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Stages of Construction
I wrote a friend the other day that I don't sew as much anymore...even when I take days off thinking I will sew. Since moving into my own place, there is so much to do like cleaning. I got rid of the...
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Ahead of the Curve by Jenny Rushmore
Y'all I knew when Jenny first decided to write this book and I was all for it! She has learned so much and become such a wonderful resource to the sewing plus size community! I LOVE her Cashmerette...
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Style Arc Hope Dress
Like many of you, I own a lot of patterns! And as you know in 2021, I've been on a mission to sew more new patterns and not just use my TNT patterns. Since I've accumulated quite a few Style Arc...
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Panel Print Magic
This shirt has been finished for weeks. It's taken time to get another appointment with my daughter to photograph it. Technically it should have been photographed with the last bunch of summer dresses...
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My Sewing Spaces are Done
I've been dragging my feet for months, trying to avoid dealing with the boxes and stuff accumulated in the loft after moving my sewing machines downstairs. The Loft had become a storage space while I...
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Do You Presew?
There hasn't been a "Question of the Day" posted in awhile so I thought it was time to have a good question to discuss. See as I was choosing fabrics and matching patterns for my next cutting session,...
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Another Cardigan + A Swingy Tee
Prior to Covid, cardigans played a huge part in my wardrobe. I threw a cardigan over a shirt, tee or turtleneck and wore those layers over skirts and pants. I even wore a lot of cardigans, aka...
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Well it's December Twenty Twenty-One
2021 has been a strange year in so many ways. I had so much hope when the year dawned because there was a vaccine available and a fair and equitable distribution plan was being enacted. Americans had...
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Starting my Holiday Sewcation
I'm more than thrilled that I have 10 days off from my day job! When I look back to 2020 and I was recovering from surgery, I feel so blessed that I'm doing well now and able to indulge in my...
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December 2021 Round-Up
There was a time when I created 40-60 garments a year and wore 95% of them. So it seems really strange to be creating only 20 garments this year. I don't believe it's more than last year because I did...
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A Floral Borderprint Simplicity 8658
These next posts will share my holiday break sewing. Being that it's winter, bright sunny days are hard to come by...as well as my desire to get out my camera equipment and experiment to get some...
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Making Allowances for Age
I've been sewing since I was 11 years old. In the last couple of years, I've noticed some things related to my age that affect my sewing and what I make. I understand if you're in your 40s this...
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Adding to my Housedress Collection
During the winter I primarily work from home. I hate commuting in the cold and snowy weather so being able to work from home daily is perfect for me. Being home, I tend to wear house dresses. Or in my...
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Playing with Stripes
This shirt is inspired by a fellow sewist, Pauline, who's IG handle is Jamaican Princess 215. I wanted to use a shirt fabric to make another version of the Vogue 9299 tunic. I've got loads of these...
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Sewing to Save Money
That title is a controversial subject in the Sewing Community. Probably because the prevailing wisdom is that you do not save money sewing for yourself. So how did this become a thought expressed by...
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January 2022 Monthly Recap
Januarys are usually a good month for me because I normally have time off during the holiday to sew. Of course that sewing gets featured in January. Though in 2021 my sewing output was drastically...
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A Mood Borderprint Shirt
If you're on IG you know ads and reels rule our feeds. Whatever you show the most interest in, IG aka Meta aka Facebook picks it up and sends it back to you in a multitude of ads. I've learned not to...
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Who Am I?
Hi, my name is Carolyn, even though my online name for the last 16 years has been Diary of a Sewing Fanatic. It's not Caroline, Carol with or without an e, or Carolyne...but most especially it's not...
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It's been a minute...
It's reached that in-between time of the year where I no longer want to sew winter but it's not warm enough to sew spring...so I sit in suspended animation waiting for warmer weather and more light.I...
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In Unity There Is Strength - A Shirt
I purchased a cotton wax print bundle from Sew Creative Lounge in the spring/summer of 2020. There were three prints included in the bundle and since there was yardage of one of the prints in the...
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