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Shelley Barnett

Aug 20, 2018

The Temptation of Totes

From first glace, I loved my friend's homemade tote bag. Her fabric choices were subtle yet playful and the bag was a great size to use...

Shelley Barnett

Mar 26, 2018

Poppy Pattern Purse

I found a pattern for a Sweet Seasons purse in Simply Stitched with Applique by Yumiko Higuchi and a Poppy Garden Embroidery pattern at...

Shelley Barnett

Feb 4, 2018

River Stoned

Reverse-Applique Study in Gray My latest in a series of reverse-applique projects is a river stone shirt design. I was intrigued to work...

Shelley Barnett

Feb 2, 2018

That's a Wrap Skirt

Making my first wrap skirt was exciting experience. I learned to make binding, machine sewed my first button hole, customized the pattern...

Shelley Barnett

Jan 7, 2018

Wearable Art

I added a custom reverse-applique design to an off the rack shirt, to create a one of a kind piece. The idea began with two green shirts...

Shelley Barnett

Dec 9, 2017

That's a Wrap

Making a Watercolor Linen Wrap Using the unique Watercolor Linen from Purl Soho and their pattern for the Watercolor Linen Wrap, I...

Shelley Barnett

Nov 16, 2017

Sewing in Reverse

Making a Reverse-Applique Skirt I have been wanting to try reverse-applique for awhile. My inspiration comes from a great book, Improv...