Happy national sewing month. I started sewing in honor of my mother. She learned to sew in Ghana, West Africa. In Ghana, sewing is a skill that both men and women learn to do and in fact most of my entire family sews. From my aunts, uncles and cousin, I have always been around the sewing machine. What is interesting is I never thought to sew. I loved sketching and would sketch while my mom sewed. In 2003, my mom died from brain cancer. On the 10th Mother’s Day without my mom, I decided to take up sewing to...
When I say, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WAITED FOR TO SEW A SWIMSUIT….Well I finally did and I am in love! This swimsuit by #OpianSantis the Santis swimsuit is a great one to hack. This is my inspiration look. I didn’t want to make it exactly like that as the one I made is a wearable muslin. The next one will be similar to this one and have more ruffles and flair. I started with the lining. The pink fabric I had though I loved it, it was very light and needed to have some backing that would...
These two patterns together are going to be in rotation for me. I can’t wait to make many more of these tshirt The top pattern is Just Patterns Claudia Tank. The Claudia Tank has a relaxed fit and a on trend feature of the padded shoulder which gives 80s vibes but with style of 2020. There are many fabric options to use and I can see so many. I am hoping I can try it in a stretch leather. You can use ribbing for self fabric for the neck band. the pattern has arm hole facing and truly is...
For my April Makerist make, we collaborated with Spoonflower on the new release of their new cotton lawn fabric. As a Makerist Ambassador I was able to test it out before launch and this week you can enjoy a 15% discount on the new fabric. The cotton lawn is a smooth weave 100% cotton fabric with a beautiful drape. It has a silky touch and is slightly translucent without being too sheer which makes it ideal for this Texas heat I get. Did you know that @spoonflower is all about sustainability as every fabric is print per order. F A B R...
Who would have taught that a sweatshirt could be so stylish, cute and filled with unexpected details? Well the I AM Patterns has done it again! I am so excited to review this pattern as part of my Makerist.Com monthly makes. For the fabric, I used sweatshirt fabric from JoAnn Stores that I purchased. I actually bought 2 other fabrics but went back and forth with it until I settled from what I had in my stash. Let’s talk about this pattern. This is 2 for 1, the LION AND ZÈBRE – which features a puffy sleeve sweatshirt. I...
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