Sewing | Lynda Makara

Dress makeover: church dress to cocktail dress

August 23, 2015/2 Comments/in Crafts, Sewing /by [email protected]

This dress needed a makeover. It belonged to my mom and she only got to wear it once or twice before she died. I wanted to keep it for myself—with a few changes. The basic shape of it was good but I didn’t like the cap sleeves, neckline and that awful corsagey flower thing. And that […]

Front door privacy curtain

August 6, 2015/in Crafts, DIY home decorating, Home & garden, Home accents, Home improvement, Sewing /by [email protected]

Privacy is hard to come by when you live in the city. People are always walking up and down the street, cars are driving by, the neighbors are always coming and going. So when I’m sitting on my couch with the front door open, I feel like I’m on display and I don’t like that. […]

New pillowcase top designs for women

July 23, 2015/in Crafts, Sewing /by [email protected]

Pillowcase tops are fun and easy to make, but your average pillowcase does not fit your average woman. I have some lovely pillowcases embroidered by my mom and for the longest time I’ve been wanting to make blouses from them. I finally figured out two new ways to make cute pillowcase tops that actually fit […]

Celebrating the 4th of July

July 4, 2015/in Crafts, Sewing /by [email protected]

Lately I’ve been in a sewing mood so I decided to whip up a cute top to wear on the Fourth of July. It’s basically a fitted version of a pillowcase top. Besides this little sequin number I’ve raided my linen closet to design two brand new ways of making pillowcase blouses from embroidered pillowcases. […]

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