If you’ve been following along you’ll know that I’ve previously made the shirt and jacket from this pattern. It was time to finish up and make the skirt. I made the skirt out of the same fabric as the jacket, for a matching look. So here it goes! The skirt seemed easy enough. It had…
Author: Coco B
The Family’s Support System
I’ve been having to slow way down on my sewing. I considered cutting back on blog posts from weekly to bi-weekly. While talking this over with family, Dana had the great idea that I could get co-writers for my blog. Lots of us craft, and could write about that. She volunteered to go first, by…
Second Part of a Three Piece Sew: The Jacket
It was onto the second part of this three piece outfit, the jacket. I could do either the jacket or the “cardigan” view, but decided on the jacket. it had pocket welts and seemed more of a challenge. I figure if nothing else it would be good practice. I had this leftover black synthetic linen…
A Three Part Sew For Me! First, A Shirt
I’m always overthinking my blog. In my recent bout of overthinking, I had this pattern coming up. I decided that instead of zipping though things, and making only one piece of an outfit, that I would make all three pieces. I had bought this pattern with myself in mind, so that’s who I was going…
Been There, Done That, Got The T-Shirt, And Made A Quilt
No pattern required for this one! This is for sure the most requested item I’ve had since I’ve been sewing. T-shirt quilts, and pants that needed to be hemmed. I have made so many t-shirt quilts. I’ve made them for family and I’ve made them for profit. I’ve made fun ones, like my first one,…
The “Pitching In And Helping Out” Apron
A local fundraiser was coming up. I really wanted to donate something to help out, so I decided on this vintage apron from 1953. I, of course, just happened to have this vintage rick rack in my stash. I thought it would match perfectly with this fabric. The pinks in the fabric matched the pink…
The “Just Like Staying In Bed” Jacket
This pattern had come up in my pattern collection, and I wasn’t really thrilled to make it. I decided to do View D, and make the most of it. I didn’t have any fur type fabric, or anything in my stash that would be good for a jacket. I also didn’t want to spend a…
One More Gift From Grandma Ann
My niece Kira was home from college for Thanksgiving. Her parents had Covid so she came home to me! I thought it was the perfect opportunity to make her a dress! She picked out a pattern and I got to work. Kira chose view B. We had the fabric picked out before the pattern. This…
Lauren’s Custom Gift
Once upon a vacation, we went here. Where and what is this little farm house, you might be asking. It’s Laura Ingalls Wilder’s house located in Mansfield, Missouri. It is a must see for any “Little House On The Prairie” fan. While buying up everything in the gift shop, I bought this cloth doll pattern….