Thrift store fabric skirt

So a few weeks back I found that great gray fabric that's I talked about before at the goodwill thrift store, I got it on an on sale day. I new it would be just enough to make new skirt for work. It did take me longer then I thought it would just because I have been so busy. Along with that I added vintage couture techniques. As you can see one thing was to change the zipper to snaps, you can also use hook and eyes as well. This was some that was done more in the late 40's thur the 50's as a couture closer and even today hook and eyes are still thought of as more of a couture closer then a zipper. The pattern that I used didn't have the change for this. But ones you do it with one pattern you'll be able to change this with any pattern. So what pattern did I use? For that I used a retro Butterrick patter number B5557. So I'm sure your think wow that's a costly pattern and you would be right about that, so how do you save on sewing patterns after all with some patterns being over $30 usd, it can really add up. Here's a few things you can do, buy them on sale! When Joann's puts them on .99cents or some times Vogue can be higher up to $5 for them but that's still a big savings. So what else can you do, but from the pattern Company it self, yes you can do this go to the website for the company you are looking at,this is going to be the best way I have found to save on patterns. You can also find them at thrift shops, or eBay, at a good cost. If you get patterns from a thrift shop you do run a bigger risk of having pieces missing, and same with eBay so when buying patterns on eBay always find out if it has been cut/ used. Most patterns have more then one size in them however most people cut out the size they need at the time so you may not have the other sizes anymore. These are ways I have found for saving on patterns. So back to the skirt, it has fastly become a go to for me and for this reason I'll be making other out of blue fabric I also found at the thrift store. Classes coming soon!

happy sewing!! 

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Holidays are coming fast

The holidays are fastly coming upon us, faster then we know. If your planing to give gifts that you your self make it's time to start on them. The last thing you want to do is start out making things for the ones we love for the holidays and end stressing out over what should be giving you joy. This is when it's good to know and be true to what your able to do. If you want to crochet then when picking a pattern pick something that not only shows off the stitches that your able to do well but that is easy for you to do. It's ok if you make the same scarf for all your friends if that's what your good at making. Far to offend we turn our holiy days in to days that are all about getting bigger rhinos and more things then we need. That's why I try to make as many of the gifts I give as I can as well as I don't give a lot of gifts to everyone. If this is something your going to try its time to start on them. It's a great time to think about who your giving gifts to, who they really are as people. When your making gifts you not only are able to put your love in to things but your able to really personalize to who your making things for, so you can make something that they will want. But if your not able to make gifts but want to give hand crafted gifts it's also the time to start looking for them, they offend take longer to get then mass produced items do because they are offend not made till you order them, however Some are things that the craft artist makes and has on hand (in thier online shop) so they shop when you order. There are great websites to find hand crafted items being that I my self have an esty shop ( misschastains.etsy.com)  that is the site I go to first. However if you have a gift in mind you can always look up artist on line that make the kind of thing your looking for.