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term="shorts"/><category term="sink"/><category term="soap box derby"/><category term="softy"/><category term="strawberry"/><category term="taj mahal"/><category term="takahashi"/><category term="tea cozy"/><category term="toilet"/><category term="toilet lid sink"/><category term="tote"/><category term="toy tote"/><category term="travel"/><category term="travel woes"/><category term="uwajimaya"/><category term="valentine"/><category term="vegetable garden"/><category term="video"/><category term="vintage"/><category term="vishu"/><category term="water conservation"/><category term="water heater"/><category term="winter"/><category term="world is flat"/><category term="yann martel"/><category term="young adult"/><category term="zen"/><title type='text'>Rarely There</title><subtitle type='html'>A collection of discourses - myriad, profound, uplifting... <br/>Bah! Who am I kidding?! <br/>It is just a blog.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/-/sewing'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/search/label/sewing'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/-/sewing/-/sewing?start-index=26&max-results=25'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>91</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-2296555977752682233</id><published>2017-05-21T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2017-05-29T21:26:55.898-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby gifts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crochet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lovey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="softy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toys"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="yarnlove"/><title type='text'>Crochet: Bear and Bunny Lovies</title><summary type="text">
Lovies, aka mini security blankets, were a great thing to have in the stroller for my kids when they were little. I remember an atrociously pink bear that my older child used to cradle in the crook of her elbow when I used to take her on stroller rides to the park.
The blanket part is super soft thick and chunky chenille, and the head and arms are made with fine soft fingering/baby acrylic </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/2296555977752682233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=2296555977752682233&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2296555977752682233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2296555977752682233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2017/05/crochet-bear-and-bunny-lovies.html' title='Crochet: Bear and Bunny Lovies'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZNcdtoa_srPqQXbpewK_qGUOSQcr7GcNfNXoHWzKT7v39VEdrnnFYjVGw83gvT1k4gCdiLZ_Wr601BKaMzIths8eZA0Vkd6dTYIeDXH0pHBXr_1GAvTV3B-3u0xGJuAg011aWw/s72-c/1-bunny-lovey-bear-lovey-crochet-baby-toys.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-5304358908962370586</id><published>2017-05-17T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2017-05-18T15:28:05.979-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby gifts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="changing-pad-tote"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Baby Changing Pad Tote with Pockets</title><summary type="text">
I've eyed wistfully at some of the tutorials for making changing pad clutch. However, I didn't want to do a clutch -I am more of a "hold-all" kinda gal. Clutch seemed too fancy, with an implied assumption to keep it elegant and slender. I have a tendency to stuff things into my knapsack and call it my "purse".
For the longest time, my "purse" held just-in-case diapers and wipes, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/5304358908962370586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=5304358908962370586&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/5304358908962370586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/5304358908962370586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2017/05/sewing-baby-changing-pad-tote-with.html' title='Sewing: Baby Changing Pad Tote with Pockets'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqyDaI_NZI4Z52ypAnHFkfDQkd5bkjMiulSphLEM3lZVQ0KVPicxvd6IVHFZp5v4_mi_0ixYcBctyOX4k6SeqGdn7TDPYUVQzZDEETlg1UUH9w6PwprbhgMYxkQgeiAjpI2-6iA/s72-c/baby-changing-pad-rolled-up-sewing.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-2296196581320973189</id><published>2017-04-30T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2017-05-18T15:23:26.451-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby gifts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby mat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Flower Play Mat</title><summary type="text">
This flower play mat is a fun and easy project. It took me a whole weekend to finish, but, only because I was juggling cooking, laundry, house-cleaning, grocery-run, and library-run.
The project from start to finish, if one can devote uninterrupted time, should not take more than a few hours. Once the pieces are cut and ready, the sewing goes quite fast.
The fun part is to add little baby</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/2296196581320973189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=2296196581320973189&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2296196581320973189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2296196581320973189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2017/04/sewing-flower-play-mat.html' title='Sewing: Flower Play Mat'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm16EGc6e4NcrPFu0KztMFTCfS6U_KGoRzPgz5neA6FqF339fT6027dVWKbGRoOaZKHdxfGRX1kdWVsTRZ8-IAOvD5O88kIkFCnFSqOH4Ka5e-JBFLBRwr3Y5k8nwW-vy-4P29Fg/s72-c/sewing-flower-play-mat.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-69431596240310341</id><published>2017-04-16T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2017-05-18T15:25:50.692-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby gifts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby quilts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Citrus Orange Baby Quilt </title><summary type="text">
With all the color-coding going on for baby stuff, what with blues and greens, pinks and purples and such, I decided to skip the convention and go with a bright orange quilt.
It's a simple block pieced cotton top, with a cotton backing, and warm cotton and fleece batting. Finished size is approximately a square, barely a rectangle, at 40" x 48"
I was dreaming of making very cute applique </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/69431596240310341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=69431596240310341&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/69431596240310341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/69431596240310341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2017/04/sewing-citrus-orange-baby-quilt.html' title='Sewing: Citrus Orange Baby Quilt '/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbNbL3eg_cQp5vnEMdhcHyGZ4lNSZZb8bbjXP3vQcb2ED8TI8BLgAd0l2-113SQht4EDNDCtSGfzR6kAm4QVqsHp_tmjC7JjGwY2QYrelLFiQ9HKdKC1zKbnqs7u4PswrzcMtIg/s72-c/1-citrus-orange-baby-quilt.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-2720500973169026146</id><published>2017-04-02T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2017-05-09T20:43:33.087-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby gifts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="diaper covers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Baby Diaper Covers</title><summary type="text">
Another quick and easy project to sew baby diaper covers. I loved adding the lacy ruffles. And I broke the convention of pink and purple and went with sunny yellow print for these adorable covers.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/2720500973169026146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=2720500973169026146&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2720500973169026146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2720500973169026146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2017/04/sewing-baby-diaper-covers.html' title='Sewing: Baby Diaper Covers'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQhyphenhyphenAXncZObcRVjRYcV2E6x9q7FoNSPVF2MB18p1orymbM1ueegiwCLvioClyzjYRNlfKIb2EX3TVAufy_ZmWxGkbEIHMynSzB8-VJB0veyyCMNhhwA6p0GZvl1IdQ67F8WT7zQ/s72-c/sewing-diaper-covers-with-ruffles.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-3548650332576082189</id><published>2016-11-20T19:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2018-01-22T19:04:32.189-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby gifts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby quilts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crochet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toys"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="yarnlove"/><title type='text'>Sewing & Crochet: Baby Blanket and Baby Toys</title><summary type="text">
For a new nephew who arrived six or so months ago, I made a quick little baby blanket, simple block pieced quilt top and a fleece backing for this blanket. And a little crochet teddy bear, with tiny cowbells inside so it can double as a baby rattle toy.
Now, the colors are not typical pastel baby colors for this quilt. I went with some batik and some kid-friendly panels that I cut </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/3548650332576082189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=3548650332576082189&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/3548650332576082189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/3548650332576082189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2016/11/sewing-crochet-baby-blanket-and-baby.html' title='Sewing & Crochet: Baby Blanket and Baby Toys'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXicdlkOrFKhwSg2RvBntDYuREn3rmyUxUzdJNybF91RyTdWzi3L_8vCL84x-gECaGDChtJ6THGVLQ0TXK_a9LqSii0xX1VyEmEU5MZdzlgxQH17TwOe1afCwPUuBXKLpYQ27tGw/s72-c/1-crochet-teddy-bear-quilt-baby-blanket.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-1504814422613252066</id><published>2016-08-26T16:32:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2016-08-26T16:32:01.871-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pants"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Palazzo-style Pants</title><summary type="text">A dear friend sent me this lovely cotton fabric a while back and I was wondering what to sew with it. I thought of a matching Mama-daughter skirt at first and soon realized the resident preteen will not wear skirts, especially skirts that match her mom's.Then, it struck me to make my usual lounge pants - easy elastic waist for house wear. But the fabric was too gorgeous for that.So it became a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/1504814422613252066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=1504814422613252066&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/1504814422613252066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/1504814422613252066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2016/08/sewing-palazzo-style-pants.html' title='Sewing: Palazzo-style Pants'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO1-uxSoUCvEhi8giQNU0J3wOLqQInTuRDozFqZB7CB7OHpYbnJQ4K9wSbUAXAgGCVxdCq-yv_qkosQ_4xDtBQdei1X2DxBST3kvasOH30_garVWf5UvzSmA5SNOW-OYQRsqChQ/s72-c/blogger-image--1749850810.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-5885070034301835723</id><published>2016-07-31T16:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2016-08-27T09:29:23.384-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kids pants"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pants"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Kids lounge pants with pockets and knee patch</title><summary type="text">
Same standard pants pattern, but, since I was short on fabric I took some creative liberties.
The fabric remnant was too hard to resist at 75% off - it had US states on it - and the younger kid loves anything to do with states, countries, administrative divisions - everything to do with political geography.
So, with not enough to make the flare pants I love so much, I decided to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/5885070034301835723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=5885070034301835723&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/5885070034301835723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/5885070034301835723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2016/08/sewing-kids-lounge-pants-with-pockets.html' title='Sewing: Kids lounge pants with pockets and knee patch'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLWqL_iE2A1OhgoypTlCOPevmcYNS9JUiL-2qRyEbbpbK9GUYDJn0t53GBV7WxEmGgkgSWD-32kH0rXgmHwmoiZoS5wB2sZxbw1dUIjm4Wyw0UC_ymJ7MU2_RBXQa1CCICCFHag/s72-c/blogger-image--175836208.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-525733120404382883</id><published>2015-05-10T19:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-06-24T14:01:21.984-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="iron-on transfer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recycled-sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="t-shirts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="upcycle"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Refabrication: Value-added Custom T-Shirts</title><summary type="text">
I made some fun t-shirts for the ten year old. Or, to be precise, I added some iron-on transfers to store-bought $3 t-shirts which I customized for her style.
One t-shirt got a scalloped hemline plus some photo pile-like arrangement of pictures (iron-on t-shirt transfer) from her recent trip to Winston Wildlife Safari, Humboldt Redwoods, Golden Gate Bridge, Monterey Bay Aquarium and such.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/525733120404382883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=525733120404382883&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/525733120404382883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/525733120404382883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2015/05/sewing-refabrication-value-added-custom.html' title='Sewing: Refabrication: Value-added Custom T-Shirts'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS2koBU-FwFwqK5sQN-AhXoRfR8sNxrDU3NsDVuwPoR1p9JZTvuSaCq4GsbUfESikroDdVARJAZthHy6nRaaUiC2dIIrSEFYCerncPxG0YLwXZ_cXUabv2jrcrWyX4S7vXz2bxw/s72-c/custom-souvenir-t-shirt-trip-pictures.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-7064475589076756950</id><published>2015-04-11T19:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-05-11T19:35:11.232-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="iron-on transfer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recycled-sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="t-shirts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="upcycle"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Refabrication: Flags T-Shirt</title><summary type="text">
The shirt front has flags of 6 Russian oblasts, krais and republics; the back of the shirt has 6 German Bundesländer flags.
The youngest was into studying administrative divisions of various countries and wanted badly to have shirts with flag of his choice.
Simple iron-on transfer, no fuss, no mess.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/7064475589076756950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=7064475589076756950&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/7064475589076756950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/7064475589076756950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2015/04/sewing-refabrication-flags-t-shirt.html' title='Sewing: Refabrication: Flags T-Shirt'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLF9cdAxtigmfNcBuqIkADtYiQUFy0xX1dngrnJnq4bTDISxgUlGuodvqW7uasN8FvfMkRIuZRQTucTPVBipNKNVE9KiVdtSGaFJW7iOeHqZMLE405fMbE0fdqDKcLF8cVhTUcw/s72-c/1-2015-03-12+Og-bday.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-4109447050943295031</id><published>2014-12-20T15:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2014-12-30T08:58:48.219-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="applique"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="quilted placemats"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Mug Rugs</title><summary type="text">
I completely sat out the Mug Rug fever at its peak. I told myself it is a glorified place mat no matter what everybody else wants to call it. I've made enough place mats in my life so far and we didn't need any new ones at this time, I convinced myself.
Then, around the time when I was wondering what to make for my family as Xmas present, Mug Rugs took hold of my consciousness. I could not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/4109447050943295031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=4109447050943295031&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4109447050943295031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4109447050943295031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2014/12/sewing-mug-rugs.html' title='Sewing: Mug Rugs'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUM_V1EcyJcYN8T39nDDQtV5KOICcEsU0iWLsBp5tTaY-Gpw9Bv4Gh5kO6_V7YDw7fsdDM6eEFpIm1nxeeVsOIU2ZDL4OxKH1t7XbiobwHKoDvcPHkWdSGQsw_B1PSjFVeg1kHQ/s72-c/mug-rug-winter-holiday-design.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-4533891887365760857</id><published>2014-09-07T11:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2014-09-24T20:11:15.389-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cross-stitch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dress"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hand-made"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Handmade "Bumblebee Dress" with Cross-stitch Motif</title><summary type="text">
I don't have the patience for cross-stitch for some reason, although I love to do hand-embroidery on and off. My mom loves cross-stitch and has this fantastic technique where she likes to stitch right onto the dress fabric!
Basically, she bastes the canvas on to the dress or shirt or skirt on which she wants the cross-stitch, then, does the cross stitch as usual on this canvas, using </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/4533891887365760857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=4533891887365760857&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4533891887365760857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4533891887365760857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2014/09/sewing-handmade-bumblebee-dress-with.html' title='Sewing: Handmade "Bumblebee Dress" with Cross-stitch Motif'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoIKK8OVAqBoXGTnMMdG4zDYRL8bgkdY6Kf0ri0NhJHseAdJix17kzvxk-E91A1o_wFE2rNCuBO1go4adu0uPlGrA2HX-rpXI4K7NDh_XT6HN5uuTmUK2o4ef4ix4CD5arY_z2A/s72-c/hand-sewed-+cross-stitch-dress-detail.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-8760619708662984315</id><published>2014-08-17T10:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2014-09-24T10:37:16.472-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dress"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recycled-sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Upcycle Adult Skirt to Girls Asymmetrical Hem Dress</title><summary type="text">
On a whim while shopping with a friend over a decade ago, I had bought this skirt with a sort of tiger-like print as I liked the flow and the style. I wore that skirt about thrice in the last decade as it was not exactly my style, the print at least. But I didn't have the heart to give it away as I thought I could reverse engineer and learn how it was made.
I really liked the design of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/8760619708662984315/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=8760619708662984315&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/8760619708662984315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/8760619708662984315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2014/08/sewing-upcycle-adult-skirt-to-girls.html' title='Sewing: Upcycle Adult Skirt to Girls Asymmetrical Hem Dress'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9nNeq_LBJcSIiyFnHDnx6Gzd2hDENzyIxQFEyx5kobBAO3ZfHv_nreO2tpPe6oeVeL87kItbpTfzc7ImPEqpCYmMLNSj5QzNEP5MsmFyd-3uzWeuCp6k5rlDJsnMRT_fCV3txw/s72-c/sewin-upcycled-adult-skirt-to-girls-dress-asymmetrical-hem.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-4470298530622193196</id><published>2014-07-20T09:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2014-09-24T10:05:32.714-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="boys"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shorts"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Boys Summer Shorts </title><summary type="text">
I had a small stash of quilt cotton remnant, identical pattern in two different colors, more than enough to make a pair of shorts for the 6 yo to use over summer, plus something for myself.
I used one of his old shorts to trace and cut out a pattern in a brown paper bag and used it as a template to make a few pairs of shorts over summer. Nothing fancy like flap-pockets or zipper/button fly,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/4470298530622193196/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=4470298530622193196&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4470298530622193196'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4470298530622193196'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2014/07/sewing-boys-summer-shorts.html' title='Sewing: Boys Summer Shorts '/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgv3Ar51MP7TDE97SNOcY1Vwb9idG_OPN8U4eek2zXs26RCz4ZdOsb4HRGnJNiymJN57IceVPiWMzo7d8iZGR13LbwuoleXQIVpJ2b__-tTGfkiMI6eHbMQPaOitYGFvf3FyKyw/s72-c/sewing-boys-shorts.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-6889049502398638481</id><published>2014-04-27T12:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2014-06-23T20:24:59.338-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dress"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recycled-sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Up-cycled dresses for girls from adult tunics (kurtas, kurtis)</title><summary type="text">
A few of my old tunics from India - kurtas and kurtis and kameez - were collecting cobweb as I don't fancy those colors or patterns anymore, opting for a more sober brown/black/navy palette for my everyday wear as well as work wear.
They were perfect candidates for up-cycling into little girls' dresses. The colors which were my rejects just happen to be my daughter's favorites. So, when my mom </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/6889049502398638481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=6889049502398638481&isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/6889049502398638481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/6889049502398638481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2014/04/sewing-up-cycled-dresses-for-girls-from.html' title='Sewing: Up-cycled dresses for girls from adult tunics (kurtas, kurtis)'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoOko_6LkNlx-L0i71gvWqGuqzxRb1zFyV1IeYKoRTZ7w53PgkD4CfrDk7bZbJ3i-tN8nobO7xO476KzlfCP_wZa78temdE6oc4n8c3kLSbe1WzgHxa7AhJpqHkUVtDD9GqMunQ/s72-c/up-cycle-recycle-girls-dress-from-tunic-kurta-sewing.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-118260352275499113</id><published>2014-03-16T14:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2014-06-23T20:36:43.194-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="costume"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recycled-sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="skirt"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vintage"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Old-fashioned pieced long skirt</title><summary type="text">
With all the scraps from quilt cottons and sarees, my mom decided to make this gorgeous full skirt for the 8 year old.
It turned out perfect for her pioneer peasant girl costume for her school play, when paired with the peasant tops I had made for her a couple of years ago; plus the apron and bonnet I quickly sewed the weekend before the play.
A uniquely lovely skirt that brings a certain </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/118260352275499113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=118260352275499113&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/118260352275499113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/118260352275499113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2014/03/sewing-old-fashioned-pieced-long-skirt.html' title='Sewing: Old-fashioned pieced long skirt'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaAUiqaDpwHqyh7U20NlMGIuQ2pOdT-XwdjFKGHDVG5d0R8TjAlDoO_V04YdkPxrAbUJXEf4ShGZnFQ-JfVrkhzD_UxAYK4g5OS0H8wmQyf0X9FTwNRkPy2VSWX17u9URxYmtyg/s72-c/sewing-peasant-girl-dress-pioneer.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-654121617633859784</id><published>2012-11-16T17:17:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2012-11-16T17:17:37.171-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fleece tops"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Kids Fleece Tops </title><summary type="text">
An easy and useful sewing project is to make fleece tops for kids, especially as the weather gets colder. I like the anti-pill soft fuzzy warm Polar fleece which I get on sale on and off. It is usually 60" Wide and so even half a yard is plenty for making one. I usually make a Size 5/6 which fits both the 4 yo and the 7 yo at home.
The fun part is to just add a small applique or detail to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/654121617633859784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=654121617633859784&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/654121617633859784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/654121617633859784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2012/11/sewing-kids-fleece-tops.html' title='Sewing: Kids Fleece Tops '/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZOhdB9duVvdYYkxhKbcvUdmIBabkcEIvCFn20NHUU5jCI5Mg1L2TgRwGJFehaiUlG1g98BHdkcbRsgMdM9balrO4bOCgx9MWzvlxUTe7tfpef1jQcVmj-Ych43Pzo1JxKqDhyphenhypheng/s72-c/Kids-Fleece-tops.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-8455622262738178739</id><published>2012-10-03T22:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-10-04T13:49:16.098-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="designer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dress"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pants"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing-pants"/><title type='text'>Sewing: The Canada Dress</title><summary type="text">
Of late, I've been making clothes for my daughter as needed, trying to incorporate her ideas. One of her ideas at end of summer was a "Canada Dress" which will be red and white with the Canadian flag appliqued on the chest.
Since it will be getting colder over the next few months, &nbsp;she also requested tights to go with the dress.
Her choice of fabric was fleece and flannel for warmth. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/8455622262738178739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=8455622262738178739&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/8455622262738178739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/8455622262738178739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2012/10/sewing-canada-dress.html' title='Sewing: The Canada Dress'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2bWglyA5_aOvpUxdcHECSk0ZNWKb3-GmcDhDv-w5CMutDApUTvxsnwzKPN_QY6gHb9U0NjUOQEoqXnAIZsTdPW18nvoLamGwYu01m75yb-SyGyetyyylLqqGu4WrJiYKQ8JGuA/s72-c/canada+dress+leggings+004.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-2749921938627754086</id><published>2012-09-11T20:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-09-14T13:36:46.946-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recycled-sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing-pants"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Wrap-around Double-tie Sarong-style Thai Pants</title><summary type="text">
About 8 years ago was the first time I wore genuine Thai pants - at least it came from Thailand - and loved the pattern very much even if it doesn't flatter my frame much despite deftly wrapping the lower body in elegant fabric.
And since then, I've worn those pants only a few times a year, not because I don't like them, but because the style I was given is hard to put on - it is a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/2749921938627754086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=2749921938627754086&isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2749921938627754086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2749921938627754086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2012/09/sewing-wrap-around-double-tie-sarong.html' title='Sewing: Wrap-around Double-tie Sarong-style Thai Pants'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZd6Eorgw4-BZlrfNWuP3ZH2ZDLvuxdU6EirDpyS0JZUpt-X_yMyxNEhd18wC-5n7d-yjv5-3YKGRYwkUywS6m3klauj6-2wMVUF0HyBlkzq3zosDc3l-OwfMg2Asl78GP0vPjQ/s72-c/sewing+001.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-135233179972512721</id><published>2012-07-26T20:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-08-03T10:21:10.568-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby gifts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crochet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="yarnlove"/><title type='text'>Crochet: Baby Blanket and Sewing: Swaddle Blanket</title><summary type="text">
For a friend's baby expected in August I wanted to make something rustic and useful, something that is unique... and so I crocheted a baby blanket with soft acrylic yarn, and sewed a swaddle blanket in soft cotton flannel print.
Of course, the crochet yarn blanket won't be needed until late Fall, but the swaddle blanket might be handy for the first few weeks...
I thought about granny </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/135233179972512721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=135233179972512721&isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/135233179972512721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/135233179972512721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2012/07/crochet-baby-blanket-and-sewing-swaddle.html' title='Crochet: Baby Blanket and Sewing: Swaddle Blanket'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhLtyIsy2lBtC9DS67Krwb05OB-9vZBw6iHDhABkPzWMsnCTBZETKrbUgudxXxR1UPQePHvCUFrUIq4zPlOaub-3czLyJ898mLOq3B9WaIsXRR8OLmjZ5-59Ad1LQj5FLZNAyaQ/s72-c/baby-set+001.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-5260040526083684207</id><published>2012-07-10T21:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-07-10T21:54:23.162-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dress"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Black Silk Brocade Dress</title><summary type="text">
I used to scoff at the cliched "Little Black Dress", never having owned one despite black being my favorite color.&nbsp;
But now that I've made a few black dresses for my daughter, it seems so elegant and versatile, dressed up or down.
When I found this piece of black silk brocade fabric in the Fabric Remnants section at my favorite fabric store, marked down so that the 0.85 yards cost me</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/5260040526083684207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=5260040526083684207&isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/5260040526083684207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/5260040526083684207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2012/07/sewing-black-silk-brocade-dress.html' title='Sewing: Black Silk Brocade Dress'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SD_OjKc43_p-an8ZOJDLLS8B5JhRal4gJGGQH2pI8V23noYwFVDr2A3ppwZssOHZHQzQyg19A1sDY24n3_ArpsiRYM9N68d97V-RD66SNx3xZBc2H0xbVzBkUmeesqMyq-RSrw/s72-c/black-silk-brocade-dress-1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-1830842287208164478</id><published>2012-07-10T21:31:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2012-07-20T11:18:20.083-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: T-Shirt dress</title><summary type="text">
I love souvenirs especially from faraway places, places I know I might not be able to visit often. Typically they used to be fridge magnets, until we ran out of room.&nbsp;
And then when we traveled with &nbsp;the kids, it seemed nice to get them something that will serve as a souvenir. That's how we managed to sustain the souvenir T-shirt industry.
We haven't traveled much in the last </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/1830842287208164478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=1830842287208164478&isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/1830842287208164478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/1830842287208164478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2012/07/sewing-t-shirt-dress.html' title='Sewing: T-Shirt dress'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tLZSc2uSTVu9GA2446_-_fyT49DCCB83RIZZxcluY7i_gS6NyV2ylKJb3HlItsz9dtNybZIB3nXDPUvFeeY_tgkkFNqpyJFkGJ_RB9A6d-QxdorrCkVZcjNgUY8sYnd6nygRCg/s72-c/012.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-8256396260205639250</id><published>2012-01-02T21:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T09:34:47.300-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crafts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paste-batik"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Crafts: Paste Batik Cushion Covers</title><summary type="text">
Much like the last couple of cushion covers, these use paste batik technique (as in the Letters Flag project) just as a mask to preserve the white of the muslin on the outlines.
One of my favorite subjects for art work is fish. I like the variety of colors and even variation in the general shape that makes it fluid and gorgeous. The fish and the turtle called to me, just insinuated themselves </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/8256396260205639250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=8256396260205639250&isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/8256396260205639250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/8256396260205639250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2012/01/crafts-paste-batik-cushion-covers.html' title='Crafts: Paste Batik Cushion Covers'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabK_ggRMgqU14ZMhn6TiIJss9tQI6i4x4xCd99yMrWYdr-HjqADkqbWL9KvaCqjZhQkxvv0JMcoQlyhMi0yhgTTEoZ6ZwFREC5Z5i_rlmJmfi-S-8DXzF4Xny8j6eZHsBUv1BpQ/s72-c/paste-batik-cushion-covers-1.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-2532623387044154949</id><published>2011-10-31T18:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-12-15T09:59:36.981-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="costume"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Mummy and a Magic Rainbow</title><summary type="text">
Dress-up is always fun. Especially if it comes out of one's imagination. With that in mind, I've tried to encourage the kids to come up with costume ideas. I cannot forget Ana's first. How stubbornly sure she was about being a Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwich!
Now, it's not like Halloween sneaks up on us unawares on anything, but for some reason, Ana and Oggie don't settle on what their costume </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/2532623387044154949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=2532623387044154949&isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2532623387044154949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/2532623387044154949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2011/10/sewing-mummy-and-magic-rainbow.html' title='Sewing: Mummy and a Magic Rainbow'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC4NeNocYDdxlLd1SZEmDJr9cgeWhjrC6Ufp5tGvrHU976zw7HHzSh4DuUNWsBJ19jZRZh06j0DtvSlgGSXb_uV_d0fV2wKiu3all08wiCTvJjt2fnNGCkvouQgCTuXZA6rtAQg/s72-c/Sewing-mummy-costume-rainbow-costume.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30122758.post-4140733156276682272</id><published>2011-09-16T13:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-04-13T13:42:59.625-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cross-stitch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="needlework"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sewing"/><title type='text'>Sewing: Cross Stitch Revival</title><summary type="text">
I've done quite a bit of embroidery during high school days, and still do on and off. Between kids, cooking (a passion of mine), gardening (in summer only), laundry/dishes/cleaning chores, and office work (not to mention commute to/fro), dropping-off/picking-up kids from school, doing some arts/crafts activities with the kids at home plus reading awesome books with/to them and such, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/feeds/4140733156276682272/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30122758&postID=4140733156276682272&isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4140733156276682272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30122758/posts/default/4140733156276682272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rarelythere.blogspot.com/2011/09/sewing-cross-stitch-revival.html' title='Sewing: Cross Stitch Revival'/><author><name>Sheela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='22' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/442986396_5e893834c7.jpg?v=0'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZMe6lxVZ_YzsEn0tze68frTvC9HoV_7hsfCA4SSBa0sby3tOnRPvTIpepCVmUGWRRNzRFdHJdiTqjvjpMdKQFsQEpwXAgMdGsusdgx-f_1uOA8K29XVGNV3nyYYDrUZWsNOqSg/s72-c/cross-stitch-1.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>

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