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flair. dazzle. pizzaz.: hemmin’ jeans

March 27th 2010

I dusted off my sewing machine this afternoon to hem Al’s jeans.  They’d been sitting in my sewing room for at least two months.  With me being sooo busy at work the last 3 months we’d actually priced out getting them done, however at $11 a pair I found the time to do them myself.  [...]

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ThriftyGirl Fashions – 2-piece dress suit

October 11th 2009

Don’t you just love my latest sewing fashion?  I do!  We were finally able to get some pictures of my new two-piece dress suit this past weekend.  The dress and jacket are made from chocolate brown linen-like material.  The jacket is lined with a light brown polyester material.  The jacket is outfitted with an antique, [...]

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flair. dazzle. pizzaz.: Spring items

April 5th 2009

This will be a great dress to wear to work.  It’s comfortable and chic.  It took about 5 hours to complete and was under $10.

This will definitely add some color to my wardrobe.  It took about a hour to make and was under $5 to make.

This is by far my favorite.  It was one seam [...]

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Sewing on Saturdays: S.O.S.

February 7th 2009

This morning I joined the Sewing on Saturdays group, with consisted of 6 ladies, most of which were teachers.  I was invited by my neighbor/Bible study friend, who was going to teach me a sewing techniques.
The other 6 woman were working on a quilt, which is part of the S.O.S. group, but I worked on [...]

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flair. dazzle. pizzaz.: My first shirt

February 7th 2009

This is my first shirt that I made today at Sewing on Saturdays!

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