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“Manos” The pillow of fate – or what can you do with an old ripped t-shirt?
New Skills Acquired: Ladder stitch The origin of this project is a funny story. My friend recently brought over his old ripped t-shirt, one of his favorites (don’t worry he has a back up). I asked...
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Sheer Skill: beautiful inside and out
Pattern: Butterick ivy + blu B6021 I live in New England. This winter has been murder with the snow – more so than usual. February was one big white blur and everywhere you turned, snow banks were...
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A change of scenery…
Well I have a couple finished projects that I still need to blog about, but I’m off on vacation for a week! I’m going to be touring around New Mexico, getting some sun and dry desert air. Just the...
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Bringing back the southwest
I’ve decided that I like going fabric shopping on vacation. It’s usually pretty tough to squeeze it in, but if you do your research ahead of time and you have an understanding travel buddy, you can...
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The baby sleep sack and the series of wrong decisions
Pattern: Butterick 5583 New skills acquired: Ribbed cuffs and collar Time management? There is nothing like rushing to finish a baby gift an hour before you are supposed to give it at the baby shower....
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There will be only one: a difficult kilt project
Pattern: Simplicity (vintage) 7213 I was doing so well on my last few projects, so I was not anticipating any problems. Unfortunately this one knocked me down a few pegs – I don’t think I will be...
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The big v-string underwear project
Pattern: Self drafted and improvised My goal of buying as little clothes as possible has been going well. When I thought about the next item I may need to purchase, I realized it wasn’t any type of...
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Striking a new corduroy: part 1
Pattern: McCalls M6610 New skills acquired: Flat-Felled Seams Double Needle Action I’ve been kind of down on my sewing lately. Things are just not coming out as nice as I want them and it’s been a...
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I tried it! Burda style pattern
Pattern: Burda Style Flounce Skirt Mini 09/2014 #104 New Skills Acquired: Tracing I’ve been curious about Burda Style patterns for a while now, but it took me awhile to figure out what they were and...
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Summer sleeves…make me feel fine
Pattern: New Look 6104 (view D) While I was in the middle of trying to finish up my cold weather projects that got away from me last season, I realized I would always be a season behind if I didn’t get...
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Oh Those Summer Nights
Pattern: Crudely self-drafted I’ve been working on a few blog posts for completed projects, however it’s tough to get any of this stuff done in the summer. Plus I really need a photographer since I...
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Anti-fashion in a new age: the improved flannel shirt
Pattern: Sewaholic Granville shirt (1501) New skills acquired Plackets Collar & collar stand Flat-felled seams I grew up in the 90’s. This was the decade where I awkwardly lived out my teen years...
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The garment of Venice: a tale of two fabrics
Pattern: Simplicity (vintage) 6216, view 2 The search for the perfect pattern to match an idea in your head is a challenging one. But sometimes it really works out! I found this printed fabric by...
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Coming back from leave…with a leaf skirt!
Pattern: Sewaholic Crescent Skirt New Skills Acquired: Bound seams Well I don’t know what happened. I got super busy in August and September and put my sewing on hold. Then all of a sudden it was...
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Striking a new corduroy: part 2
Click here for part 1… Pattern: McCalls M6610 Yikes! This project fell of a cliff fast. Okay I’m being a bit dramatic – it’s not a total disaster. These just didn’t end up being the fabulous...
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It’s the holiday season…
Yes, I know it’s not the holiday season – it’s over. But now that Christmas is over, I can freely write about some presents that I made. This year, I don’t know why but I just couldn’t get it...
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Happy and plaid: the Dahlia dress
Pattern: Dahlia from Colette Patterns New Skills Acquired: Machine blind hem stitch When I look at some of my projects from last year… I do! It may be a mini-obsession. I do have some...
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Another day, another knit skirt
Pattern: McCall’s M6966 I’ve seen so many cute long knit skirts lately worn by people at work. So I thought, why not make my own! I had just bought myself a serger – exciting news. So this was the...
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Sweater weather : Experimenting with sweater knits
Pattern: Butterick B5954, view B I can’t remember if I officially made the announcement, but I did mention this on a previous post – I bought a serger! It was my Christmas present to myself….that I...
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Waffle Knit: It’s not just for breakfast anymore
Pattern: Sewaholic Renfrew top What do you do with mis-matched fabric? I bought this fabric a while back because I really liked the waffle-like knit texture it had. It reminded me of one of my...
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