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Sewing: Week Thirty: Athletic Headband
Athletic headband for week thirty of 52 weeks of sewing – so exciting. Okay, first, I know this project is super easy, yet this week has been rough on the sewing front. I’m not too sure why, but every so often I just make mistake after mistake. It’s like I’m not in the game or something. Usually it happens when I’ve been sewing for a bit, working on a larger project – like Celebrating the Baby Boy – Auntie Style – but this was a…
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Sewing: Week Twenty Nine Piping and Zipper Outdoor Pillow
Piping and zipper outdoor pillow – the perfect way to dress up your deck. I wanted piping on these pillows, but I also wanted a zipper. Now, the tricky part was to try and figure out how to make it work. Let’s just say I broke a needle or two since at some points I stitched through 9 layers of fabric. That’s a lot for a little needle. This tutorial makes use of two other tutorials I’ve done – one a few years ago and…
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Sewing: Week Twenty Eight Outdoor Placemats
Outdoor placemats is my week twenty eight project for the 52 weeks of sewing. Did you catch the outdoor table runner last week? Well, these placemats accompany that runner to make for a bright and festive outdoor table and they’re fun to make. These placemats are colourful, energetic and take little time to put together. Let’s get started. What You Need 1 yard of wide fabric serger coordinating thread iron scissors fray check First, pick your fabric and you want outdoor friendly fabric. My fabric…
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Sewing: Week Twenty Seven Outdoor Table Runner
Outdoor table runner made with the bright and colourful fabric. Not only is the fabric fade resistant in the sun, but it also looks like mountains! Look at those peaks. When I saw the fabric in the store I was immediately drawn to it. The fabric looks inviting and energizing. Yet, when I got home and started working with the fabric it was so much better than I remembered. Just perfection when that happens. What You Need 2 pieces of outdoor fabric that measure 14…
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Sewing: Week Twenty Six Outdoor Pillows
Outdoor pillows, yes, that’s right, it’s time to get a bit of our summer grove on and get the deck or patio ready for the heat. I love outdoor fabric and as a result I’ll be sharing a few projects with you over the next few weeks. The best part about outdoor fabric is that it’s fade resistant up to at least 500 hours. Now, here in Alberta where the sun shines from about 5am until 11pm that’s not many days, so I don’t leave…
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Sewing: Week Twenty Three Chair Throw
Chair throw for week twenty three. So, this is embarrassing – I missed week 23. I know, I should know how to count, right? Right. In all the excitement I miss counted, so here we are making up for it! This is week 23 of 52 weeks of sewing and next week will be week 26. A bit all over the place, but that’s okay because it happens every so often. Chair Throw Okay, the chair throw. How did this come to be? Well, in…
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Sewing: Week Twenty Five 30 Minute Pencil Skirt
30 minute pencil skirt for week 25 of 52 weeks of sewing. Now, I know I’ve done a lot of skirts and that’s probably because I wear them all the time; however, the fabric is what makes the skirt and this navy and white striped fabric just makes this skirt pop. Not to mention it puts my patience to the test matching up all of those stripes. Well worth the effort, though, since it the finished product is polished. Okay – let’s get started! What…
