Last two KCW outfits – a short sleeve Beachy Boatneck from (sponsor) Banberry Place knit, and the upcycled Clean Slate Shorts I showed you in this post. And then a stamped Blank Tank and the last pair of Clean Slate Shorts I haven’t shown you. Made from the same herringbone twill as the Schoolday Skirt. Tater Read the Rest…
Y’ALL. I finally got a whole outfit done and ON A KID for this KCW. These Clean Slate Shorts are upcycled from these jeans (which have gotten too big for me. Yay!) And the Blank Tank is sewn from the leftover Spoonflower fabric that I designed specifically for the Beachy Boatneck. While I love Spoonflower Read the Rest…
So, I only finished one more pair of Clean Slate Shorts. But the other 2 pairs are sooo close – like just need the buttonholes/buttons close. But I ran out of buttons. So they will be finished tomorrow. These shorts were upcycled from the gray jeans I’m wearing in this post, because they got a Read the Rest…
I finally finished a garment! But those of you who guessed any more than 1 yesterday were giving me more credit that I deserved – this is the only pair that got done. Although I did get a few steps done on all the other pairs – they all have the pocket linings, fly shields Read the Rest…
That, y’all, is the sum total of my KCW accomplishments yesterday. Four pairs of Clean Slate Shorts cut out. I’m keeping it real this time around – I set a 1 hour timer. With being gone Thursday-Sunday last week and other work I have, I am limiting my sewing to just the one hour. I Read the Rest…
Ha! I made it look like I did a ton of sewing on Instagram (follow me @mellysews – so much fun there!) but really I just crossed #2 off my list. You can see the original shirts here: Longhorn raglan Stars V-neck (fabric designed by me) Scribbles t-shirt Snap shoulder raglan Bicycle V-neck Baby Blanket raglan Read the Rest…
It’s that time of year again – Kids Clothes Week (they’ve dropped the Challenge part from the title). In case you don’t know what this is, it’s a week in which you agree to spend at least 1 hour each day working on kids clothing. I had a lot of fun (and got a lot Read the Rest…
For my last project for Sewvivor, I give you – a Quilted Camera Bag. Squeee! That was the noise I made when I found out I made it into the finals for Sewvivor. And then, AHHHHH! Because y’all – I am not a quilter. Before today there was a total of 0 quilted projects on Read the Rest…
Hello all! Today I’m showing off the lovely Scout Woven Tee by Grainline Studio that I made as a silk t-shirt. Did you have fun sewing a blazer last week? Well, this week we return to a (semi) normal schedule. I say semi because the last round of Sewvivor is revealed on Wednesday! But in the Read the Rest…
Today we’re wrapping up the how to sew a blazer sewalong – adding in the lining and finishing the blazer. In case you missed it, on Monday we talked patternmaking, on Tuesday we covered darts and the front, on Wednesday we sewed the pockets, side seams and shoulders, and on Thursday we set in the sleeves and basted Read the Rest…
