Sunday Stash- Swap Fabric

OOP Swap, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. Have you visited this group yet? It’s a flickr pool for swapping hard to find and out of print fabric but be warned it’s additive. I swapped some Lush and Flea Market Fancy for the treasures above. The vans are a fabric scrap that were an added bonus. [...]

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My First Blouse Simplicity 2601

_MG_1115, originally uploaded by bykelli. This picture is what I’m trying to sew and this is what my blouse looks like right now It’s the same pattern and fabric (what are the odds?). It’s also my first blouse so it’s a bit of a learning curve and it doesn’t help that the tension on my [...]

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The “Mama” of All Giveaways

HR Blue Vans, originally uploaded by mayaeliseboutique. What are you doing here?! You should be here checking out the (I kid you not) hundreds of giveaways! I spent the better part of today browsing through them all and entering various contests. I have shared my first sewing project, my most recent sewing project, what I [...]

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Barcelona Skirt- Take Two

Barcelona Skirt- Take Two, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. I had big plans for this weekend and most of them didn’t pan out. I didn’t have the supplies I needed for either of the dresses that I wanted to make or the blouse so instead I made another Barcelona skirt. I like it as much [...]

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Sunday Stash: Red Letter Day etc

Beginning of Red Letter Day Quilt, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. Now that I’m almost done with my Lizzy Dish quilt I guess it was time to buy some of Lizzy House’s new line of fabric, Red Letter Day. I was much more selective this time in my choice of prints. I’m going to mix [...]

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Barcelona Skirt- Take One

Barcelona Skirt, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. I know I owe you a tutorial, I mean that is the point of this blog but I made a couple changes to the skirt and I like the result I just need to duplicate it before I start sharing. In addition to hemming it which I think [...]

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Addicted to Flickr

Hot Pink Cross Quilt, originally uploaded by betty_whoosh. I’ve decided that Flickr is a gateway drug (stay with me here). I first signed up in 2005 when I was deployed to Iraq so that I could upload photos and send the link to my family. It was infinitely faster and easier than trying to send [...]

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Sunday Stash: Alexander Henry Black and White

Sunday Stash Alexander Henry Black and White, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. I started to think about what I’m going to do for my coaster swap and as I was looking through my stash I found all of these. Who knew I had so many black and white prints by Alexander Henry and what exactly [...]

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Simple Lined Curtains

IMG_3750, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. This window has been bothering me for awhile now. I love all the light it lets into this room but in the summer it can be sweltering, not to mention all my fabric is stacked up right below the window and I certainly don’t want any of it to [...]

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Playing Hooky From Work

Mixtape Quilt Top, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. I travel quite frequently for work and occasionally I have to travel over weekends. Officially my company has no policy to give me back that time but since I work from home when I’m not traveling I just take it when my schedule will allow it. Sunday [...]

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