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The Rivermont Top
The Rivermont Pattern by Cashmerette has a top and a dress in it. After I started working on the dress, I got this great idea for a top and went off on a lark. See I've been inspired by a number of...
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A Pair of Black Pants
As you know I wear a lot of jeans and leggings to work now. Also, my TNT pants pattern wasn't working after I lost 45 lbs. Well that was three years ago and in the last year I've gained back 15-20 lbs...
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A Tunic Version of New Look 6430
I made another version of New Look 6430 and it was featured on the Sewcialist blog for the TNT series.However, when I write a blog post for another blog I leave out a lot of the construction...
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Crazy 8 Wardrobe - Casual Style
In the past, I've loved sewing wardrobes. I've made several SWAPs and even started a business wear Crazy 8 Wardrobe back in December 2013. I made a few pieces but never finished that wardrobe. Since...
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The Confessions of A Fabricaholic
If you've been reading along for any length of time, you know that I LOVE fabric. To some it's an aspirational goal, to others I'm obviously using my funds wrong and to some people it's a...
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NY Sewcialist Soiree - January 6, 2018
The NYSewcialists Team who sponsor the monthly meet-up on the last Tuesday of the month, have gotten together and put together an after the holidays party!The NY Sewcial Hour team invites you to a...
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Vogue 9980 - A Cardigan from the 90s
I pulled this pattern out of the stash a couple of months ago. It's a Koko Beall pattern. I collected a lot of these when they were in the pattern books back in the 1990s. At the time I wanted to make...
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McCalls 6886 - Fitting the Pattern Again
I've used this pattern several times to make my daughter a couple of dresses. Once I made a series of dresses for her to wear while working in a salon underneath her smock. This is my favorite version...
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My Top 5 Hits of 2017...
The one thing I need to state about 2017 is I feel like I finally found my comfortable work style. I knew who I was sewing for again and not flailing around trying to make things work. I think my...
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My Top Misses and Reflections
Reflections ~As I stated in my last post, 2017 was the year that I made garments that were more me, fit my lifestyle and allowed me to be creative (again) in my sewing. Cause c'mon I hacked my heart...
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The Last Post of Twenty Seventeen
I wanted to record all of my makes for twenty seventeen - so that's what this post is about. I'm spending the last day of twenty seventeen and the first day of twenty eighteen sewing.Some stats:I made...
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The NYC Sewcialist Soiree...
...was held on one of the coldest days of the year! The coldest days of the year people! -13F degrees and I don't do cold! If I wasn't involved in the planning of this, I might not have attended...
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It's in the Air!
If you're on any form of social media, you may have seen sewists talking about wardrobe sewing...especially on Instagram the makenine2018 hashtag is trending...at least in my feed. Also quite a few...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - 2018
In such discouraging times as these, I take solace in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.May I stress the need for courageous,intelligent, and dedicated leadership...Leaders of sound integrity....
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Sew Camp - March 23-25th
I'm planning on going to Carriage Corner Sew Camp March 23rd - 25th, this year.I had a really good time last year so I'm going back. I made some great friendships, got to shop at Fabric Mart's brick...
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A New Collaboration and a New TNT Shirt
Anyone who knows me knows that I love Elliott Berman's fabrics. If you come to visit the NYC Garment District either with me or ask for my recommendations, Elliott Berman is ALWAYS on the list. So I...
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McCalls 7481 - Hack'd
This was the second piece completed during my Christmas Sewcation and the first piece of my Crazy 8 Wardrobe Plan. Just to remind you the details of the plan are in this post.It's McCalls 7481...
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A Boucle Vogue 9286
This is my second completed garment in "The Crazy 8 Wardrobe Plan - Vogue 9286."I bought this pattern last summer because I liked the big slouchy top. I thought it would work well over a turtleneck or...
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Simplicity 8059 in a Blackbird Fabric
I like this pattern. I really, really like this pattern! Obviously I do since this is my 7th version of it and I have a few more pieces of fabric dedicated to making more. For winter I like layering...
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The Year of Sewing from the Collection
It's the third day of February and I made some decisions last year about what direction I want to take my sewing in for 2018. There were two main things I wanted to refrain from:(Yes there is now a row...
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