Tag Archives: refashioning

A Labor Day Weekend Wedding.

By Jessica | Published: October 5, 2009
Now that October has arrived, my thoughts (and hands) are beginning to reach for wool yarns and knitting.  But before I turn my back on summer sewing entirely, I want to share a couple of sewing projects that I made in my role as matron of honor for a dear friend whose wedding was over [...]
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A Grumpy Frog Finds His Place.

By Jessica | Published: June 22, 2009
Recently I decided what to do with one of the redwork practice panels that I’d made last month–I added the frog to what was once a humdrum but functional tote! More news soon on what became of the hawk and the bunch of cherries!
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Ruined for the Simple (Napkin) Life.

By Jessica | Published: June 12, 2009
I’m a big fan of the cloth napkin. There’s really been no place for throw-aways in my home for a number of years.  And when I find that I have a big-enough bit of fabric hanging around after finishing some sewing project (17″ square is enough for my purposes),  I’ll occasionally whip up a napkin [...]
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Red & White.

By Jessica | Published: May 25, 2009
I’ve been thinking a bit about embroidery lately and wondering if it was time to return to it. Maybe it was seeing the inspiring and impressive needlework at ‘Twixt Art and Nature, or maybe it was dipping my toe into the waters of sashiko recently.  Regardless, I’ve been wanting to give it a go.  To [...]
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Vintage Fabric, Vintage Pattern.

By Jessica | Published: May 10, 2009
Here’s my newest dress, which I made just in case summer ever comes to the Northeast: The fabric’s a bolder-than-I-usually-wear floral cotton print that I bought last fall in an antiques mall in Brattleboro, Vermont.  I scored about four yards of it, and although I suspect that it should’ve been used for tablecloths or such things, [...]
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Teatime Top.

By Jessica | Published: April 30, 2009
A few months ago I picked up this worn out blouse at a Salvation Army in Detroit.When I say that it was worn out, I’m not kidding. The sleeves had tears and holes that someone had tried years ago to mend with canvas patches and some crazy zigzagging; the upper back and shoulders were [...]
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A Dutch Blue Dress.

By Jessica | Published: April 17, 2009
I have a vintage suitcase in my closet that was, until last week, overstuffed with a variety of curtains from many previous apartments. And after at last admitting that there is really no need for such excesses of window treatment potential at hand, I looked through the offerings in search of refashioning inspiration. [...]
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