Tag: stash busting

  • Some Days We Get Dressed (Other Days It’s More of An Upholstering)

    Some Days We Get Dressed (Other Days It’s More of An Upholstering)

    I thought when I bought this fabric that I had only bought just enough to make the dress I was planning to make out of it, and no more. When I went to cut it out, though, I found I had at least twice what I needed. No wonder it was taking up so much…

  • Sewing Dare Accepted/Sewing Dare Completed

    Sewing Dare Accepted/Sewing Dare Completed

    Remember Sewing Dares? There’s another round going on now, and this time I threw myself in for one. I asked specifically for a dare related to shorts so Gillian dared me to make either Kwik Sew 3854 or BHL Holly shorts. I did not think this through well, since completing the dare means posting pics of…

  • Vintage Butterick 5455: That 1970’s Pink Noir Jacket

    Vintage Butterick 5455: That 1970’s Pink Noir Jacket

    It’s only about 100 degrees here, so my brain thought, “Hey, I should post about that spring coat I made.” It makes no sense season-wise, but I have the feeling that the longer I put off writing about this coat, the less likely I’ll post about it at all. These photos are back to the kids…

  • By Hand London Sophia Dress: Blue Stripes and Red Clover

    By Hand London Sophia Dress: Blue Stripes and Red Clover

    I’m ecstatic to show off this project. I’m too excited to think of anything to say about it. Maybe if I start with a picture some words will follow. This post is a bit picture-heavy; I’ll explain why at the end. This is the By Hand London Sophia Dress. I loved this pattern even when all they had…

  • I’ll Get Those Plumbers: Koopa King Costume

    I’ll Get Those Plumbers: Koopa King Costume

    I’ve been more in sewing mode than I have in blogging mode lately. If you happen to follow me on Instagram (I’m @carihomemaker), you may have noticed a lot of in-progress sewing that hasn’t made it’s way over to finished blog photos. Hopefully I’ll get around to blogging at least the most interesting stuff, like…

  • Lady Skater Dress: With Lace Fabric Upgrade

    Lady Skater Dress: With Lace Fabric Upgrade

      Nothing groundbreaking here. Just another Lady Skater Dress. This is a pattern I’ve made several times before, but this one is still special. From my stash, the main fabric is a lovely, heavy cotton-y lace printed up in some of my favorite colors to wear, black, several unapologetic pinks, and various beige-tan-taupe shades.   The bodice…

  • Ottobre 1/2013: Casual Batman

    Ottobre 1/2013: Casual Batman

    This is Ace. Being the youngest kid, he ends up wearing a lot of hand-me-downs and gets fewer brand-new clothes than the other kids. When I do make him things, I like to make sure he gets unique things. Last year, he got his bat-suit, and he still wears it quite often. Since he’s in…

  • Cake Red Velvet Clutch: In Velvet

    Cake Red Velvet Clutch: In Velvet

    One of the Stash-busting challenges this month was to use the oldest fabric in the stash. At first I didn’t think I’d be able to do this one, since I’ve been collecting fabric for a really long time, but then I reconsidered. The whole point of participating in a challenge is for it to have…

  • Ottobre 1/2013: Lumber Jane Shirt Dress

    Ottobre 1/2013: Lumber Jane Shirt Dress

    This month the Stash-busting group has several optional themes. I was pondering which of them I could do while still making things from my planned project queue when I realized I was actually in the middle of making something red. Finishing up this project was much easier than trying to figure out which piece in my…