Category Archives: Simple sewing

Dress to Maternity Skirt

Posted on November 4, 2010 by city-made_admin

We had this adorable dress, probably in the stuff we scored from my mother-on-law. We absolutely loved the fabric of this dress but the style didn’t work for either of us.   I, Melany, decided to turn it into a … Continue reading →

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Book Sling

Posted on October 22, 2010 by city-made_admin

There is something about children’s books that are just irresistible.  Books are very important to both of our families and we are blessed to have an abundance of them.  The key is, where to put them all.  Here at the Spiehs’ … Continue reading →

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Another take on Bike Baskets

Posted on October 10, 2010 by city-made_admin

We LOVE when we receive things that our friends/family has re-purposed! This one comes from friend of citymade, Heidi, and features her adorable daughter, Natalie. Heidi took an old pair of Nat’s jeans and sewed them into this cute, and … Continue reading →

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Going Thrifting, Part 5

Posted on September 17, 2010 by city-made_admin

We found this interesting table cloth. It was a bit worn and had some holes and a few stains. We decided to use it to make a kitschy apron. We were able to cut around the holes and added pockets … Continue reading →

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Cereal Box Notebooks

Posted on August 12, 2010 by city-made_admin

These little books are great for assignments or notes. To make these handy notebooks we cut out pieces of cardboard from cereal/pasta boxes. Next, we took scrap paper and cut it to fit the cardboard cover. Finally, we sewed a … Continue reading →

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T-Shirt hamper

Posted on August 11, 2010 by city-made_admin

We at citymade have kids that keep getting bigger (darn them!), so we tend to have a lot of clothes that have been outgrown. We have a solution to that and how to get dirty clothes in the hamper. We … Continue reading →

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Final Fabulous Fabric Find

Posted on August 8, 2010 by city-made_admin

For our final post with this fabulous linen we made a fun headband.  It just took a small bit of linen and a piece of elastic to create this accessory.  By sewing a different fabric onto one side of the … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Fabric find, part IV

Posted on August 5, 2010 by city-made_admin

Today’s project: Terrific tote. With just a small amount of the linen for our fabulous find and a bit of fabric bought at the same Swedish-style store, we created this chic tote. Perfect to dash off at a moment and … Continue reading →

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Wash Cloth to Wash Mit

Posted on May 30, 2010 by city-made_admin

Here is the next project with a wash cloth. We simply cut the wash cloth in half, folded over one half and added bias tape and a loop for hanging. Now you have a handy wash mit. Do this in … Continue reading →

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Wash Cloth to Wash Roll

Posted on May 29, 2010 by city-made_admin

Towel week continued: the Wash Cloth to Wash Roll. This is a great way to reuse a wash cloth. We sewed the bottom up and created pockets. Then we sewed a piece of drawstring on the ends. Now we can … Continue reading →

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