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2 January, 2012

• 05:47 AM

  charith commented on the project Santa Circle Skirt

  thank you!

  

• 05:45 AM

  charith commented on the project Santa Suits x 3

  yes, they did. best elves I’ve ever met.

  

• 05:45 AM

  charith commented on the project Santa Suits x 3

  thank you!

  

• 05:45 AM

  charith commented on the project Santa Suits x 3

  thank you. it’s always nice when they actually like something I make for them. :)

  

• 05:44 AM

  charith commented on the project Santa Suits x 3

  Thanks! It was a fun project.

  

30 December, 2011

• 12:40 AM

  charith commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 29 - Win The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook! 5 Winners!

  I’d like to have enough projects added to my wardrobe to participate in Self-Stitched-September.

  

29 December, 2011

• 08:52 PM

  charith added the project called Santa Suits x 3

  

  My 4 year-old son asked for a suit so he could be one of Santa’s elves. So I made three of them. I used Simplicity 8860 (from 1970) as a template. Oh what fun it is to see three little Elves runn…

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• 08:45 PM

  charith commented on the project The Pale Yellow Dress

  thank you!!

  

• 08:39 PM

  charith added the project called Christmas Eve Nightgown

  

  I used a vintage McCall’s 4742 pattern (size 8) for my very petite 6 year-old (who is about a size 4). I altered the pattern quite a bit. I added the bib front, which ended up way larger than I ant…

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• 08:28 PM

  charith added the project called Pirate Pajamas for Christmas Eve

  

  My son has been a little crazy about pirates all year. So I made him some pirate pajamas just in time for Christmas Eve. I used Simplicity 8860 for the pattern. It’s from my mother’s old stash of p…

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• 08:22 PM

  charith commented on the project The Pale Yellow Dress

  thanks!

  

• 08:20 PM

  charith added the project called Christmas Eve Pajamas

  

  Flannel pjs just in time for Christmas Eve. I used Butterick 5129 for the pattern. It’s a pattern for girl’s pajamas, so I extended the neck a little and used ribbed knit at the top so the neck was…

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• 08:10 PM

  charith added the project called Santa Circle Skirt

  

  A simple circle skirt with white trim. Now she won’t steal the skirt off of the bottom of the Christmas Tree anymore… which is what I used as a pattern, by the way.

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• 08:04 PM

  charith added the project called The Pale Yellow Dress

  

  Simplicity 2767.

  All of the fabric came from Jo-Anns. The pale yellow stuff has little sequins throughout. Not too many, but just enough for a little bit of sparkle. I used my embroidery mod…

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• 07:57 PM

  charith added the project called The Trading Dress

  

  I drafted the pattern of the dress and the bib section. I used the sleeves from a pattern in my stash: Simplicity 3511. My daughter hated this dress. So we traded it for one of her cousin’s dresse…

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27 December, 2011

• 11:51 PM

  charith favorited the project essential cropped trousers

  

11 July, 2011

• 01:48 AM

  charith commented on the project 70s dress toile: McCalls 2399

  love it!

  

14 June, 2011

• 04:54 AM

  charith commented on the project Sweet Ruffled Frock

  Thank you!

  

13 June, 2011

• 08:51 PM

  charith added the project called Sweet Ruffled Frock

  

  Knit pullover dress with cap sleeves and empire waist. Delicate flowers and birds branch across a white bodice. Pretty pink ruffle, waistband, and boutonniere sets off rows and rows of black ruffle…

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