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Tag: stash busting

  • Cat Woman (and Kitten)

    First things first. I got so caught up in January Jungliciousness that I omitted mentioning in my last post that I had a recent guest-post about stash busting over on Tumbleweeds in the Wind. Go ahead, check it out. I’ll wait. Speaking of stash busting, I had to add to my stash last year when…

  • Jungle January 2014: Hopefully not Giant Purple People Eaters

    Hi there. I hope you’ve been enjoying Aunty Laura’s recent posts about her refashion take on the iconic Rear Window Dress. I’m going to interrupt the flow a little and take things in an entirely different direction, to be specific, into the jungle. I couldn’t possibly skip Jungle January after the fun I had sewing…

  • Stash-busting Sewalong 2014: The Sequel

    I’ve managed to avoid doing a 2013 wrap-up. While I enjoyed reading everyone else’s top 5 lists, a la Gillian, I haven’t wanted to be that introspective. I can’t entirely avoid the introspection right now though, since I’m setting a new project goal for 2014. Why corresponding to the new year when I don’t do…

  • Down the Rabbit Hole

    Here it is. The last stash busting project of the year, number 25 of 25. And what would a blog post be without pictures or conversation? I’ll begin at the beginning and when I come to the end, I’ll stop. Curiouser and curiouser, this dress is a perfect example of when OCD meets ADHD. I…

  • Stretch Lace Stash-Busting and Totally Off-Topic Sherlock

    I didn’t mean to procrastinate on my last bit of stash-busting, but then again, it would have been rather anticlimactic to have finished it up in September or something. Here’s today’s completed project, stretch lace Espresso Leggings. This is a nice, thick lace, but still a little open. Thick enough my legs feel nicely covered…

  • Miss Guinevere 1949

      This is a project that was well over a year in the making. It started with picking up the fabric at a thrift store. It’s a nice thick wool. It didn’t have a tag on it to indicate where it came from, but in my opinion, it’s either a Pendleton wool or something very…

  • Back to Stash-Busting

    I’ve had a few stash-busting projects with pictures sitting around waiting to be posted for quite a while. These are more practical than exciting/inspiring, but still a good use of my stashed fabric, so they merit a post. First up is a hoodie for Guinevere. I succumbed to the lure of a McCall’s pattern sale…

  • Banana Anna

      What to say about this dress? Obviously it’s just a little bit over the top (understatement?) but still gloriously wearable in my estimation.   I tried to tone it down with serious shoes, but this dress just wants to dance. I mean that literally. Pete and I just started taking Salsa lessons, and that’s…

  • Vintage Noir

    This month’s challenge on The Monthly Stitch was vintage patterns. It was the perfect reason to finally get to a dress I’ve been planning to make for almost a year now.   The pattern is Advance 8211, a pattern so good they released it twice. First as Advance 7011 which was unprinted, and the second…