Posts Tagged ‘ pants ’

A T-shirt from…pants?!

Thrilled with the first T-shirt success, I started thinking. And remembered these red velour pants handed down from the same cousin who gave me this gem. The seams could have been a problem… But the fabric is so lustrous and has a little stretch… …so the lines could go down the middle of a T-shirt, [ READ MORE ]

how to…cheat a hem

You can shorten a pant hem by unpicking the existing hem, measuring, cutting, folding pinning… or you can sometimes cheat like this. This little technique works on fabrics that aren’t too heavy – then you end up with too much bulk. I used it the other night on the thrifted gray flannel babies you see [ READ MORE ]

Refitting = decluttering

I can’t stand the clutter in my apartment and closet anymore! It’s been dragging me down and occupying more mental energy than it is worth. Plus it’s that time of year in Chicago where I’m itching to put on more than my winter black turtleneck and dark cords. Of course, I’m all supposed to be [ READ MORE ]

how to…turn pants into a skirt

Coming so soon! One of the few projects I finished this summer. I took the most unflattering dark jeans and turned them into a skirt I wear constantly[ READ MORE ]

FOIAstorm

Not sewing as much as usual – work has heated up with a giant Freedom of Information project. I love the FOIA and the 1st Amendment and open government as reporter tools, and have wanted to conduct such an audit for a long time. So that’s good news. But here’s why editors wouldn’t let me [ READ MORE ]

Word on Georgie-girl

Sleeping standing up. Nose pokes out.

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