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Home of a Creative Kitty
About the time my sister made her pink pleated skirt, we got a box of vintage patterns that had belonged to my grandmother. Among those was the “famous” Simplicity 8390 blouse that I might have already mentioned once or twice before. At the same time I made mine, my sister also made one. But this post isn’t about that. Since …
It’s past time for another project post; this is the next in line for documenting my sister’s projects. After we made our blue tiered skirts, the next thing my sister and I wanted to make was a pink pleated skirt. I guess it was kind of always a dream of ours to have a pink pleated skirt, back when we …
So I previously posted about my sister’s first sewing project, her first skirt. After making that basic A-line skirt, the next project we were given was a bit more complex: a tiered skirt. For some reason, it was decided that all three of us would make our skirts out of the same fabric. I don’t recall the details of it, …
After my sister made her first shirt, she wanted to do another one that was a little more special. Finding inspiration online, she decided on one with ruffles, so that’s what she did next. She picked a fabric similar to the poplin she used before, but it’s a tiny bit thicker and stiffer, and the shade of pink is darker. …
As I previously shared my sister’s first skirt project, now I’m sharing her first shirt. Our sewing teacher had me and my sisters do a button-down shirt as our next project. My older sister made hers in a cream color, and my younger sister and I actually made ours both pale pink; they’re nearly identical except for the buttons. I …
When my sisters and I first starting learning to sew, our teacher had us do a simple skirt as the first project. So we each did our own using the same basic pattern drafted from our own measurements. This project I’m sharing here was made by my younger sister. Now that I think about it, how long ago it was… …
Crochet, Free PatternThis is the perfect crochet star. I designed it several years ago when I needed a star applique for a project. I later used it in this coaster pattern, but now I decided to publish it as a standalone pattern. Perfect Crochet Star Pattern Materials Gauge 16 sc x 8 rows = 4″ x 4″ Finished measurements About 2 1/2″ …
Birthday Wishes The morning dawns cold as the sun rises high While I watch from my place in my bed A contemplative air fills these earliest hours And thoughts without words fill my head As I contemplate silently, tears in my eyes Memories flood through my mind Of birthdays before when I’d rise as today With an air of a …
When I was looking through my project photos, I found this and realized I hadn’t posted it yet. This is another project from probably 2019. My younger sister and I made this for my older sister. We were looking for a very simple and quick skirt for a last-minute Christmas present. We went with this design which is essentially a …
Recently I’ve been thinking about poetry, after finding some poems I wrote many, many years ago. It’s not much, and it isn’t particularly good, but I remember when I wrote it. It was certainly good to me at the time, and it felt good to create it and write it down. I’ve been thinking how I want to make more …