enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: sewing projects
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As promised, these project posts are going to be popping up frequently (even with the blanket knitting). I have "plans" for the next five but that doesn't really mean anything because I had "plans" for the original 26 and only maybe two of those have been realized. But I really wanted to make a heart…
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Prepare for the project posts to start coming fast and furious. I have only 6.5 weeks until my birthday and six more projects to go which means I have to wrap this up quickly… Little known fact, I collect clutches (and scarves). Someday I should do a post about all of them because I'm sort…
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Remember when I went insane trying to finish a queen size quilt before I left town? I can't tell you how glad I am that I got that accomplished. This month is flying by and November is shaping up to be even crazier. Now that I am home, I had a chance to throw it…
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So the quilt top is done. And yesterday I worked like a crazy person to sandwich it all together. I machine stitched the majority of the rectangles down with thread that matches the fabric. At the moment, I'm working on hand-stitching the binding. And that's the last step. I'm whipping through this like there is…
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I had to make a choice this week about which fall project to tackle first. And the quilt won. Mostly because I am going to be traveling for a lot of October and figured the sweater would be a good adventure for while I am up with my parents in Sacramento. I am hoping to…
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A while back, I pinned this skirt tutorial and decided right away to try and make a maxi skirt. I picked up two yards of silk striped fabric sewed the edges together, added elastic at the top and hemmed the bottom. Super simple. Then I pulled it on and realized that horizontal stripes + too…
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Okay. So this is up there on the Not Too Exciting list. But I've got a long way to go to get to 26 projects by February so we're rolling with it. I never use a camera strap. Ever. In general, I only use my big camera around the house so it's never in harms…
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I cannot figure out if this pillow idea came to me in a dream or if I saw it while scanning blogs sometime last week. But the pattern and color scheme was very set in my head before I even entered a fabric store. It's different than the colors I am usually drawn to, that…
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Above is a dress that I made based on another favorite dress in my closet. I chose to start with this one because I wear it a lot and it seemed simple enough. Just a front piece, a back piece, a strip of fabric around the collar and two sleeves made from folded rectangles. Silly…
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When we were little, my brother's favorite question was, "Can I take something apart?" Usually my parents would find a broken electronic for him to go at with screwdrivers. He loved seeing the inter-workings and all the different pieces. This is exactly what I feel like asking my closet. I'm mentally breaking my favorite dresses…
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