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What's Your Process?
I'm in the midst of sewing button down shirts. Creatively they are really speaking to me. I'm working with a mash-up of Butterick 5678 and Vogue 7700. I've posted pictures of the cotton & steel...
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Fabric Makes All of the Difference
I have a lot of button down shirt patterns in the pattern stash. Each one purchased for a different reason, idea and/or dream. Lately I've wanted to make a couple of them. I found an out-of-print (OOP)...
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Piped Cuffs
The piped cuffs on the button downs in the last post were not included in either pattern and came about because I didn't have enough buttons when I was making the first version. I really liked the...
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Following Up...
First a reminder about the sewing retreat at Carriage Corner ~ March 24-27th.Gaylen wrote an amazing post about why she wants to hold Sewing Retreats, you can find it here.The itinerary for the weekend...
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Butterick 5678 + Vogue 7700 = Mashup x Three
This is my third version of the button down shirt mash up. Halfway through finishing my second version I knew I wanted more. I thought two more but the fabric I used for this one pretty much squashed...
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Denim McCalls 7095
This top really worked my last nerve. My fabric choice, the sleeve cap and my sleeve choice all made this top much more difficult and time consuming than it should have been.Let's start with the...
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Are you an innie or an outie?
I read this article on Yahoo about a bedridden Grandmother who'd taken up "Paint by Numbers" painting as a way to relieve the boredom of being bedridden. It made me realize that I love being indoors....
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Simplicity 8094 - 4x
I'm on a top sewing binge. It's been tops, tops, tops for the last month. I see inspiration everywhere. A top I saw on QVC a couple of months ago inspired this one.Joan Rivers Top from QVCThis top...
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Meet me at Fabric Mart on Friday!
I will be at Fabric Mart in Sinking Springs, PA on Friday, March 24th with the ladies attending the Sew Camp at the Carriage Corner B&B and Gaylen (GmarieSews). We should be there around 11am. If...
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Sprout Patterns Cashmerette Turner Dress
Let me start out by saying that this fabric was given to me by Sprout Patterns (sister site to Spoonflower) to review, so this is a sponsored post. However, all of the comments are mine.First, the most...
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#CarriageCornerSewCamp
My intent was to come home Monday evening and blog about #CarriageCornerSewCamp right away. However, the experience was still sooooo immediate that I felt like I needed to take a moment and step back...
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First Quarter Review - 2017
All things are finally starting to bloom...new leaves on the trees...spring flowers budding and I'm happy. I love Spring! Even though I've been sewing lighter weight clothing for the last couple of...
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McCalls 7481 and some Dashiki Fabric
It's getting warmer and to celebrate that fact, I'm starting to sew spring. Since I bought this fabric to #CarriageCornerSewCamp and didn't get to work on it, I decided it should be the next thing up...
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Do you have a Sewing List?
It's the start of a new season - Spring - one of my favorite seasons! And as I do every cycle, I make a new sewing list. In years past, I've used a notebook, a scrap of paper and my iPad to make a...
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Stripes & Lace Button Down
It seems like my spring sewing so far has been inspired by photos I've saved during the long dreary winter months. There are a few designers whose work I really admire so I follow them on Instagram....
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Saldana Dress from Sew Sew Def Magazine
I'm always looking for a new maxidress style because I love them. They are a staple of my spring/summer wardrobe. So I was intrigued by the Saldana Dress in the inaugral issue of the digital sewing...
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McCalls 7542 - The Sleeves
I'm working with McCalls 7542. Since we all know that patterns don't fit us right out of the envelope, I needed to make several changes to the pattern to make elements of it work for me. For me the...
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McCalls 7542 as a Dress
I always saw the sleeves from this pattern on a dress. The top on the pattern is too short for my comfort level but those sleeve variations are what drew me to it and finally made me buy the pattern....
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Another Border Print Turner Dress
This fabric begged me to turn it into a Turner Dress - begged people really!So I was obliged to do so! *LOL*Construction Information ~On my own I seem incapable of following the Turner Dress...
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The New Sew Sew Def Magazine
Let me state up front that I have no part in the publishing or marketing of this magazine. I was not offered a free copy. I paid for it myself because I was intrigued by the concept and frankly because...
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