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MSN Lace Challenge - The Construction
It took me a while to get started on this even though I know there's a ton of work involved in making the dress and I do have a deadline. Lately I've noticed that when I have a time frame to complete...
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Join Me @ Mood
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MSN Lace Challenge - Still Not Done!!!!
This lace dress has turned into an epic project! I've spent 8 hours today working on it and it's still not finished...Let's go to the photo evidence...The lace hand stitched to the front of the...
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MSN Lace Challenge ~ Applying the Lace & Last Thoughts
This will be the last installment in the construction of this dress. Because the lace has been totally applied, the lining and hem are done - so pics will be taken tonight. Then the big reveal will be...
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A Sewing Machine Story
So if I tell you a story, will you tell me one back? See it's like this ~ I started sewing on a Sears generic machine. This was back in the day when all department stores had a sewing section. Some...
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This is just a quick reminder that I'd like you to join me at Mood this Saturday at 11 am. Since I'll be talking about how to use your TNT patterns in many different ways, I'll be bringing along a few...
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MSN Lace Challenge - The Reveal
Here is the original Oscar de la Renta dress...Here is my version of the dress...The original dress cost $2,990.00. The materials for mine cost approximately $350. This wasn't the cheapest designer...
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Spring is coming...
Yes, the spring bug has finally bitten me! As much as I want to sew more winter things, my heart isn't in it. And once again my thoughts are turning to a spring coat...who knows if I'll actually make...
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Is it Winter or is it Spring?
I'm telling you it's hard to tell here on the East Coast! The calendar says "Spring"...the weather says "Winter." They are predicting a snowy/rainy mix here in the Tri-State area for tomorrow morning,...
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I Love My Stash!
So I'm working on my latest dress and the first thing that hit me was that everything and I mean EVERYTHING was already in the sewing cave. I didn't have to stop because I needed to purchase anything....
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Handsewn - The Book & A Little Easter Fun
Recently I was gifted with an Amazon Gift Card and unlike others I NEVAH hold onto a gift card! I was practically running to my computer to spend it! *LOL* I had a few things in my cart for awhile so...
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Bits of Me...
I've been crazy busy the last couple of weeks so very little sewing has been thought about...usually sewing consumes my waking moments but work and other things have encroached on my precious time....
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So another week of no sewing in the sewing cave...with no desire to sew...it's sad really. The very thing that makes my heart sing and gives me a reason to live (and I kid you not - I don't care how...
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Vogue 1250 in Herringbone Ponte
When I found this fabric on the interwebs, I knew it was perfect for another rendition of Vogue 1250.I see this pattern around the sewing blogsphere a lot. I seem to be one of the few full-sized woman...
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Even I can do better...
Okay so I got my butt in gear and finished off the Vogue 1250 dress. However, that doesn't mean that I finished the Butterick 5147. But I did get started on sewing the piping down and inserting the...
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Inspiration from a New to me Designer...
I see inspiration everywhere. And after not much sewing for the last couple of weeks I was thrilled to be inspired by something again. I found this dress in the April 2013 issue of Bazaar...
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I'm a Talbots Woman - Part Two
I love dresses. I'm sure everyone knows this because if you've read my blog for any length of time, you see more dresses here than anything else. The other day at work I was wearing this version of...
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Construction Details for a Spring Wool Crepe Dress
The cold and the dark are gone. The mornings get brighter earlier. The days are not only light longer but they're getting warmer too and I feel like the bears that have come out of hibernation...this...
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An Early Spring Version of Butterick 5147
So the last couple of posts have been about what's inspiring me. I'm sure you've been wondering when you'll see something I've actually sewn. Well I've been working on this dress for quite awhile...
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"You Look Like Spring!"
That was the comment I heard most when I wore the dress to work on Monday. It was T-H-E perfect dress to wear on the first day of a workweek! Here is how I photographed the dress Sunday...
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