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the closet seamstress
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Have you seen my new blog - www.megannielsen. com

Hello lovely people! Just stopping by to see if you've checked out my new blog yet?If not, come have a look!!www.megannielsen.com

01 jun 09

I'm moving to my own domain! www.megannielsen. com !!

I'm moving to my own domain!www.megannielsen.comHel lo my lovely readers! Firstly an apology for my slowness with tutorials & posting, a lot of that has to do with the fact that I've been moving t...

05 may 09

Anchors Away!! A little sailor skirt

Anchors Away!!So you may have noticed me mention a number of times the shopping trip my amazing SIL's (Sophie & Annelise) and MIL (Vickie) took to Paris a few years ago, and the wonderful fabric ...

01 may 09

WWW, watcha wearing wednesday

Running errands... it's a bit rainy, but warm, so I don't mind! Wearing: Witchery tshirt, vintage belt, thrifted fake pearl necklace, Polka dot skirt (nicked form my mom's closet), purple footless ti...

29 apr 09

Oh my gosh bridesmaid dresses galore...

Well, it looks like I'm going to be very very crazy busy, I just got an order to make 3 bridesmaid dresses based on the 50's style dress I listed yesterday, and also got en email from a different per...

28 apr 09

Fashion epiphany from my mother-in-law

My MIL said something to me the other day that really resonated with me (kind of a fashion epiphany!) and I thought I'd share -my MIL to me: When I was young fashion was all about feeling pretty. The...

28 apr 09

Just listed - Green 50's style dress

I love this dress... scratch that, I love love love this dress! I made it for myself to wear to work, but only wore it once. I really feel like this dress totally encapsulates my style. Unfortunately...

28 apr 09

Full dirndl skirt with a big bow... and an overcast weekend

Been wanting to make this skirt for ages, and finally got my act together and drafted the pattern! The thing I really like is that you can tie the bow in the front or the back - nifty! Unfortunately ...

27 apr 09

Check out FaveCrafts.com Mother's day ebook

Need some ideas for mothers day crafts? Check out FaveCrafts.com Mother's Day eBook!My tutorial for how to make a sleep mask is featured in it!!

27 apr 09

Easy Pattern Grading

By special request, here's a very quick little tutorial on how to grade a pattern to your size.There are obviously a number of methods for pattern grading. The most professional and accurate is proba...

26 apr 09

the closet seamstress store on Etsy!

Well recently I was asked to make one of my nursing tops for someone - totally flattered of course, but after thinking about it I realised that it wasn't a bad idea. You know, making nursing tops. Wh...

24 apr 09

Sundress from a 70's pattern

Found this pattern in my local thrift store the other day for 10 cents, steal! I love it. I used a thrifted sheet I found a few months ago, go the vintage vibe! One thing I am regretting though... I ...

24 apr 09

WWW, watcha wearing wednesday

I started feeling better yesterday, yay!! So I took the dog & the baby for a walk... It was beautiful, birds chirping, 68 degrees, nice breeze. Perfection.

23 apr 09

Sophie's party dress

This is a party dress I made for Sophie a long time ago! It's inspired by a dress Cameron Diaz wore (Can't find the pic at the moment, will put it up when i find it!). Anyway, she bought this fabric ...

22 apr 09

I feel sick & an utter refashion failure

Well it wouldn't be fair if I didn't share my complete failures too... I have the flu... My head is fuzzy and I feel like rubbish in general. So I thought a nice easy project was in order to keep my ...

21 apr 09

What tutorial/how to would you like to see next?

In the past I've tried to address tutorial/how to requests in the order I receive them. But I've been getting so many requests of late that i've realised that if I keep doing that, my turn around tim...

20 apr 09

New gladiator sandals & a hint of spring in Iowa

The newest addition to my shoe collection. It was love at first sight. These Ninewest platform gladiator sandals just make me happy - they seem to go with anything! Watch out though, I may end up pai...

19 apr 09

How to make a sleep mask - featured on FaveCrafts.com

Recently my mom was complaining about how often she leaves a plane flight hungry because the air hostess didn't wake her for the meals. She declared that she needed to stick a sign to her forehead so...

18 apr 09 1 person likes this

WWW, watcha wearing wednesday.... just a little late!

Well we're back from Nashville, and are all totally tired! Had a great time -Did a lot of shopping, site-seeing (translation, stalked country stars homes) and general hanging around! Verdict - I *hea...

18 apr 09

How to make a nursing top from a pillowcase

I loved nursing my daughter, but it's such a pain to work your wardrobe around it. Know what I mean? As I've mentioned before, I made a lot of my own maternity & nursing wear. Infact, where possi...

15 apr 09

I'm off to Tennessee!

You're going to find out sooner or later so I think i better admit that I'm also a closet country music fan. Total guilty pleasure! I started out hating it, but hubby played it so much that I actuall...

13 apr 09

How to make a dirndl skirt

I had lunch with a friend today (who I just found out is preggo, YAY!!!!) and I'm in a bit of a silly mood, so I decided to don my cowboy boots & this dirndl skirt I recently made. A friend of mi...

11 apr 09

A pencil skirt & www, watcha wearing wednesday...

Todays' weather was soooo beautiful, so I had to go for something sickeningly cute...I drafted this classic pencil skirt & used some vintage fabric.... love love love it!! Nothing fancy, but I th...

08 apr 09

A rant about blogger

Maybe you've noticed, but every now and then some of my pictures just disappear... poof!It's driving me crazy!!!After looking into it, turns out it's a really common problem with blogger, and no-one ...

07 apr 09

Threadbanger April 2009 Challenge - which creation should I enter?

So someone very kindly just alerted me to the fact that Threadbanger currently has a challenge to make something out of a pillowcase or sheet. Sounds perfect for my current obsession with making thin...

07 apr 09

A very girly dress from two pillowcases

I'm a girly girl. There's no point in denying it. Have been for a long time. I was trying on mom's shoes & cocktail dresses & smearing my face with lipstick at the age of three. I love love l...

06 apr 09

I'm the featured refashionista on wardrobe refashion!!!

I love love love NikkiShells wardrobe refashion blog. It's such a great concept - you sign up for a period of time, pledging that you won't buy new clothing for that time, and will refashion or make ...

04 apr 09

I *heart* piperlime

Forgot to mention - I finally gave in the bought the shoes I've been drooling over for AGES. I know they're a little bright, but I think I can handle it! Yep. I'm pathetic. I'm a shop addict. I don't...

02 apr 09

WWW, watcha wearing wednesday

Well my in-laws are coming to visit for a couple of days from Perth, Aust, and so like the total OCD freak that I am, I spent the whole day cleaning the house, doing laundry & cooking. It was a l...

02 apr 09

How to make a top from a pillowcase

By popular demand I've made a tutorial on how to make my pillowcase top! Thanks to all of you for your interest, and your patience while I put this tutorial together!So without much further ado, here...

01 apr 09

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