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Falling Back on the Familiar
I made a spring sewing list and it has about 13 separate garments on it. Some of the items have fabric and patterns associated with them and some are just items that say something like "dresses."...
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The Sewing Cave is on display!
Just a quick note to let you know that "The Sewing Cave" is featured on the Curvy Sewing Collective today. So if you're interested in seeing it and hearing me ramble about "the why and what it means...
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Another Wardrobe Post...
I've been spending a lot of time thinking about my spring/summer sewing. How to make ideas work in my Chico's Chic theme. How to make it casual enough for my work environment but still me? I have a...
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The Concord T-Shirt
First things first...I was a tester for this pattern for Jenny. I've also tested another pattern for Jenny. Why? Because I really believe in the pattern line that Jenny is developing for what I know...
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A Couple of Dresses
I've been at this job for 10 months now. I have a better handle on how I want to dress for the job I really love. So after the last few months of wearing jeans, denim leggings and ponte jeans with a...
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A Reversible Vest - Outfit One
When I cut out the Tamarack Jacket, I knew I had just enough of the Kanthra Quilt left to make a vest. In my mind, it was always a vest because the fabric was too thick to use as anything else. As an...
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Outfit Two - A Denim Jacket and Midi Skirt
Outfit Two of my Chico's Chic spring wardrobe plan consists of this denim jacket and a midi skirt from a bold floral print. We all know that florals are hot for spring and I love them. So making...
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Photo Shoot Outtakes & A Few Other Things
My daughter is still taking my pictures which means that she comes with assistants. Last weekend she arrived with only the girls. The boys stayed with their father. So we had fewer assistants than...
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Do you?
All of my sewing machines and the serger came with either a hard case or a plastic cover to cover the machines. If they weren't included with your machine, there are patterns available like this...
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May Day
It's been raining here all day and it's cold & damp. The weather is predicted to be that way all week so I won't really feel like wearing light summery dresses although light & summery dresses...
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Does Social Media Affect What You Sew?
I usually pose my "Question of the Day" later in the month. However, it's rained every day for the last two weeks so it's made picture taking impossible. I have two dresses and a third almost completed...
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Vogue 2647 - The Dress
This is the first of the Adri Vogue Patterns that I'm sewing for my summer wardrobe, or outfit number 5 in the Chico's Chic Wardrobe. As I stated in my previous post these patterns are out of print....
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A Denim & Faux Leather Dress
I've been on the hunt for a great denim dress. I've spent quality time snoop shopping at Macy's Herald Square. I've searched the internet and especially Pinterest and I've come up with a list of denim...
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Featured Sewist
It's always an honor when another blogger wants to feature you on their blog. Faye from Faye's Sewing Adventure, has been doing an amazing series on sewing bloggers and I'm up next. If you get a chance...
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A Pinterest Denim Dress
This denim dress from Pinterest influenced the making of my second denim dress. The Pinterest denim dress ~My version of the dress ~Supply List ~Black Denim from EOS purchased in December 2015Pleated...
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A list and some free time
Okay more like a couple of days off for Memorial Day weekend...but I do have a list! A sewing list that is...and except for the fact that I babysat the grandbabies last night for their parents date...
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The End of a Sewing Weekend
It started slow. I slept late on Friday probably because I got in late from my birthday celebrations on Thursday evening.Dinner with friends, coworkers and a few sewing peeps you might recognizeThen we...
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Reflections
2015 was a year of change for me. 2016 has been a much better year. So why am I writing a reflections post in the middle of the year? It's because I started this job a year ago yesterday - June 1st....
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Vogue 7271 - Out of Print Koko Beall Dress
I've bought several panel prints from Fabric Mart over the years and I've watched as others have used them successfully. When I purchased these I knew they wouldn't work for my lifestyle them but I...
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Additions to the Fabric Collection
Honestly I haven't been adding much to the fabric collection since I've made the commitment this year to sew from it. However, it was my birthday last week and I collected some gift cards, as well as,...
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