Category: DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER
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Designin’ December 2022 MORE Prize Sponsors!
Hey there! Have you got your Designin’ December 2022 plans made yet? We all know I have my embroidered jeans all sorted out with this Helen’s Closet Arden pants pattern… still haven’t cut into my denim though! 🙂 I have also chosen my top fabric, a mysterious satiny fabric from my stash. Don’t know where…
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Designin’ December 2022 Prize Sponsors!
How is your Designin’ December planning going? I’ve got my jeans pattern and fabric worked out. I think! I am inspired by this Etro embroidered skinny jean design. I can use my Helen’s Closet Arden pants pattern and my light-weight light blue denim to make them. These items were in my stash so I was…
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It’s time to think about the Designin’ December Sewing Challenge!
Are you ready? Are you looking for Inspiration? I might have some here for you! I think I have found mine! Now that I’m retired I’m searching for VERY VERY casual clothes for most of my sewing projects. While searching I did find these lovelies! These designs from JOHNNY WAS all had beautiful embroidery work…
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Upcycling Old Jeans into a warm Jacket!
Perhaps you remember the Designin’ December Sewing Challenge? Find a designer original you like and recreate it for yourself. I always say: Why buy when you can make it yourself – better and for less money? Last December, we had a lot of lovely entries and generous sponsors too. You can read all about it…
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Designin’ December 2021 – The Results Show!
Now that was a crazy-difficult decision, wasn’t it!!! So let’s get to the Results. These Results are in no particular order. So how does this work? Everyone had the chance to vote for their favourites on my blog and on my IG. The votes on my blog were counted by Crowdsignal, then I added them…
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Designin’ December 2021 – Time to Vote!
“Why buy when you can make it yourself – better and for less money?” Sewists live Designin’ December every day. They see something, somewhere, and think … should I buy that? Can I make that? How did they make it? How can I make it? Let’s check out these sewists that met the challenge! Although…
