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Vogue 8840 - Pattern Alterations
To recap ~ I want to make this sweater jacket......using this pattern...Of course pattern alterations were first because honestly how many of us sew things right out of the envelope? AND I needed to...
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Vogue 8840 finished plus more
It's been a long weekend full of family, food and Christmas decorating. Have I ever told you that I don't really like to put up Christmas decorations?! Well I don't...mostly because you have to take...
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Pledge? What Pledge?
Fabric Mart is the devil I tell you! The devil! Not only did I get a boatload of suitings when they were 50% off, but I went back again and bought two more pieces when the entire website was 50% for...
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Top Five of 2014
Well we're rolling up on the end of the year and the look backs are starting. I will be on vacation at the end of the year and will be looking forward and not back so I decided to do my reviews early...
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2014 Misses
...or the garments of 2014 that just didn't turn out as I imagined they would or that wore horribly even though they photographed well.Now with that as a sub-title, let's just get to it. I don't have...
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Questions of the Day
At the beginning of this year I decided to write at least one "Question of the Day" post every month. The point of these posts was to start a conversation amongst my fellow sewists. Some of the posts...
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Vogue 8995 - Take Two
I've wanted a pink wool crepe dress for fall/winter for several seasons...and of course the pink wool crepe lived in "The Fabric Collection." I knew that I didn't want to use my TNT dress for the dress...
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A Bitterly Cold and Snowy Saturday
It's cold outside here in my corner of the world. Bitterly cold and snowing so I've pumped my little space heater up high to keep the chill out of the sewing cave. My Vogue Dress is almost done, as...
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There was a little sewing while I was away!
I think I'm going with just pictures and not a lot of words for these pictures. These are a few of the pieces I made while I was away.Butterick 6142 Pants & Wool Sweatery Vest ~The slim fitting...
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Vogue 8995 - It's All About Refitting and more Refitting
I've made Vogue 8995 before. It made my top five of 2014 garments. It should be an easy sew because the pattern alterations have already been made - BUT - and there always seems to be a but! My weight...
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Throwback Thursday - A Dress from 2009
I've been pulling garments out of my closet trying to find pieces that aren't loose wearing on me. I touched this one a couple of weeks ago. I made it in 2009 but just didn't want to donate it because...
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Butterick 6142 - A Pleather and Wool Version
When the Butterick 6142 pattern was released, it reminded me of this top I'd pinned to one of my boards on Pinterest:At the time I started working on the pants, I thought I would get both pieces...
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OOP Vogue 7632 - The Vogue Woman Pattern Alterations
This pattern has been in my pattern collection for over a decade. I found an online link to a Palmer/Pletsch fashion forecast featuring the pattern dated 2004. I've had it so long because I've always...
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My Journey This Year...
Last year really felt like I was just sewing through the motions ~ lazy sewing. I made a lot of basics and did some okay sewing but the imagination, exploration and general joy was missing from my...
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Expo
I ended up flying into Seattle last Friday, spending all day at Expo on Saturday, and sewing with Gaylen in her amazing sewing room all day Sunday. Flew home early Monday and all I can say about the...
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Fabric, Trim & Buttons from Expo
I know I showed my fabric purchases from Expo but being the fabricaholic that I am I wanted to talk a little about them and a few of the other things I purchased but didn't share yesterday.Let's start...
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Vogue 7632 - The Skirt
Classic separates are seriously going to be my friend as I update my wardrobe. However, unlike my previous attempts at sewing my own wardrobe, I want statement separates...pieces that have a little...
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Where do you sew?
One of the conversations that I had at The Expo was with Shams, Myrna, Sue and Sarah B., about sewing rooms. Yes, that's right we were sitting around a table discussing sewing rooms. But Myrna had...
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A New Member of the Family
All sewing has ceased at Casa de Diary of a Sewing Fanatic because my daughter has delivered her last baby...Joshua Mason was born on Saturday, March 7th at 12:39am weighing in at 7 lbs. 3 oz and 19"...
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Vogue 9095 - The Jacket Pattern Alterations
This is a recently released pattern and though it's similar to the iconic Vogue 7975, I really like the shawl collar option that's View C. Ages ago, pre-blogging days, I made a navy blue pinstripe...
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