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2010 October
Corrinne Elise complete
Posted by Claire on Oct 25 2010
It was a weekend of ‘bits and pieces’ sewing. I made piping and finished up the few inches of remaining smocking on my niece’s winter bishop, getting it ready for construction; I sewed the underarm seams and started the bullions on her Christmas dress and I finished up this heirloom style dress too, marking its […]
Free 1940s Smocking Plate
Posted by Claire on Oct 13 2010
I saw this cute late 1940s smocking pattern offered for sale on a vintage pattern site recently. I didn’t buy it but I was struck by the charming banded smocking pattern, which so typifies designs of the period. There’s a wealth of ideas to be gleaned from early patterns. I often study vintage pattern illustrations, […]
Rustic Quilted Tree Skirt
Posted by Claire on Oct 11 2010
This past spring was a particularly busy time for me design wise, as I created more than six different projects for various holiday and winter articles. The payoff, of course, is seeing my projects in print. This easy quilted tree skirt appears in the Holiday issue of Create & Decorate, a magazine that specializes in […]
Costumes That Go Bump in the Night
Posted by Claire on Oct 07 2010
After the great Jedi debacle of 2009, when Luke’s mother found herself sewing the elastic into the young hero’s pants at 8am on the day of the Hallowe’en party, she swore to herself next year would be different. The force must be with me because because this year, I have my Hallowe’en costumes done…EARLY! I […]
Quilted Trick or Treat Bag
Posted by Claire on Oct 07 2010
If you’re a sewer with kids, October is definitely the month you come in to your own. After all, nobody ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ over the neatly shortened pants or the nice new curtains you made for the kitchen windows. Those boring, everyday things are just done by the sewing fairies. *laugh, snort* Nope, the real […]