The Imaginative Seamstress

Well around here at Christmastime the moms in our little church group start making crafts for each of the families in the group. Usually its a Christmas decoration that will be used for years to follow. This is a great way to build your collection of decorations and is lots of fun. But sometimes I feel to do something that isn't necessarily a Christmas decoration, and may not even be made from Christmas fabrics. This year, I was a little behind on getting started on an idea; when it hit me! An easy, fun, cute project. I decided to make tissue holders like my Hubby's Grandma had done for her  tea party . They were so cute and I figured they'd not be too hard. It took only a little time to get the dimensions I wanted for the tissue holders. I took pictures along the way so, here's my little 'tissue tutorial'.   My first Tissue Holder  Start with a Fat Quarter, or even a Scrap of left over fabric you like.    Cut a rectangle 6" x...

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Last night we had my sister and her husband over for dinner. Just before they arrived I broke out the Christmas table decor. I found my green table cloth, and the table runner I'd made a few years ago. The table cloth needed ironing after being in a box but came out looking lovely! The table looked so pretty once we had it set, I had to take a picture!  My sister made the rolls. They were awesome! I am getting the recipe for sure!   This was an easy project my mom, sisters, and I did one year. We made about 30 of them for Christmas gifts. This is the pattern I used to make the table runner, link below. Pattern found  here .   I also have the coasters to go along with it but can't find a pattern for them... I found  this that was similar. Its the same concept but instead of folding it in rectangles, its in triangles and you overlap it the same way this pattern shows...

Child's Swimsuit Giveaway THIS IS A PRE-MADE SUIT, NOT A CUSTOM MADE ITEM. E nds Dec 7th at 1pm This way , it will arrive before Christmas :-)   Something cute, fun and modest for your little girl to wear swimming next Summer! This "smiles" swimsuit is so adorable with all its bright colors! Look closely to see the "smiley faces" on the fabric. This is my favorite style for little girls. The top consists of the tank, belt and skirt. The bottom of the skirt has a curly finish. Pink spandex pants are separate for easy on and off. Oh, and I added a scrunchie for her hair :-) I love this style and am happy to say that I grew up wearing this swimming, thanks to my mom who is a great seamstress.   The size of this is between a 3 and a 4 I think. Measurements follow as, Chest: 21-22 Waist: 19-20 Hips: 22-23 Body length: 10 1/2   What to do to ENTER... and get extra p oints 1. Mandator...

In the beginning I found an amazing looking pattern and showed it to my sister who was playing with the idea of making her own wedding dress (with my help of course). She loved the pattern and so we ordered it. We also decided that the bridesmaids (Anna and I) would use the same patten but change the style a bit and make ours shorter. This would he a bit tricky since the pattern only came in one size and it was the Bride's size.  The pattern showed the bride's dress having a lace overlay in the picture, and so naturally this is what we thought we were going to do for Isabel's gown. When we arrived at Joann's and Isabel saw the sparkly fabric they had she was immediately drawn to it. Our plan quickly changed and formed into a new one. The brides maids were to be decked out in RED, oh my! It didn't hit me until we had my dress mostly done that I was going to have a RED dress! I'd never had a red dress before..unless you count the one time I wore one fo...