Winner of The Smugglers Daughter Gift Card
Folks I'm up relatively early this morning cause I have a hot project on the sewing machine! I've pulled a winner for The Smuggler's Daughter $100 gift card. BTW, you had a one in 116 chance of...
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NSM: Fabric Gift Card Giveaway from Fabric Mart
The final gift card giveaway for this month is from Fabric Mart...I don't even have to tell y'all how much I love Fabric Mart...it would just be redundant. Honestly about 90% of my fabric collection is...
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It's Fall Y'all
I borrowed that title from a Draper James ad - my new RTW obsession! See I've been thinking about what I want to sew for fall because it is getting chillier here. In the last couple of years, I've...
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Final Gift Card Winner & Some Thank Yous
Even though it's October and National Sewing Month is over, I would like to thank all of the online fabric stores for supplying the gift cards this month! I'm truly grateful that you were willing to...
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A Katie for Late Summer
Or as a subtext, "Its all about the fabric!" Now I know...I know I'm running this pattern into the ground. Seriously though it is one of the most comfortable garments I've made this season. I love...
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Vogue 7448 - Out of Print Blouse - Wearable Muslin
I found this blouse pattern in one of the online vintage pattern shops a few years ago. I was looking for a soft 80's type blouse and this one fit the bill. I bought it for my old corporate lifestyle...
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The First Shirt of the Fall Season
It's October and while the month kicked off with some warm late summer type weather, we all know the dark days of winter are coming. Now while I'm no longer wearing my lightweight summer clothing, it's...
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The Border Print Shirt Series
Shirts are my jam. I REALLY love sewing and wearing them. They've become my new "dress" and since I run a pattern into the ground...you know I'm sewing shirts with my TNT shirt pattern.Backstory ~I've...
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Simplicity 8700 - A Denim Jacket
When the air gets crisp and it's chilly in the morning, my thoughts turn to jackets. I'm not really a coat maker but a cute jacket is right up my alley.I've made a few in the last couple of years that...
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Love to Sew Podcast
I am really honored and thrilled that I'm featured this week on the Love to Sew Podcast.It was a really interesting conversation. Especially since it's hit me this year that I've been sewing almost 50...
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The Rifle & Co "English Garden" Border Print Shirt
I know Rifle & Co prints are big - HUGE! Quite a few sewists have made some beautiful garments using fabric from this line. While I like the prints I've seen, I've never felt like I NEEDED to own...
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Lavender for Winter - Why Not?
Fabric Mart put up a bunch of cotton border prints in September and I bought four of them. I knew as I was purchasing them that I wanted shirts from them. Because when was the last time you saw a cool...
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Just like that it's the end of the month!
I don't know about you but October just flew by! Flew! However, it was a good sewing month for me.I posted six garments. Two were made in September and four in October. I still have another one to...
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A Talbots Influenced Shirt
This is the third shirt in the "Border Print Series." I added it to the series because of the mix of gingham fabrics and the fussy cutting needed to make the shirt work...Let's start with the...
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Registration has opened for March 2019 Sew Camp
I must have a thing about Sew Camp at Carriage Corner in March because I've been the last two years and will be going again next year!Registration just opened for the March 22-24, 2019 weekend of Sew...
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Do you?
Do you cut out a pile of garments to be sewn and then sew from the pile?It was something I tried back in my early 20s. I cut out a large pile of garments. Before I got to the bottom of the pile, I was...
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McCalls 7817 - A Jacquard Jacket
I'm always looking for toppers that will work with my casual lifestyle. Now while I'm drawn to very tailored jackets, realistically they don't fit into my work life. So when I saw this McCalls pattern...
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Cashmerette Pembroke Tunic in a Wool Knit
I've been looking for a turtleneck pattern that I wouldn't have to do a lot of work on. The Pembroke pattern while not a true turtleneck, is close enough for me to use to make a couple of layering...
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November was Good to Me!
Well the end of the year is approaching with only 31 days left. So I'm reviewing these last 30 days, my buying habits and what I made...cause November was a good sewing month for me.The Fabric...
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Myosotis in Velvet
This is a total left field make. Especially since it seems like so much of my sewing lately has become "statement sewing" instead of basics. I've reached the point in my sewing where I'm taking...
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