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Al
@almakesstuff.bsky.social
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Craft enthusiast, mostly garment sewing, with a focus on using secondhand materials where I can.
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I made some sweatpants using the #DaughterJudyCoeTrouser pattern as a birthday gift to myself! Cozy fabric is secondhand from Fabcycle. I added jeans-style topstitching using the triple stitch to emphasize the interesting pattern shape.

#GarmentSewing #SewSky
Al, a white woman with short dark hair, is wearing a grey T-shirt, black sweatpants and pink sneakers. Al, a white woman with dark hair, is wearing a grey T-shirt, black sweatpants and pink sneakers. She is facing away from the camera. A close up of black sweatpants showing a curved side seam with double lines of topstitching.
March 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Part 2 of my silly coat project is a removable liner for my raincoat that I can also wear on its own! Fabrics are secondhand and I used a heavily modified version of the #DaughterJudyThompsonCoat with some elements from #SeamworkLarkin. It's cozy and fun and I need a break from sewing outerwear!
Al, a white woman with dark hair, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a pink quilted coat with red cuffs, collar, zipper and hem band. The coat has heart shaped patch pockets. Al, a white woman with dark hair, looks at the camera. She is wearing a pink quilted coat with red collar, cuffs, zipper and hem band and the hood pulled up on her head. Al, a white woman with dark hair, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a rainbow striped raincoat and is holding it open to show the pink lining zipped in. A close up of the pink lining zipped into the rainbow striped raincoat. One side of the zipper is red, one is pink. A blue zippered pocket is also visible.
February 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Finished my silly raincoat! All the fabric is secondhand and the pattern is the #DaughterJudy #ThompsonCoat. I did a lot of experimenting and learned a lot and I'm pretty happy with this bright wardrobe addition to get me through winter.
Al, a white woman with dark hair, smiles at the camera. She's wearing a rainbow striped raincoat with blue sleeves and hood. Al, a white woman with dark hair, smiles at the camera. She's holding open a raincoat to show the pink mesh lining. Al, a white woman with dark hair, faces away feom the camera. She's wearing a rainbow striped raincoat with blue sleeves and hood. A rainbow striped raincoat with blue sleeves and hood is hanging in front of a door. There is reflective piping in all the main seams.
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Silly Coat Project Part 1 is done, just in time for rain to return in Seattle. Will share pictures and details once it gets a good road test! And in the meantime, here's a sneak peak of Silly Coat Project Part 2.

#SewSky #ThompsonCoat #GarmentSewing
Al, a white woman with chin length dark hair, is taking a mirror selfie. Shes wearing an unfinished pink quilted coat and blue floral pajama pants. She has her hand in the coat's heart-shaped pocket.
February 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Made this neck gaiter for Cat Steven because of a medical thing and now she looks like a jaunty little explorer.
Cat Steven, a grey cat, looks up and to the right. She is wearing a green patterned gaiter around her neck.
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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This elaborate winter raincoat was really fun to design in my head but not so fun to sew. Between that, other life stuff and some delays in getting supplies, I'm struggling to find the motivation to work on this. Here's hoping I can get it done in time to actually wear it this winter! #GarmentSewing
Two coat fronts where the center is a rainbow striped fabric and the side panels are navy blue sit on a white table next to a pile of fabric and sewing notions.
January 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM