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A Maxi Shirtdress Myosotis
I love my Maxi Myosotis dress so much that I've made it several times. However, they've all been more formal versions of the one I made last summer.The inspiration for this dress was from this...
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Lemons, Lemons and More Lemons
I've wanted a garment made from lemon fabric since lemon fabric started appearing on the scene. I'd tried unsuccessfully to purchase some but it always sold out before I got my act together. A couple...
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A Zooks Katie
This is my second Katie make of the summer. It is seriously one of my most comfortable summer garments. I wear this one all.the.time and everywhere! I wear it so much that I have to remind myself NOT...
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Simplicity 8871 ~ Number Two
I really liked the first Simplicity 8871 BUT there were a few things that I thought I could do better. Which meant I had to make it again...I used another linen/cotton print from the batch I purchased...
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The Crown Exhibit at The Winterthur
After Renee (MissCeliesPants) posted to her Instagram stories that she and Carly had gone to see The Crown Exhibit at The Winterthur Museum, I started plotting a trip with Gaylen. Luckily I worked my...
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End of August 2019
The end of August always brings mixed feelings. I know summer will be ending soon and the cold weather is coming. However, I try not to dwell on that so I can still enjoy the warm weather that will...
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It's All In The Details...
It's September so it's "National Sewing Month!" Happy National Sewing Day to all my sewing peeps! For the last couple of years, I've celebrated this month with a variety of giveaways, blog posts and...
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Do you have a Back Up Sewing Machine?
I strongly believe in having a back up sewing machine. I've had one for years. When I had a mid-range sewing machine, I'd keep the older machine I upgraded. So if/when something happened to my new...
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A Hacked Myosotis
I know the Myosotis dresses I'm making now look nothing like the pattern envelope or even the ones you will find when you search for images of the pattern online. I know I've gone off the deep end...
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McCalls 7774
I cut this maxi dress out a couple of weeks ago. Its the last garment from my summer cut pile to be sewn. As I was working on it, I was thinking of how much I was enjoying the process. I wasn't rushing...
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Button Up or Button Down Shirt
I've always called a woman's or a man's shirt with a collar, button band and cuffed sleeves a button down shirt. Shortly after I fell in love with making shirts, I called it a button down shirt in a...
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Hydrangea Panel Print Shirt
When I purchased this fabric I knew I wanted to make a shirt from it using my TNT shirt pattern. I wanted the full back so I could layer camis or turtlenecks under it in the winter. As well as, show as...
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Mod 60's Purple Shirt
Once again fabric is the driving force behind this shirt. I wanted something original, funky and fun. I believe this print checks all of those boxes.However, unlike the Hydrangea Panel Print shirt,...
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Do You Appreciate the Garments You've Made?
I wore this little topper a lot this summer. While we did get a heatwave in late July/early August, the warm weather took it's time arriving. It also seemed to disappear all too quickly...making...
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Print Mixing Simplicity 8984
I'm trying to be more specific in my pattern buying. Not just buying patterns because they're on sale, or I might want to make one because of how it looked on another sewist, or I want to read the...
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September/End of Summer Sewing
I do these end of month updates mostly to remind myself of what I've sewn and to keep track of my fabric in/out totals. I'm late this month because I haven't felt much like sewing or doing anything...
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I'm All Good
I know it's been over 20 days since I posted to my blog and about 7 or more days since I posted to Instagram...and it's because I've been working. October has been extremely busy at my day job so I...
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Style Sew Me Madison Cardigan
In my continuing quest to have different cardigans and toppers, I've wanted a Madison Cardigan (Style Sew Me Patterns) by Eryn since it first came out. But y'all know my rules, no PDF Patterns and no...
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How Many Sizes of Gingham Can There be in One Shirt?
I had a bunch of red gingham fabrics in different sizes that I was holding onto to make a summer dress. Maybe a Myosotis or another maxi dress but nothing was working fabric & pattern wise so the...
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A Visit to Urban Sewciety ~ A Local Fabric Store
As sewists we all know local fabric stores that aren't chain stores are few and far between. I mean everyone can find a Joann's or Hobby Lobby near them. However, most of us can't name a good local...
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