Category: Sewing Challenges
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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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Part 2 of #canadiancapsulechallenge @couturious
Whoo Hoo! I finished a garment in my #canadiancapsulechallenge @couturious. If you would like to read Part 1, it is right here! My plan is to add to this “casual” capsule in some new-to-me colours! I need to add one pair of pants, one tee and two cardigans or hoodies (haven’t decided yet!) 🙂 But…
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#canadiancapsulechallenge @couturious
I’ve been working on it! As with any sewing challenge, I start and I finish … well I finish maybe 6 months after the deadline! 🙂 It seems like at the beginning and the middle of the year I get in a kind of a “spring cleaning” kind of mood. Everything in the house sitting…
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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…
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Designin’ December 2021 Here’s some more entries!
I’ve finished! I ran out in the snow today to get my finished photos and found out my Designer Copy is actually quite warm. I’ll write a post in January about how I put it two pairs of denim jeans together to make a Designer Jacket … but in the meantime here is my Designer…
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Designin’ December 2021 What’s up so far?
Hey! How’s your #designindecember project going? Almost finished? I had a bit of a problem with mine. Had some seam ripper action and some re-cutting of a couple of pieces, but I think I’ve got it under control now. I’ll post it in great detail after it’s finished. It should be finished soon! It better…