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Making Evening Wear from Every Day Patterns
While on vacation the first week of August, I made a summer formal dress to wear to a wedding that Saturday. A family member was getting married, so I needed a new dress.I know all of the major...
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Simplicity 2894 Again
This dress was first made in 2017. I made it in a stretch denim and as soon as I started to lose weight, I wore it more often. In the last 2 years, I've worn it to work and out to dinner with friends...
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A Resurrection or Simplicity 8875
 Back in June of 2022, I declared this dress dead.After said declaration, did I trash the dress? No, I did not. Instead I stuck it in a drawer with a few other UFOs. If you've been following me for...
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OOP McCalls 6117
This will be the beginning of a series of new summer dresses. This year instead of planning and going on a trip, I opted to take 4 weeks off. One for every month this summer - one in June, one in...
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If Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Bear
I saw this fabric on StyleMaker's site and all I could think was what a fun and cozy vest this would be over a turtleneck.Cozy Checkered Teddy SherpaSupplies ~OOP pattern McCalls 7481 - I've used this...
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End of 2025 Update
My update consists of three things - my health, sewing, and books I've read this year. Let's get into it.My health:First can I say get you a primary care physician who specializes in aging adults. I...
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Wardrobe Sewing 2025
Remember when we use to plan and sew wardrobes? How we'd plan, choose fabrics and patterns to get a grouping of 6, 8 or 10 pieces that would mix and match to form 10, 20 or more different looks? I was...
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Thoughts While Sewing - Fall/Winter 2025
I've written a number of these posts over the years on this subject.I love these words from a December 2015 post:I love the space I occupy when I'm knee deep into a sewing vacay. I love how my mind...
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An Elegant Style Arc Hope
I needed a dress for a Black-tie event and my preference is still classy, elegant and a touch of drama. I wanted the fabric to do the work with a minimal silhouette. BUT I didn't want overtly sexy or...
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A Vest
I started this vest in May 2019, y'know in the before times. It began life as a jacket. Then it sat because I had a challenge with the sleeves. I did move this unfinished project with me in 2020 and...
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Border Print TNT Shirt
I only own one me-made white shirt. It works for everything so there's no problem with it. But I started to dream of white shirts that had some kind of design or print on them. Over last year's...
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Florals and Eyelets Myosotis Dress
I bought this fabric from Marcy Tilton last year. It was a subscriber special that was so beautiful I couldn't leave it. I hadn't seen anything like it before. So, I bought it even though I wasn't...
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Inspired by...
This dress is totally inspired by a dress I saw on an Avenue ad in my Instagram feed. Because honestly, at this stage of my life I'm not walking away from a flowy dress especially since COMFORT and...
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Rewind it Back - New Look 6340
I've seriously been walking down memory lane of my previous makes. Part of it is because I don't wanna fit a new pattern. Part of it is because these garments worked for me and I need that in this...
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Do I?
I'm in a quandary. Do I continue to add to my wardrobe by making new? Because we all know I own the raw materials to do so. Or do I deconstruct and remake? I've made some beautiful dresses over the...
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Let's Do It Again - Vogue 2947 - Part 2
In the previous post, I shared the first two garments made from Vogue 2947. Originally I thought both would be dresses, and I would be done with this pattern. It didn't turn out that way because I had...
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Let's Do It Again - Vogue 2947
As I mentioned in a previous post, I haven't sewn much because I've been discovering all the items I can wear again in my closet. But I do get the urge to create. Since my weight is the same now as it...
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A Floral Vogue 9299
I love the painted fabrics that Julia Allison Costs sells. I've purchased a few pieces because they speak to my creative heart. This is my third garment using her fabrics. The Sunshine Katie and The...
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I can sew but can I fit?
Y'all I can sew but fitting is becoming a challenge! Let me explain. I've been sewing for years and I sewed through all of my weight gains and small losses. But this time I've lost a significant...
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It's Been A Minute
I started January off so strong! I blogged several outfits, wrote some draft blog posts for two shirts I was working on and then nothing. I literally stopped sewing again...but this time for a couple...
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