tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15097349051234179852011-12-01T14:00:16.361-05:00No one could have guessed that the hormones of pregnancy would have turned her....CRAFTY.The Reluctant Craftsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835160503182095778noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509734905123417985.post-69820518665565026202011-05-16T11:54:00.000-04:002011-05-16T11:54:06.244-04:00

My top made it through to the first round of voting for the Spring Top Sewalong over at Made by Rae.  If you get a chance today, head on over to her site and vote for the Portfolio Blouse by Margaret.

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I've decided to take part in the Kid's Clothing Week Challenge put on by elsie marley, which involves spending one hour each day this week sewing for your kids.  I have a huge amount of cute fabric that's built up in my closet, so I figured this might be a good chance to destash a bit.  Since I sew far less for Henry than anyone in the family, I decided that a project from "Celebrate the Boy"

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It's official.  I have finished something for myself that fits moderately well.  I always tell people that I only sew for people who haven't hit puberty yet.  I picked up this Simplicity Lisette Portfolio pattern set the other day, and was struck by how much I liked all of the pieces in the collection.  Turns out they are all designed by Liesl Gibson who designs the Oliver + S kids patterns. 

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One day a few weeks ago I was visiting my friend Gay at her Fabric Shop, The Silk Road, in Auburndale, when I saw this amazing cotton lawn fabric. I was in love, and so started my obsession with Liberty of London fabrics.  The cotton lawn fabric is so lightweight and fine.  I started to envision a dress for Anne with a short yoke and a little lace at the bottom.  After some hiccups in

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I made a few accent pillows for the reading nook, and now it is truly a good place to snuggle and lounge.

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I'm so excited with how this dress came out.  This is my first self-designed dress pattern.  I drafted the shape off a hand-me-down Lily Pulitzer dress that fit Anne in the shoulders really well.  Those of you who know me will realize how ironic it is that I designed my first pattern off a Lily dress.  Anyway, I had this great fabric sitting around and wanted to try my hand at pin tucks, so

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The client seems to like to new floor pillow.  Super cute accent pillows are in the works to increase the lounging potential of the reading nook.

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Box Pillow In Progress Originally uploaded by thereluctantcraftsterI've been inspired by all the pillows being made over at Sew, Mama, Sew this month, so I decided a great first project for my new machine would be a big floor pillow for my daughter's room.  She has a great room, but it's a little low on seating, so a floor pillow in the corner by the bookshelf ought to be just right. I

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Well, it's done.  I have officially moved into the digital age.  My first sewing machine was my mother's avocado green Singer, followed by a budget Brother machine that my husband bought one summer when he thought he'd teach himself to quilt.  After much debate and research, I have purchased the Brother PC-210 Limited Edition Project Runway sewing machine. So far, so good...kind of.  It's not the

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Hey Folks.....Trying to make the site a little more aesthetically pleasing....posting again soon.

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