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See Kate Sew Pattern, Fun!

May 3, 2013 By Angelina 7 Comments

If your a long time reader or even if your fairly new here, you know that that I LOVE too sew. So I was so excited when Kate from See Kate Sew, asked me to be a part of her, Zig Zag Pattern Blog Tour. I have been a VERY happy follower of her blog for a couple years now and I LOVE everything she makes and sews, not to mention we had our Babies Very Close together, I know your probably wondering what that has to do with the blog tour, it actually has nothing to do with it, just a fun … [Read more...]

How to make your own Stencil

May 1, 2013 By Angelina 7 Comments

Just in case you missed my post over at the36thave here it is. Today I am going to show you how to make your own Stencil as well as how to Stencil your very own t-shirt. I have seen some AMAZING stencil projects out there in Blog World and many of those projects use special programs and tools that make and cut the stencil for them. I have yet to cave and purchase one for myself and still do it the old fashioned way. I know that one day I will because, let's be honest those Machines … [Read more...]

Diy Target Pillowcase Skirt

April 9, 2013 By Angelina 10 Comments

I have such a LOVE for using Target Sheets to make things, you can see here and here. So I thought I would share with you, how you can put those extra pillowcases to use. Either the one's that are piling up in your linen closet, that you will probably never use. Maybe even those Cute one's you come across at the store and pass up because they don't match any of your bedding at home or if your just like me and love to sew with Sheets you will end up having Pillowcases left over that need to be … [Read more...]

Target Sheets, Sailor Made

April 3, 2013 By Angelina 23 Comments

Well I made it through to the Second round of the Sew-Vivor contest. It all is kind of a Blur to me. The day before the announcements I cam down with a fever and then slowly my family began falling like flies. It feels as though it wants to come back and take up residence again, not fun!! But what is fun!! Is this next challenge. I LOVE using Target sheets to make things for my girls you can see one example here. When I saw that our next challenge would be buttons I new … [Read more...]

My Friendly Tote, Backpack

March 26, 2013 By Angelina 14 Comments

Just in case you missed my post over at the36thave here it is :) Can you believe, Spring is right around the corner, unfortunately I can. It seems the older I get the faster time flies. UGH!! Well you know what comes with Spring, Right?? Outings with your Kiddos!! And, LOTS of them! So I thought I would share with you how you can make those outings a little bit more fun, with a , "My Friendly Tote" I know, Cute, Right?? Your going to cut out a basic Rectangle Square shape. … [Read more...]

Spring Rainbow Skirt

March 21, 2013 By Angelina 25 Comments

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This is a tutorial that I shared over At the Picket Fence, so just in case you missed it here it is! So today I thought I would share a Layered Skirt with you, that almost looks and feels like a Spring Rainbow!! So hopefully this will be a little Ray of Sunshine for some of you {*Wink*} So here we go ladies. I first started out with an array of different colored cotton fabrics. There really is no right or wrong in color scheme or choice. So go ahead and mix it up and have fun. I wanted … [Read more...]

Anthropologie Apron knock off!

March 14, 2013 By Angelina 29 Comments

Tea and Crumpets anyone? That is the name of this Adorable Apron from Anthropologie. And, who doesn't love a good Anthropologie knock off, I know I do!! Only thing is folks, I didn't realize until I was uploading the photos that I forgot to make the flower! {sigh} But,that's okay Right?? Because your here to learn how to make the Apron and just knowing that makes me feel better {happy dance} I tried finding the closest color possible to the original design. ( I think I did fairly … [Read more...]

Target Sheets into Spring Dress

March 3, 2013 By Angelina 57 Comments

I LOVE a good challenge, especially when it's a sewing challenge. Well the wonderful folks over at Project Run and Play along with Jessica from Me Sew Crazy are throwing a Pattern Remix Challenge for the Spring Fever Dress. Now you know I couldn't pass this up, Right!! The moment I heard about it,I knew EXACTLY the fabric I was going to use for this challenge. I had some Fabulous Target Sheets that I have been holding on to that seemed to be the perfect fit for this project. The design and … [Read more...]

Diy Tags and Apron Winner

February 13, 2013 By Angelina 8 Comments

Here is a fun project for any day or season. Fabric Gift Tags. You can use an array of different fabrics and embellishments for this project. Today I kept it simple. You can either use a Tag template or do as I did and just rough draw a simple tag shape of your liking. I used Burlap and a mix of cotton fabrics. On two of my tags I cut out two separate pieces and sewed wrong sides together leaving me with a raw edge. On the solid red one I sewed right sides together and left a small opening … [Read more...]