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Why does Fabric Shopping feel so darn good?!
Breathe...relax...release...Okay now I didn't fall off the wagon again...so it's okay! *LOL* No, I took an early lunch and headed over to Mood to purchase my monthly allotment for my next Mood Sewing...
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Today I opened the curtains...
It's been a crazy couple of weeks since I've been back to work from the sewcation. Lots of early mornings, late evenings and of course the new TV season has started. Okay, I'm just not apologizing for...
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Chugging Along...
Another weekend without much desire to sew...but I did get a little more done on the Vogue 8935 outfit. The top is almost finished......and the skirt has been started.It's looking like I imagined and...
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Lolita Patterns ~ Sugar Plum Pattern
I heard about the pattern line, Lolita Patterns, on PatternReview. It's not a pattern company that I'd seen on a lot of blogs but I was intrigued by the line and the fact that ALL of their patterns...
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You can find ANYTHING on the internet...
I'm not sure whether I should be amused by the comment below or just chalk it up to the fact that no matter what you write on the internet, it will come back to the person you're writing about..."I'm...
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Giveaway Winners
First up - the winner of the Sugar Plum Pattern......is:#33 - Elizabeth+ + + + +The fabric for the October Fabric Collection giveaway...Orange ltwt ponte, border print blue/green rayon challisblack...
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Vogue 8935 - Finished
This took a little longer to complete than I thought it would...but sometimes that's just how it works out. I have a queue of fall garments to wear and the temps just haven't dropped enough yet to...
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Saturday Miscellaneous
I will be working on my coat project this weekend but I'm taking today off since I seem to have caught whatever is making the rounds this month...However, I have a little unfinished business...neither...
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No Sewing Here...
I think I've gotten that once a year "yuck" that puts me down for a few days...so no sewing here AT ALL this weekend...However, my grandson dropped my trusty Canon ELPH and broke the lens...I had been...
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Thursday and it's almost the end of the week...
...and I've been home the entire time - sleeping, coughing, sneezing and dealing with bronchitis. I don't know about anyone else but I hate being cooped up in the house with no desire to sew. When...
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What to do? What to do?
So it's Saturday and I've got a pile of fabric from Mood sitting on my cutting table begging me to see something in them so that I can sew up something marvelous and have it photographed by Wednesday....
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How to Fit a Skirt by Cynthia Guffey
Back in August I reviewed the first of the Cynthia Guffey videos that I purchased from dailycrafttv.com. I was so thrilled to find videos online that captured the essence of Cynthia and also gave me...
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60s Inspired Vintage Boucle Jacket - Construction
The best thing about using a previously sewn pattern is that you can just cut and sew. Your biggest problem is will the design idea work like you want it to. I wrote my last post about choosing this...
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Thursday Miscellaneous and other things...
First let's start with the thing everyone is wondering about...the winner of the Cynthia Guffey Skirts video is...Mountain Woman I will send you an email with all of the information on how to claim...
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Using my Janome 8900 QCP - 10 months later
One of the things that I really wanted this year was a newer, more up-to-date sewing machine. Since I'm a Janome woman, I knew that I was going to purchase a new Janome. Originally I was going to...
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Learning my new camera...
Illusion:I thought that if I just put the camera on automatic it would shoot and I'd have wonderful pictures. I mean I just held it up and took some in the sewing cave and they looked so much better...
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60s Inspired Wool Boucle Jacket
I found this awesome wool boucle on the Third Floor of Mood's NYC store. I know people have favorite sections of the store but me, I love the third floor because it's magical! You never know what...
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Sunday Best
When I picked up this wool/poly blend gingham from Mood, I knew exactly what I wanted it to be. A sleeveless version of my TNT dress with white piping...I played around with several other options but...
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A Night with friends in "A Little Black Dress"
I had a great evening last night. Sewing, good friends, new friends, designer fabric and food were involved ~ the perfect kind of evening in my book! Well hey y'all know I'm obsessed! *LOL* I...
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Vogue 1370 - Pattern Alterations
This pattern appears to be a simple silhouette with a few inserts. Let me start out by saying, yeah right! *LOL* There are 14 total pieces for the dress that includes the front and the right and left...
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