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Summer Shift Dress in a Denim Linen
This is the next dress in The Denim Dress Collection. I probably have two or three more circling the edges of the my brain so this probably won't be the last one this summer. This is another one...
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A Concord Tee & A Pinstripe Denim Skirt
Moving on and sewing more casual outfits for my new lifestyle...this outfit is about as casual as I can get!There are two items comprising this totally me made outfit. The denim skirt from my TNT 4...
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An Eyelet & Lace Skirt
I saw this skirt on the Ann Taylor site months ago. I knew I had a piece of blue cotton eyelet in the collection. All that I would need to make my own version of it would be a similar lace...and for...
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Joyce Trimmings in the Garment District
Joyce Trimmings is located at 109 West 38th Street which is two blocks from my job. Now I've visited this shop years ago but I barely remembered it since Daytona Trimming and Pacific Trimmings are my...
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Are you right side in or right side out?
I'm referring to when you lay our fabric out to cut it. Do you lay your fabric with their right sides together inside? Or do you lay your fabric with the right sides facing out? I know that eons ago...
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A Museum Exhibit + Sewing Friends + Fabric Shopping = A Wonderful Day
I love museums. I especially love clothing and textile exhibits at museums. So when Claudine and I started talking about meeting up and she mentioned the exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Vlisco...
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A Boho Skirt
I wore my pinstripe denim skirt to work a couple of weeks ago and I decided that I needed a Boho Gathered Skirt. 'Cause like Marcy says, the more fabric at the bottom of a skirt the better. Okay I'm...
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Remaking A RTW Dress
I've honestly forgotten how long and involved it is to sew a wardrobe. I've been sewing for so long that I've grown accustomed to my almost totally made by me wardrobe. I'm also spoiled. I've sewn so...
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It's all about the numbers...
A couple of weeks ago I sat down to figure out how much fabric I've bought so far this year, how much fabric I've sewn and how many garments I've made. Why you ask? Well one, because I've made a...
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It was a good sewing weekend!
This year I'm not taking a week off to sew since my firm has summer fridays. Our offices close at 1pm on Fridays so I decided to take 1/2 vacation days for July and work from home during August. That...
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Another Remake...
So last year I gave away 5 large construction garbage bags full of clothing. They were mostly filled with dresses and pants. I held onto most of my sweaters, tops and tanks. I thought they could always...
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Revisiting Simplicity 1621
I made the high/low dress in this pattern last September, late in the summer season. Because of that it was hard to figure out if I wanted more of them or not. I wasn't even sure if I was at the tail...
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McCalls 7348 - A T-Shirt Dress Wearable Muslin
I've been passing women on the streets of NYC wearing easy t-shirt dresses and sneakers. While it's not exactly Chicos Chic, it is a look that appeals to me because it's casual, comfortable and...
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McCalls 7348 - A Couple of T-Shirt Dresses
I grew up in the 70's and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was a style icon at the time. To me one of the most fascinating things about her was that she bought multiples of pieces that she liked. Found a...
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A Thought or Two on Pressing
Have you ever seen the movie, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"? America Ferrara plays one of the main characters who works in a sweatshop in Los Angeles. The thing that I always remember about...
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Miscellany
This post is a conglomeration of things that are too short for their own post but have too much info for Instagram...my two social media outlets. As a digression, I admire all of y'all that Instagram,...
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The Springfield Top by Cashmerette
Y'all know how this goes, I tested this pattern for Jenny. So drop out now if you don't like pattern tester reviews...First, I have to tell you that this didn't work for me. Which is a first for me. I...
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Denim
Denim has been on my mind a lot lately and if you know me you've heard me speak about recently. Denim is the fiber of choice at my company. So not being a jeans girl it's taken me a minute to rethink...
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McCalls 7385 - A Flowy Maxi Dress
I've had this pattern since it was first released because I love maxi dresses! However, I made so many versions of McCalls 6559 last year, that I have absolutely no desire to sew any more of that...
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A High Low Skirt
I'm greatly influenced by what I see on the streets where I work. There's probably so much inspiration because I work near the garment district and walk through the district every evening on the way...
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