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The Last Tuesday of Every Month
The last Tuesday of every Month the NYC Sewcialists meet at The Houndstooth Pub in the Garment District.  This meet-up is the brain child of Caroland Grace. The inaugral meeting was last month on June...
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Catch Up...
July has been a weird month this year. It use to be that July was my most productive sewing month but the last couple of years, it seems as if my sewjo goes on vacation during this month.I have been...
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Simplicity - A Step in the Right Direction
In January I wrote a post asking why Simplicity Patterns didn't apologize for some social media snafus regarding People of Color and how they marketed towards them. Â Yesterday my girl Marcy, wrote this...
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New Look 6340 - Woven Summer Dresses
I bought this pattern during the spring to hold onto for summer sewing. Inevitably it gets hot, humid and sticky here and all I want are loose and flowy dresses to make it easy for a breeze (any...
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A Black/White & Red Concord Tee Maxi
I really wanted a red maxi Concord Tee dress as my final rendition of this pattern. My original vision was a red scooped neck maxi with short sleeves and black/white check accents at the neckline and...
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The Marilyn Dress by Style Arc Patterns
This is the first Style Arc pattern that I've sewn even though I own a bunch of them. Â It's taken me a minute to get on the Style Arc bandwagon because I had issues with waiting for a pattern to arrive...
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New Look 6340 in a Border Print
After I made my first version, I knew I was going to make another one right away. Â This summer my policy has become "If I like it make it again as soon as possible!" Because when you change up the...
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Wide Legged Challis Pants + A Concord Tee
I've wanted a pair of wide legged challis pants for quite some time. Because every once in awhile during the summer, I want to wear a pair of pants. In my former life, I would make a pair of linen...
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Fabric Shopping in Jackson Heights, Queens
I know we all know about "The Garment District" in midtown Manhattan but fabric shopping spots exist in other places in New York too. I know Sheila, who authors the blog, Sheilaz-CTK, regularly shops...
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Do You Fit As You Sew?
I've made quite a few garments lately using new patterns. Â I made alterations to some of them before cutting them out based upon my measurements. Cause I'm not a muslin/toile kinda woman. Not to say...
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Sewing for Fall
The September Fall Fashion Issues have arrived and I've pawed through them. The fall patterns are in the pattern catalogs and the calendar is ticking towards September. It's time to start thinking...
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I've been thinking about this for awhile and was spurred to write this post after a comment left about giving out sites for assistance with Hurricane Harvey. To whomever left the comment, please don't...
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The Summer of Wow Sewing Recap
I think I've finally found my groove and my summer sewing reflects that. Here are my makes for Summer 2017 - which I've included in "The Summer of Wow Sewing!" tag. I really wanted my sewing this...
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Happy National Sewing Month!
Happy National Sewing Month!I know I'm a day late but I wanted to participate in the #sewphotohop that's currently happening on Instagram.I guess I'm starting an annual tradition of celebrating the art...
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First Discount for National Sewing Month is from Emma One Sock
As an introduction, I've been shopping from Emma One Sock for at least a decade. I love Linda's beautifully curated collection. While it's a little more expensive than some of the other online sites I...
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HotPatterns Giveaway for National Sewing Month
Continuing with the fabric discounts and pattern giveaways for National Sewing Month celebrations, the first pattern giveaway is from HotPatterns.A little about HotPatterns ~HotPatterns is an...
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Week One ~ Discount & Giveaway Reminders
Just a reminder that the 15% off discount for your total order from Emma One Sock expires on Saturday, September 9th at 11:59pm EST.So if you haven't placed your order yet, surf on over to their...
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Style Maker Fabrics ~ Second Discount for National Sewing Month
I love Style Maker Fabrics. I love the assortment, the website and how it's organized, the amazing customer service, the quick shipping and Michelle, the owner of Style Maker Fabrics. Michelle and...
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Cashmerette Patterns Giveaway for National Sewing Month
I don't even have to say this...y'all know that I absolutely ADORE Cashmerette Patterns. ABSOLUTELY.ADORE! So of course, I asked my girl Jenny if I could have a pdf pattern to give away for National...
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Week Two - Hot Patterns Winner & Discount/Giveaway Reminders
This is just a quick post to let you know who won the HotPatterns PDF Pattern and to remind you of the discount and this weeks giveaway.First the Giveaway ~There were 102 participants in the giveaway...
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