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A Blog Photography Update
I wrote a post about photography and me in December 2013. After someone mentioned the post at Carriage Corner Sew Camp, then someone left a comment about it in the comments on my Saldana Dress, so I've...
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Cashmerette's Montgomery Dress
I really like this dress especially since I've been on the hunt for a summer shirtdress pattern. This is The Montgomery Dress by Cashmerette Patterns.Cashmerette Patterns addresses all of my needs for...
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I Love Fabric!
I make no apologies for loving fabric as much as I do. To me, fabric is like paint to a painter. How do you create a masterpiece or a basic without resources? Now I know there are multiple ways to...
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And the winner of the Cashmerette Pattern is...
I'm not going to prolong this, cause y'all just wanna know who won the patterns right?!I went old school with this one.I cut all the responses up...Folded them and put them in a plastic bag......and...
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I'm Guilty of This, Are You?
I bought my Janome 8900QCP in January 2013 so I've had it four years. Since I went from a Janome 6600P to this version, I took the new sewing machine out of the box and pretty much started using it.I...
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Fabric Mart's #sewcoolskirts
Julie from Fabric Mart contacted me late last month and asked if I wanted to participate in Fabric Mart's #sewcoolskirts for May. Of course I said yes.Now my skirt isn't made from a current pattern. I...
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SEWN Magazine ~ A Sewing and DIY Magazine
Last month I reviewed the new digital sewing magazine, Sew Sew Def. During the discussion in the comments section, the other new sewing magazine, SEWN, was mentioned.I wanted to do a follow up to that...
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The Making of a TNT Button Down Shirt
I'm in love with button down shirts probably because I've finally truly shed my professional skin and have embraced the lifestyle of casual living. I've amassed a collection of RTW jeans, leggings, and...
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I'm A Little Disappointed...
See, I've been avidly following Tee's sewing adventures on Instagram and her blog, Maggie Elaine. This month she's made some amazing pieces from Stylish Fabrics. When a 20% off discount showed up on...
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The Concord Tee Series
I posted this picture to Instagram a couple of weeks ago. Then I started working with the pattern and fabric from the collection and got carried away. Seriously carried away. I made four hacked...
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The Concord Tee as a Dress ~ Part 1
I probably should have started the series with the hacked t-shirts but I love, love, love the dresses I made from lengthening the t-shirt pattern. So I'm sharing the dresses first especially since I...
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The Concord Tees - Hacked Edition
Honestly I've been meaning to get around to making more Concord Tees after I made my first one last spring. As with all good sewing intentions, it took awhile for me to get back to this.I ended up...
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Adding the Ruffle Sleeve to a Concord Tee Pattern
As I said in my previous post, I saw this sleeve on a young lady in the streets of NYC. When I saw it I immediately thought of the sleeve from View D of McCalls 7542. Cause it's so obviously "The Year...
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Next Sew Camp at Carriage Corner B&B
The weekend of July 21st is when it's happening! Be there or be square! Corny I know but seriously, if you want to have a great weekend that includes a trip to Fabric Mart, 48 hours of non-stop sewing...
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The Dress Discussion - "What's Up with Wearing A Dress Everywhere?"
Two of my favorite bloggers recently wrote about how sewing and wearing dresses are discussed in the sewing blogging community. As a sewist who loves a dress for all of these reasons ~ easy to wear, a...
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One more sleeve hack...
This time I decided to share the technique before the dress' reveal. Partly because it was a good sewing weekend and I didn't want to stop and take pictures and partly because my photographer wasn't...
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Concord Tee Dresses - Round Two
These next two dresses are all about florals and pattern hacks and are my latest Concord Tee Dresses...The Sleeves ~As shown below the sleeves are the difference between the two dresses. I made a...
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Second Quarter Review - 2017
Spring sewing is easy sewing ~ well at least for me ~ and I tend to sew more pieces during the spring/summer season. I've made 19 garments during the second quarter of 2017. It sounds like a lot, but...
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A Flowy Mixed Fabric Shirtdress
I'm planning to sew a couple of shirtdresses this summer/fall. Most of them are from shirtdress patterns currently available in the pattern catalogues. I definitely want to make another Cashmerette...
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Some So-So Concord Tee Hacks
I thought it was important to share two Concord Tee hacks that didn't quite work out as I'd planned. I know it seems like experienced sewists turn out beautiful garment after beautiful garment....
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