Category: I made it!! 2016
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No mistletoe, just a Christmas tree.
My sister suggested I use mistletoe as a prop in my next blog photo session. Sorry sis, I have no mistletoe, but I do have a Christmas tree and my finished DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER Copy! I decided in the beginning of the year that I wanted to copy this Designer Original top. and this Designer Original skirt.
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My DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER COPY is done… but…
I haven’t got any photos yet. Sorry! 🙁 I just finished hand sewing and ironing my top and my skirt but I’m not going to have a chance to take photos for a couple of days. I’m going out of town again. But I promise as soon as I get back I will take some…
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One down, one to go!
I have been sewing my DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER copies and now that I have finished my top, I thought it was time I checked in with you. You already know I want to make this Designer Original bell-sleeved top by Ellery Neu. I’m using McCall’s M6896, view E. I adjusted the pattern a few weeks ago to…
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Winnie and I go on a road trip…
and there are strange goings on in our hotel room… I spent last weekend out of town, with one night in a hotel, with nothing to keep me occupied. Well, nothing except my 1952 Singer Featherweight 221, or “Winnie” for short. (If you would like to learn how I acquired Winnie and all her deets,…
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Which personality do you like the best?
Last week I cut out my Hunter Green Chevron knit fabric (85% polyester and 15% rayon) and a white linen-look fabric from my stash (actually a fabric given to me, along with a few others, by a friend) to make my first reversible garment. I put a lot of thought into cutting out this Chevron fabric as…
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Love the dress… The Pattern? Not so much…
Sorry… But this is not the first time I have been shaking my head at a pattern envelope or PDF. This time it is McCall’s M7169. I love the photo and diagrams. This is another garment in my “Sister’s Sewing Projects“. Let me start with… I love my sister’s fabric choices! Both fabrics are cotton…
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No fitting problems last weekend!
Happily you do not have to do much fitting when making a bag for your sister. A while ago I posted on Instagram this photo – asking “What do you think my next project will be”. There are some clever sewists out there that guessed the answer correctly. (Sorry, no prize for the winner!) My…
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Last weekend’s accomplishments.
Well there wasn’t much time for sewing, my sister came for a visit! I had my pants finished in advance so that we could laze around all weekend. Well, except for the 5 km walk/jog we did. My two sisters and I did the CIBC Run for the Cure Sunday. It wasn’t too hot and it…