months ago to digitize the rose that Jennifer Stern had drawn for her machine embroidered embellishment. I wrote about that process here. You never know what becomes of these requests, so I was astonished when she told me she had finished the dress! Continue reading “Sylvia’s Threads Challenge and Bionic Gear Bag”

lynnenewFebruary 3, 20158 Comments

Tips & Tricks

Intricate Applique Made Possible by Stitch Artist and a ScanNCut

You may recall that I once tried cut out a rather intricate monogram of the letter K on the ScanNCut using marine vinyl (see here). It didn’t go so well because the marine vinyl just wouldn’t stay stuck to the cutting mat. I’ve decided to revisit that monogram to showcase how you can make some really intricate appliques with the help of a ScanNCut. Along the way, we’ll end up doing a little Dream Machine trouble-shooting. Continue reading “Intricate Applique Made Possible by Stitch Artist and a ScanNCut”

lynnenewFebruary 2, 2015January 30, 20159 Comments

Challenges, Finished Projects

January Challenge – Threads Material Mix

This month’s challenge was to try something from a Threads Magazine. The challenge I found was “Material Mix” from January 2013. I was already planning on trying to knock off my favorite ready-to-wear skirt purchased from Costco a few years ago, so I thought I’d try and make it in two fabrics and duplicate the kick pleat, also covered in the same issue. I started … Continue reading January Challenge – Threads Material Mix

lynnenewJanuary 19, 2015January 4, 20158 Comments

Finished Projects, Reviews

Mo Bags – Kwik Sew 4093 and The Lucy Tote Bag

Clearly I cannot resist a new bag pattern that catches my fancy! Kitty recently made a couple renditions of Kwik Sew 4093 (bag B) that I loved for its size and patchwork potential. Kitty entered her wool tote in a Pattern Review contest and wrote about it here. It looks great in black, grey, and red. Continue reading “Mo Bags – Kwik Sew 4093 and The Lucy Tote Bag”

lynnenewJanuary 12, 2015January 3, 20153 Comments

Finished Projects, Reviews

Gifts for Sewers – Tooly and Bionic Needle Organizer

I found these two great patterns on Craftsy for the Tooly and the Bionic Needle Organizer. For any given project, I use only a small subset of the many tools I have. The Tooly is perfect for keeping only those items I’m using right now nearby. And the Bionic Needle Organizer is a great way to keep a stash of sewing needles handy and to keep track of whatever needle you have in the machine. It may be past Christmas, but these make great gifts for yourself or your sewing friends any time of the year. Continue reading “Gifts for Sewers – Tooly and Bionic Needle Organizer”

lynnenewDecember 29, 2014December 22, 20146 Comments

Reviews

A Look at Embrilliance Stitch Artist Level 2

I purchased Embrilliance Essentials not long ago for the sole purpose of creating cut files for my Brother ScanNCut (for appliques). It works beautifully for such purposes and I talked about it here. Lucky for me, Embrilliance recently released a reasonably priced digitizing package as well called Stitch Artist. It works on both the Mac and the PC and comes, for the moment, in Level 1 and Level 2. I have been hoping to find an embroidery design package that is relatively easy and convenient to use so my husband can make all of the patches he’s ever dreamed of making. To this end, I purchased Level 2 and gave it a run-through. (For this review, I am using version 1.137 on a Mac running OS X 10.9.5, but as of today, there is a new version 1.138.) Continue reading “A Look at Embrilliance Stitch Artist Level 2”

lynnenewDecember 22, 2014December 15, 20148 Comments

Challenges, Finished Projects, Reviews

December Challenge: A Vintage Grumpy Care Bear

My daughter has a large collection of Care Bears, purchased in the early 2000s by her mother. I love these little bears, but thought some were a little far removed from the original collection of Care Bears from the 80s: Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Cheer Bear, Friend Bear, Funshine Bear, Good Luck Bear, Grumpy Bear, Love-a-lot Bear, Tenderheart Bear, and Wish Bear. I mean, really, who is “Share Bear” or “Harmony Bear”? These must be the politically-correct cousins. Anyway, I always thought Grumpy Bear was underrepresented. I’m generally a happy person, but sometimes I’m just masking a melancholy undercurrent of holiday anxiety. Anyway, a vintage challenge is a fabulous opportunity to finally make that Grumpy Bear pattern I purchased on eBay a few years ago (Butterick 6228). And if you don’t believe it’s vintage, try and decipher this copyright year: MCMLXXXIII. Continue reading “December Challenge: A Vintage Grumpy Care Bear”

lynnenewDecember 16, 2014December 14, 20148 Comments

Finished Projects

A Little Christmas Sewing

Christmas is probably the only holiday I get excited to do some sewing for. This year I had ambitions to finish a Christmas-themed quilt called “First Snow” from Quilters Newsletter Magazine. I got all of the houses done, but did not make a single tree. Oh well, there’s always next year! Continue reading “A Little Christmas Sewing”

lynnenewDecember 8, 2014November 29, 20145 Comments

Reviews

Style Arc Flat-Bottom Flo Review

If you struggle with pants fitting and you have a rather flat behind, this pattern might be for you! Thanks to Jamie, I found out about and ordered this new pattern from Style Arc: the Flat Bottom Flo. You are forced to choose one pattern size when you order. My measurements fell in-between sizes. After asking Style Arc which pattern to order, I ordered the larger size. Continue reading “Style Arc Flat-Bottom Flo Review”

lynnenewNovember 24, 2014November 23, 20148 Comments

Challenges, Finished Projects, Reviews

November Challenge – New Machine Stitches

Every machine I’ve ever owned had stitches on it that I’d never used. The challenge this month was to try using some of those mystery stitches on something, anything. Continue reading “November Challenge – New Machine Stitches”

lynnenewNovember 17, 2014November 11, 20148 Comments

Reviews, Tips & Tricks, Tutorials

Brother Dream Machine – My Design Center Review

Well the highly anticipated Brother Dream Machine is finally here! I think many potential customers are intrigued by the possibility of creating their own embroidery designs on the machine. And I am certainly one of them. So let’s see what it can do. Continue reading “Brother Dream Machine – My Design Center Review”

lynnenewNovember 12, 2014November 12, 201417 Comments

Finished Projects, Tips & Tricks

iPad Assisted Cross Stitch

I just attended the annual Quilt-A-Fair in Longmont, Colorado and discovered this new type of cross stitch from Mill Hill that uses beads! I used to love doing counted cross stitch but it just takes so long to finish a project that I gave up on the hobby. But these new kits from Mill Hill are sewn on perforated paper. It’s a little like plastic canvas, but it is flat so it is much easier to sew on. And they also mix beads and traditional cross stitch for a shiny, dimensional effect. I love it! Continue reading “iPad Assisted Cross Stitch”

lynnenewNovember 3, 2014November 2, 20144 Comments

Finished Projects, Tips & Tricks

Logos, Applique, Rhinestones and a ScanNCut

My husband and I belong to the Mile High Hook and Ladder club in Colorado. Their website is a little out of date, sadly, but you can find them on Facebook here. It’s for owners and lovers of antique fire trucks. They have a lovely 3-color logo that I thought would be perfect for a little exercise for my own personal amusement. Continue reading “Logos, Applique, Rhinestones and a ScanNCut”

lynnenewOctober 27, 2014October 23, 20147 Comments

Challenges

October Roundup & November Challenge Announcement

October’s challenge was quite a doozy and we saw some really nice garments and crafts made from fabric we feared to touch. This month, we’ll offer a lighter challenge. How about those sewing machines of ours? Perhaps you purchased a machine with 300+ utility and decorative stitches. Perhaps you own a solid machine with a few basic stitches. I would bet that there are stitches … Continue reading October Roundup & November Challenge Announcement

lynnenewOctober 25, 2014October 25, 2014Leave a comment

Challenges, Finished Projects, Tips & Tricks

October’s Sewing Challenge – Suede

I purchased a little piece of leather suede from Colorado Fabrics a few years ago with the intention of trying to make something out of it someday. That day finally came with Jamie’s challenge! I decided to try two things: general sewing and machine embroidery with suede. Continue reading “October’s Sewing Challenge – Suede”

lynnenewOctober 21, 2014October 6, 20144 Comments

Junk Drawer

QoM – What does it take to be an Advanced Seamstress?

Most of us that sew a fair amount consider ourselves either Advanced Beginner or Intermediate sewers. We’ve moved past sewing straight lines and we can do things like insert zippers, make wearable clothing sometimes, and tackle a more complicated craft project like a bag with numerous pockets and closures. But what keeps us from calling ourselves Advanced sewers? This is the Question of the Month. What would it take for you to call yourself an Advanced Seamstress? Continue reading “QoM – What does it take to be an Advanced Seamstress?”

lynnenewOctober 15, 2014October 14, 20148 Comments

Finished Projects

Some Small Things – iPad Stands and Mini Quilt

I love making small things! Lately I’ve wanted to make a mini quilt. I have Carol Doak’s book Easy Paper Pieced Miniatures from 1998. She sells the pre-printed foundation pieces for each quilt from the book on her website here and they’re currently on sale. So I purchased two, one for the Scrap Stars and one for My Little Town. Each quilt is 12.5″ x 12.5″ when finished, so they’re pretty tiny! Continue reading “Some Small Things – iPad Stands and Mini Quilt”

lynnenewOctober 13, 2014October 6, 20142 Comments

Tips & Tricks

Patchwork Puzzle Balls with ScanNCut

As a follow-up to the ScanNCut class I just took, I thought I’d try to make something that is otherwise difficult to make by hand – a Patchwork Puzzle Ball. In Patchwork Puzzle Balls by Jinny Beyer (published 2005), there are numerous patterns for making stuffed balls using basic shapes such as triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and diamonds. I made these before I had a ScanNCut and so I used plastic templates and hand-cut each piece. With the ScanNCut, I thought I would try and make one of the more complicated puzzle balls. Continue reading “Patchwork Puzzle Balls with ScanNCut”

lynnenewOctober 6, 2014October 8, 20146 Comments

Tips & Tricks

ScanNCut Class #2

I’m so happy to have found an Advanced ScanNCut class being offered at Rocky Mountain Sew and Vac in Arvada, Colorado. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to get that darn machine to do what you want in the vacuum of your own limited experience. Even though there is a multitude of YouTube videos and online blog posts about how to use the ScanNCut, nothing substitutes for some hands-on use with a knowledgeable instructor and a classroom full of eager students sitting in front of their own machines. Continue reading “ScanNCut Class #2”

lynnenewSeptember 22, 2014September 21, 20149 Comments

Finished Projects, Tips & Tricks

Fire Dog!

My husband loves his fire truck and no fire truck is complete without a Dalmation! Well we don’t have a Dalmation, but we do have Ginger Pickles. So I made her a little jacket to wear to turn her into a Dalmation when she goes out on “calls”. Continue reading “Fire Dog!”

lynnenewSeptember 15, 2014August 31, 20149 Comments

Tips & Tricks

Sylvia’s Rose

A Denver Sewing Collective member, Sylvia, asked me weeks ago to digitize a rose design that was referenced in Threads Number 161 July 2012. The article is by Jennifer Stern-Hasemann. The project is to cover a bodice with a bouquet of sewn roses and it is quite lovely: Continue reading “Sylvia’s Rose”

lynnenewSeptember 1, 2014September 13, 201411 Comments

Reviews

A Look at the Brother Dream Machine

I had the chance to check out the latest top-of-the-line home sewing and embroidery machine from Brother courtesy of Rocky Mountain Sew and Vac in Littleton, Colorado. It’s called the Dream Machine and it truly makes you dream. Note: I am not associated with Brother or with Rocky Mountain Sew and Vac in any way. I am just an interested consumer of sewing and embroidery machines! EDIT: For a more recent review of My Design Center, see this blog post. Continue reading “A Look at the Brother Dream Machine”

lynnenewAugust 25, 2014November 17, 201421 Comments

Finished Projects

More Foundation Piecing!

Foundation piecing is so much fun! I love that you can make a picture from fabric with only straight line seams. It’s like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.

I’m almost finished with Carol Doak’s Scrap Scramble block-of-the-month project that she’s been running on her Yahoo! Group here since last fall. You’d think that it would by easy to keep up with one block per month, but I managed to get 4 months behind! Now I’m caught up and and I’ve sewn all up the whole thing. It still needs a border, batting, quilting, and binding, but it’s at a good pausing point. Thanks to my hubby for helping me with the photograph! Continue reading “More Foundation Piecing!”

lynnenewAugust 18, 2014August 18, 20145 Comments

Finished Projects

Sigh. I Hate Pants

ThreeBacksides

Well I don’t even know what to say about pants fitting. You may recall that Jamie, Kitty, and I attended a Silhouette Patterns one-day seminar in Denver last month. We all had our pants muslin’s fitted by Peggy Sager. And it was with some excitement that I returned home to see what could I could do with my new muslin. Continue reading “Sigh. I Hate Pants”

lynnenewAugust 11, 2014August 13, 201424 Comments

Junk Drawer

I Have Seen the Light – Tailoring

I spent one week in Seattle, Washington with my teenage son who is attending the DigiPen Pre-College program. During that week, I hung out with my friend Paula. We met on the textile tour to Japan in March and have been buds ever since. She is an amazing seamstress! Besides doing touristy things, we compared sewing notes and visited many of the local sewing establishments. Continue reading “I Have Seen the Light – Tailoring”

lynnenewAugust 4, 2014July 27, 20148 Comments

Tips & Tricks

Paper Piecing – Keeping It Together

Somewhere in my delusional mind, I decided I could someday complete a ridiculously large and complicated paper-pieced quilt that I saw in a book and fell in love with. The book is “A Paper Pieced Garden” by Maaike Bakker and Francoise Maarse. The book is full of beautiful paper-pieced blocks combined with appliques. The cover alone is stunning. Continue reading “Paper Piecing – Keeping It Together”

lynnenewJuly 28, 2014July 4, 20149 Comments

Reviews

Cynthia Guffey Pants Fitting DVDs – Review

My local library, the Longmont Public Library, has a collection of 31 sewing and fitting DVDs from Cynthia Guffey (she’s the one in the purple jacket above), thanks to the Friends of the Longmont Library. Having pants on my mind, I checked out the two relevant titles: “Pants Fitting” and “Tweaking Pants Crotch Depth Crotch Length”. Try searching for “crotch” at your local library and see what you get. Besides the “Tweaking Pants” DVD, I got a medical guide for cyclists and “American Shaolin: … and the legend of the iron crotch”. Too funny. But I digress. Continue reading “Cynthia Guffey Pants Fitting DVDs – Review”

lynnenewJuly 21, 2014July 1, 20145 Comments

Tips & Tricks, Tutorials

Tote Bag from Quilt Blocks

I have quite a few 12″ quilt blocks that I’ve made just for fun. One of my favorites is a block from Carol Doak’s book 50 Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars book. The blocks have been sitting in my quilt block pile for quite some time, waiting for their future home. The time has come to turn it into a tote bag for my friend Paula. We’re planning to go on a cruise to Alaska next year and this block is the “Alaska” block from Carol’s book. I love the Frozen-esque colors! Continue reading “Tote Bag from Quilt Blocks”

lynnenewJuly 14, 2014June 29, 20142 Comments

Finished Projects, Reviews

Fabric Swap #1 – The Floral Knit

Sometime last year, I (Lynne) found some fabulous knit fabric at the ARC Thrift Store in Louisville, Colorado. There were actually two pieces, each costing $3 or less. One I kept and one I gave to Kitty, in a challenge to see what each of us would make. At long last, we are ready to reveal our masterpieces! Continue reading “Fabric Swap #1 – The Floral Knit”

lynnenewJuly 11, 2014July 9, 20146 Comments

Tips & Tricks

What Can I Do With Muslin Scraps?

When I made the pants muslin for the Silhouette Patterns One-Day Seminar in Denver, I actually made two of them! I chose the wrong size initially, using my hip measurement, not my sitting hip measurement. I ended up with an extra pants muslin and lots of scraps. At first, that extra muslin and those scraps were in my trash bin. But the Kitty sitting on my shoulder suggested that maybe I could do something useful with those scraps. I really didn’t have many ideas at all and I still don’t. Do you have any ideas? Continue reading “What Can I Do With Muslin Scraps?”

lynnenewJuly 7, 2014June 29, 20148 Comments

Tips & Tricks

Working Towards Pants that Fit

It looks like three of us have signed up to take the one-day Silhouette Patterns fitting seminar in Denver. And all of three of us are planning on making pants muslins. Continue reading “Working Towards Pants that Fit”

lynnenewJune 30, 2014June 29, 20143 Comments

Junk Drawer

What to do with a Scuba Knit?

I was intrigued by this little tidbit of fabric from Fabric Mart Fabric. It was in Julie’s Picks for June – a little “scuba knit” fabric from Maggy London. It has a nice combination of colors with a leaf motif. How could I possibly lose with this one? So I ordered up almost two yards and lo this is what I received! I was expecting … Continue reading What to do with a Scuba Knit?

lynnenewJune 23, 2014June 22, 201414 Comments

Reviews

McCall’s 6964 Pattern Review

This new pattern for summer from McCall’s looked like a great collection of basics – tank top, short sleeve, mid-length sleeve, and long sleeve with V-neck or round neck. I love wearing sleeveless tops in the summer and thought I’d give this one a try. If the fit was good, I could use this pattern in the cooler months for basic tops. Continue reading “McCall’s 6964 Pattern Review”

lynnenewJune 16, 2014June 8, 20143 Comments

Reviews

McCall’s 6074 Pattern Review

Kitty made this dress in May and reported on it here. I loved it so much I thought I’d give it a try myself. At the time, Kitty brought the neckline up by 3/4″ and adjusted the back waist to be more curve-hugging. I thought I’d give it a try without any modifications. Continue reading “McCall’s 6074 Pattern Review”

lynnenewJune 9, 2014June 8, 20147 Comments

Reviews

McCall’s 6962 – Pattern Review

The next in my series of new McCall’s patterns for Summer is this batwing. I love batwings, but I think this one is a bit too much like a smock or poncho or cape. It’s super comfy to wear, but I feel very vulnerable without wearing a tank top or cami underneath. If I lean forward, the front just flops open and I think the smallest breeze will probably blow the thing right off of my head. The neckline is just too low. Next time, I need to modify the pattern by possibly making the shoulder seam allowances something like 2″. Continue reading “McCall’s 6962 – Pattern Review”

lynnenewJune 2, 2014June 1, 20147 Comments

Reviews

McCall’s 6961 – Pattern Review

It is Memorial Day Weekend here in the US. Memorial Day is the day we remember and honor our fallen war heroes. I personally don’t know anyone who has died while in service to our country, but am exceedingly grateful for those who are willing to put themselves in harm’s way. That’s a lot to ask of anyone. And though we may not be a … Continue reading McCall’s 6961 – Pattern Review

lynnenewMay 25, 20143 Comments

Finished Projects, Reviews

“Sew Gifts!” and the Zippered Dresden Pouch

Yet again I have a new book sitting on my shelf, beckoning me with fun projects. “Sew Gifts!” from That Patchwork Place has been tempting me for a few months now. I purchased it largely for the project on the cover and the Dresden Pouch shown on the Introduction page. I am indeed getting lazy because I know I can figure out most projects in the book without instructions, but I just don’t want to anymore! Continue reading ““Sew Gifts!” and the Zippered Dresden Pouch”

lynnenewMay 19, 2014May 18, 20144 Comments

Reviews

Some Cool Quilting Tools

At the last Denver Mancuso Quilt Festival, I purchased some quilting tools that looked extremely promising. The first was a tool for trimming perfect half-square triangle blocks from Bloc Loc. The second was a set of tools from guidelines4quilting that promised to make cutting strips easy and ruler-slippage a thing of the past! Continue reading “Some Cool Quilting Tools”

lynnenewMay 12, 2014May 11, 20141 Comment

Finished Projects, Reviews

DailyCraftTV – Chevron Fabric Basket REVIEW

I cannot help but be intrigued by a cute, usable fabric box with a seemingly complicated design on its exterior. I’ve been thinking of buying the privilege of watching this video for some time and finally did. Continue reading “DailyCraftTV – Chevron Fabric Basket REVIEW”

lynnenewMay 9, 2014May 3, 20143 Comments

Tips & Tricks, Tutorials

Fusible Appliques with a ScanNCut

I used to think that applying appliques with fusible web was cheating. But at the same time, I am too impatient to ever apply appliques by hand. Hence, I would drool over those cute designs I’d see and wish that I could figure out a way to try them out without “cheating”. Well, I’ve had a change of heart and decided that fusible web is the way to go. How much fun would it be to be able to simply scan an applique design from a book and cut out all of the pieces you need without any tracing or cutting with scissors? Continue reading “Fusible Appliques with a ScanNCut”

lynnenewMay 2, 2014April 24, 20148 Comments

Junk Drawer

The State of Sewing in Japan

I just returned from a 3-week trip to Japan! My hubby and I went on a textile tour, led by Jerry and Carol Saber (you can find out more about their tours here). And if there was any doubt in my mind about the state of sewing in Japan, they have been all but vanquished! Continue reading “The State of Sewing in Japan”

lynnenewApril 25, 2014April 19, 20143 Comments

Tips & Tricks

How to Make Kanzashi Flowers & FREEBIE!

I love flowers and origami and fabric (of course) so it is natural for me to be drawn to flowers made from fabric using origami techniques. I learned how to make Kanzashi flowers perhaps a more than a year ago just following tutorials such as this one. The flower on the left above was created using what I call the traditional method of fabric folding. It was a little more time consuming than I expected at the time and I soon lost interest. Continue reading “How to Make Kanzashi Flowers & FREEBIE!”

lynnenewApril 18, 2014May 1, 20144 Comments

Finished Projects

Satsuki Kill La Kill Cosplay Tutorial

This is the third cosplay outfit I’ve made for my daughter. I only had 2 weeks to pull it off. Thankfully my husband took a keen interest in helping with this one and we were able to complete it the night before she was to wear it! It is Satsuki from Kill La Kill. Don’t ask me what this is as I have no idea. You’d have to ask my daughter. She did tell me, however, that the outfit is supposed to be alive! This is the drawing she gave me that we worked from (sadly I don’t know who to credit for it): Continue reading “Satsuki Kill La Kill Cosplay Tutorial”

lynnenewApril 11, 2014March 5, 201414 Comments

Finished Projects

Homestuck Cosplay Tutorial – Jade Harley in God Tier

My daughter’s second cosplay outfit is from Homestuck – Jade Harley in God Tier. You can see a great drawing of her here. I also used this drawing as a reference:

I don’t really know anything about Homestuck or Jade Harley or God Tier. I tried watching one “episode” of Homestuck and had absolutely no idea what was going on! You’d have to ask my daughter. Continue reading “Homestuck Cosplay Tutorial – Jade Harley in God Tier”