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Little Girl Dresses from Hobby Lobby Fabric
Even though Hobby Lobby is about 20 mins from me, I rarely go to the store. Working in the middle of the Garment District in NYC and online pattern sales allow me to purchase what I need without going...
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Butterick 6333 - A Sewing Fail
Before I discuss this sewing fail, let me announce the winner of Barbara's book, "SEW The Garment-Making Book of Knowledge: Real-Life Lessons from a Serial Sewist." I used the Random Generator...
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My Cashmerette Montrose Top
Originally I made this top to go with the shorter Simplicity wrap skirt which is coming to the blog soon. After completing the top and trying it on with the skirt, I just looked like a big ole box....
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Simplicity 8612 Wrap Skirt & A TNT Shirt
When I was at Sew Camp LaQuana was making this Simplicity wrap skirt and I was intrigued. After she posted it to her blog, I was even more intrigued. See I'm trying to be open to new styles I wouldn't...
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Simplicity 8612 Wrap Skirt - Shorter Length
I knew when I made the first S8612 wrap skirt in the longer length that I would be making the shorter version too. So this version is made exactly as the first one except for one change I made to the...
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The Embellished Shirtdress Series - Printed Linen Vogue 2090
Halfway through my Sewcation I got overwhelmed. The Sewcation started with two garments that were less than thrilling and nothing was working the way I planned. When Butterick 6333 was a sewing fail...
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The Embellished Shirtdress - A Denim Vogue 2090
I chose to make this pattern again in denim during my Sewcation because I really want to own as many denim dresses as I can. They are easy to wear, fit in with my work environment and my lifestyle....
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The Baltimore Destash
Renee of MissCeliespants, posted this to Instagram and I was soooo in.Cause honestly, I've reached fabric storage capacity and giving to this destash would provide me with a little (very little)...
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A few of my favorite things...
I've been spending loads of quality time in the Sewing Cave. And as I was working on my last couple of garments, I was thinking of how much I love using my favorite tools...so of course I thought I...
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This is America!
I know I said I wasn't talking politics on the blog anymore but my blog so I can do what I want. If you're content to keep your head in the sand and don't want politics, current events, or whatever on...
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A Spate of Quick Garments?
As my Sewcation garments reviews wind down, only one more shirtdress to come to the blog, this post serves as the introduction to my June sewing.After an intense week of sewing detailed garments, I sat...
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The Embellished Shirtdress Series - McCalls 7470 in an Embroidered Fabric
My plan was to start my May Sewcation with this shirtdress first but I made the failed B6333 shirtdress before this one. See, I was a little put off when I opened the pattern instructions and there...
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The Embellished Shirtdress Series - Deer & Doe Myosotis Dress
I've wanted to make this dress ever since it debuted. I hesitated because the plus sizes are in pdf pattern form only and you know I only do a pdf pattern for a very special garment. Honestly as much...
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Simplicity 5075 - A Duster from Elliot Berman Fabric
One of the things preparing to attend the Baltimore Destash did, was it made me look at my pattern collection. Like many of you, I have a lot of patterns. However, in the collecting of sewing items,...
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Pinstriped Montrose Top + Full Legged Pants
I started out making just a pair of pants to wear with my black Cashmerette Concord Tee. Then I realized I had enough fabric left over to make another Montrose top so this is what I ended up making...
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Making Life More Beautiful book by Kate Davies
I've "known" Kate for several years. She's one of those online sewing friends that I've communicated with offline and would love to meet in person. So I was really interested when I learned she was...
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Destashing...
As noted in the Baltimore DeStash blog post, I gave away 45.5 yards and as a I rumbled through my fabric collection, I realized that I was ready to let go of quite a bit more of my collection.There are...
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And The Winner Is...
The LUCKY winner of Kate's book "Making Life More Beautiful" is...#19 - Maria!Maria - would you send me an email at cnorman underscore 98 at yahoo dot com and I will forward your information to Kate....
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August is Indies Month
I have a couple of Indie Patterns that I've wanted to sew for a minute and I kept putting them off. Since I made a Deer & Doe Myosotis, loved it and wanted to make another one, I've decided that I...
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A Trio of Katies
The first of the Indie patterns I made is The Katie Dress, and I admit it I went a little crazy making Katie dresses...However, in my defense, I love a great high/low hemline. And if I was gonna tape a...
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