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My Serger Is Ill
I knew something was wrong the last time I changed the threads...it took forever to get the air to push the thread through the bottom looper...but I walked away...gave the serger a time out...came back...
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I've Been Remiss...
One - I've been meaning to give wearability reports on a couple of my recent makes and I'm just getting around to it. Two - most importantly, I want to say thank you to everyone who has left such kind...
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McCalls 6988 - Pattern Alterations
The pattern alterations for this pattern weren't very extensive but then again I did start with my TNT dress pattern to make them. I also only made changes to the front pattern pieces since I decided...
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The Pants Project
The temperatures are dropping here on the East Coast and I actually wore a pair of pants to work this week. Granted they were an unlined, ltwt. wool blend pair but they were pants. It got me to...
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McCalls 6988 - Final
Let's start with a picture ~This is another one of those closer fitting dresses that I'm trying to get used to although mine is not as fitted as some other versions I've seen. The pattern alterations...
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I'm in Mourning...
I made this skirt a couple of years ago......I went to try it on to wear to work last week and it no longer fits...too big...so into the giveaway bag it went...because I don't alter, I sew. Over the...
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Can we talk about our pattern collections?
I've been sewing since I was 11 years old and seriously collecting patterns since my 20's. That's 44 years of sewing and over 35 years of collecting. At one point in my 30's, I took every pattern I...
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Revisiting a Friend...
There are a few good things about actually losing some weight...a few pieces that I held onto now fit really well again. I didn't actually mean to hold onto this dress, though. It just got packed in a...
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Muse
I've been a fan of the dresses from this company for years. I subscribed to their emails and have an entire folder of luscious dresses. Though it doesn't look as if the site has been updated since...
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Blog Hopping
Well I guess it's my turn since I've been nominated not once but twice...first by Leisa from A Challenging Sew and then by Debbie Cook from Stitches & Seams.First the four questions ~Why do I...
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Best Sewing Blogs of 2015
Earlier this year, Madalynne published a list of The Best Bloggers of 2014. There was much discussion about that list. Hey I even weighed in and it's my most viewed post evah. So Madalynne is back at...
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So this happened...
I will let the pictures speak...All of the fabrics are from Fabric Mart:top to bottom ~ 5 yards of black tricot knit, 3 yards of a gray embossed pontehoundstooth border print ITY knit,...
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There and back again...
I am powering through my days and nights without much thought of sewing, so even though Erin told me that she'd posted an interview I did with her a couple of weeks ago...I actually forgot about it....
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Muse - Final
I started making my Muse dress interpretation with Vogue 8805, which I've obsessed over since it was released in 2012. I've even blogged about it a couple of times here. I thought I'd have to make...
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Can we talk about sewing for our lifestyles?
Many times someone leaves a comment or sends me an email with some semblance of this phrase in it..."you really know your style and sew for it." It is true but it's true because I have one rule that I...
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Fabric Inspiration
Let me tell you how this latest fabric combination came to be...First, I was browsing my favorite internet fabric site...say it with me, Fabric Mart! *LOL* And I picked the navy blue (not so navy blue...
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McCalls 6844 - A Ponte Cardigan
I wanted to do something different this weekend and I've been wanting to try this pattern out for awhile...McCalls 6844I decided to make it up in some of the black ponte that arrived from Fabric Mart a...
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Progress
I was flipping through the blog looking for a post when I flipped into my posts from last November where I was discussing my new Canon and the frustrations of trying to learn how to use it.Now one year...
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McCalls 6844 in Pictures
I thought I'd share some pictures of me wearing the McCalls 6844 sweater jacket. The dress is my Bubble Dress made at the end of the summer & worn with the jacket. All construction information for...
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The Fabric Inspiration Dress
The inspiration for this dress was discussed in this post. The fabric really drove the creation of this dress.This is a perfect work dress and I love the empire waist silhouette on me. Since this is a...
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