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The First 31 Days of 2013
Januarys and Julys seem to be good sewing months for me. I guess I take a few more vacation days and there are holidays during both months that give me several days off in a row to sew. January was...
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Butterick 5679 Print Blocked Dress
I had two dresses that I wanted to make this weekend. The first one from Butterick 5679, a top pattern that I've changed to dress length...from this fabric combination...I'm also adding an inch or two...
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How Much Do I Love Thee?
Let me tell you how much I love, love, love my new Janome Memory Craft 8900 QCP!It's quiet. O-M-G! It is sooooooo quiet!It's fast. Very fast. I can slow it down so that the needle seems like it's...
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Saying goodbye to some old friends
I love ponte knit but not all ponte knit is created equal. Don't you agree? And it doesn't really matter what the price point is because some expensive ponte knits can pill even more than some of...
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Twenty Thirteen is going to be a sewing year!
Do you know how companies have mission statements? They come up with two or three catchy sentences that supposedly define the essence of the company. They print it up on everything...the walls at...
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Saturday Afternoon Randomness
It's Saturday afternoon and I'm in the sewing cave NOT sewing. I wasted an entire day yesterday because I did nothing...absolutely nothing, didn't go to work because of the weather. It's not like I...
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The CK Dress ~ More Print Blocking
First let me remind you of the inspiration dress ~ a Calvin Klein dress that I saw on MyHabit.com:The most challenging part of making this dress was insuring that the red piece was on the same side of...
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Butterick 5679 Color Blocked Dress Final
Okay I know you want to see this on me...so here goes...A few stats ~Fabric:Print ponte knit from Mood NYC StoreBrown ponte knit from the collection - most likely from Fabric MartNotions:A couple of...
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I've reached that point again...
I'm overwhelmed with scraps! While I've thought up a temporary solution, I'm throwing them into one of the white baskets I use to dye in, I'm going to need to come up with a permanent solution that...
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A Cacaphony of Thoughts...
These are things that have been floating through my mind during this weekend...My sewing list has lost it's appeal ~ so I had no desire to sew from it.Why does a fabric purchase make everything...
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At the end of a five day holiday...
I didn't accomplish as much sewing as I wanted because somewhere between going to bed on Wednesday night and waking up on Thursday morning my sewing mojo went missing. When it didn't show up the first...
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The last pair of pants in the City in Winter Collection
I saw this image in an email and the idea of the longer cardigan, white shirt and a pair of pants resonated with me. As I said in my last post, I didn't have much of a sewing mojo until I decided to...
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"Carolyn Inspired" by Denise...
I was thrilled when I opened my mailbox last night and discovered this...Front viewRear viewYes, that's Denise aka "Andsewitgoes" modeling her Carolyn Inspired Top. I think Denise explains it best...I...
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Remaking A Pair of Pants
Let's recap ~Last winter was mild. So maybe I wore pants two or three times. Because as we all know, I prefer wearing a dress. This winter, not so mild. So I had to go into my pants collection,...
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An Emerald Leather Skirt for a Trip to Oz
Faux leather is off the beaten path in Mood. It's on the third floor, way in the back, behind all of the scrumptious designer boucles. The Saturday that I was in Mood NYC, I was back there all alone!...
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59 Days into Twenty Thirteen
...and I've sewn an additional four pieces bringing my total so far to 10 newly made pieces...along with remaking two pair of black pants...so I guess that's really 12 pieces since I practically made...
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Really I've Sworn off eBay
Truly I have! I had to work hard to remember my sign in because it's been that long since I was on the site. I can find way too much junk to be sent to my house from there. Lately since I've seen a...
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Print Blocking A Cardigan
Last weekend was a calm sewing weekend. There was no list, no agenda just me and all of my fabric, patterns and sewing junk keeping me company. I knew I wanted to repair and remake the black wool...
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MSN Lace Challenge - Part One
For the month of March the initial nine bloggers at MSN have been challenged to use lace, any type, for their garment. I've been pondering, thinking and worrying about what garment to make and how to...
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Fabric, New Friends and more Fabric
It's been a long week...So last Sunday I cut out the dress and the coat from the wool tweed and realized that I was a yard short of the wool tweed...not enough to make the sleeves. Then I got anxious...
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