Category Archives: Sewing

Crafty Projects = Home Improvement

By monnibo | Published: December 4, 2012

I have three crafty projects to share with you, all home improvement related! 1. Sewing new pillows for the couch A while ago I moaned about my pillow predicament. I am happy to say I’ve solved at least a part of it. I kept the 20-inch pillows and ditched the 16-inch ones because the cases were very faded on the middle front, but mainly because they were lumpy. They’d served me well nearly daily for 2+ years; they had been the original pillow forms that came with the couch, although I’d ditched the stock pillow cases long ago. I picked Continue Reading »

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This is Halloween, everyone scream

By monnibo | Published: October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween everybody! This is my favourite holiday… so I go all out. This year I dyed my hair red to complete my Sally costume. My BF even suggested he go as Jack—no coercion required! To make Sally’s dress, I watched the movie several times, pausing, sketching, and taking screenshots. Then I started sewing it piece-by-piece and attempting to fit it to my body. It turned out quite well. For Jack’s suit, we got a black jacket, white tshirt, and black pants. Then I drew pinstripes on the jacket with a fabric marker, and painted pinstripes on the pants with Continue Reading »

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Cushion Conundrum

By monnibo | Published: September 16, 2012

A couple years ago now, I sewed some pillow covers for the cushions that came with my couch. They’re two 16″-square pillows and have served me very well (although one is getting lumpy). Unfortunately they’re lonely. As is my chaise lounge which only has the matching pillow it came with. Siobhan, a local knitting friend, posted she was selling off some new, still-in-the-package pillow forms. She did an amazing job sewing beautiful cushion covers for her couch, but ran out of steam before making the ones for her bedroom. I think we can all relate to that! So instead of Continue Reading »

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