Sewmum1 — Cute Embroidery

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We have discovered my daughters new elf (posted over in projects) is not naughty but just mischievous! She has been up to all kinds of antics as one would assume including getting into makeup but the one thing none of us expected is her disappearing in ou

11 21 Dec 2017

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Amazing embroidery designs (sister site to cute embroidery) has memberships on sale for a really good price right now. If you want some really beautiful designs there are so many there to be found there

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0 18 Dec 2017

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UPDATE: Well the lace I had matched perfectly in the daylight but my daughter tried the dress on again once it was completely dry. It was still damp in the pics below. It was worse once it had dried and looked more like a party dress. As a last resort we

7 05 Dec 2017

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I performed a special sewing operation today for my daughters classroom teddy, "Molly". Each night one child is chosen to take her home and then the child does a recount of their time together to read aloud to the class the next day. Well this time my d

15 20 Nov 2017

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I would like to make my own traditional Christmas cake from scratch this year. I am getting in early as I know some cakes take months to be fully completed for the best flavour. Does anyone have any foolproof easy recipes? I am thinking of making three

1 02 Nov 2017

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Look what my clever hubby made for me today. It still needs to be painted but I just couldn't wait and wanted to share with you his design with a few tips from me. It is a multi-purpose spool holder for upright spools and metallic threads that fee

17 20 Oct 2017

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Finally pics of the finished dress! I must admit it was done a few weeks ago and last touches were still being done on the day of the ball. A couple of days before I had to do a mad dash 2 hours drive away as I had not been able to find any beads

28 18 Oct 2017

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Another UPDATE The zipper is now in and I have been spending hours upon hours hand stitching this guipure lace to the bodice. I was hoping to attach it by machine but the satin has a stretch feature and the lace doesn't so that will cause no end of he

33 10 Aug 2017

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Hi Cuties Just wanted to drop by an say quick hello. I have been popping in to quickly when I get 5 mins to look at everyones lovely projects but I am sorry I've just not had the time to comment. I have been busy dealing with health issues

5 03 Aug 2017

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One of the more enjoyable alteration projects I had this week was to transform this pretty strapless chiffon gown to make it suitable for a young 17 year old girl, who is very self conscious and concerned about a wardrobe malfunction at her school ball. D

25 26 Jun 2017

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Has anyone with the kam snaps have experience using the tiny #16 size and had them wash ok? I don't want them coming apart especially for baby items I haven't had a chance to use the #16 snaps yet but was planning on it for one of my next project

4 15 Jun 2017

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I have just been blessed with 3 massive (read garbage bag size) bags of sewing to do in the next 2 weeks. Among the goodies I have been asked to repair the button on a pair of shorts. It is like a jeans button only it has one hole in the centre. I've bee

10 06 Jun 2017

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by Sewmum1 in Community

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It has been a crazy few days here and on top of it all, my nephew managed to break both bones in his forearm. He was sent home with a triangular muslin sling and told he will need to have his arm in it for up to 2 months. His poor mum, who does not sew, w

10 07 May 2017

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I have just been asked to help for my daughters mother's day stall at school. They set up tables like a shop and the little ones can do some shopping for their mums and grandmas. I would like to donate some more goodies for the table. I already have

8 03 May 2017

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Has anyone done FSL with ribbon attached as you go? I am thinking of doing this for my next project but I am wanting the thread pieces to remain stiffened and the ribbon soft after the stabiliser is washed away Any ideas?

5 29 Apr 2017