Category: Sewing
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Oops!
This is just going to be a quick post for now. Yesterday I was reading blogs of people I had never heard of or seen before and I “liked” one. Well I thought I liked one. Apparently I did more than like! I also transferred a copy of their “About” page over to my blog.…
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What I did on my summer vacation. (Part II)
… just a hint … it involved a LOT of butt gazing! The first (and last) time I sewed myself a pair of pants (trousers) was when I was in grade 8. It was a tunic top and hipster/bell bottom pants, sort of like this pattern, made of PINK 100% polyester (the heavy stuff). Those…
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The “Snake skin”.
… or “What I did on my summer vacation (Part I)”. I managed to get in a bit of sewing while on vacation. I finished the third skirt of my Sister’s Sewing Projects. I offered to sew up for my sister three skirts and three dresses AND the dress she is going to be wearing to…
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Picasso’s flowers.
This is my second garment in my Sister’s Sewing Projects. A skirt we call Picasso’s flowers. When you plan on making three skirts and four dresses for you sister, you better be really organized – patterns, fabrics, notions, etc. – so from the start we gave all the fabrics names. Now although this 100% polyester…
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The Clark Gable
Hello! This is the first of my “Sister’s Sewing Projects”. In the past, I haven’t named the clothes I made, but each of the garments in this project has definitely earned a name. I remember going through the fabric shops with my sister. We spent hours holding up bolts of fabric, wrinkling them, matching them with others, dragging…
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I should buy a lottery ticket…
I’m considering myself to be quite lucky! A couple of weeks ago I won a giveaway (sewing machine feet) from Saturday Night Stitch. (Thank you again!) And now… sewtakeahike recently had a giveaway on her blog … and you guessed it… I won! I had my eyeballs on the “Runaround Bag” pattern from noodlehead that was…
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Salvage operations…
After sewing my Motor City Express jacket for possibly the whole of last month, I decided to tackle the small projects lying around next. Mending, shortening Mr. G.T.’s shirt sleeves from long to elbow length, and salvaging a few garments that I have made but don’t wear. Like many I have had a few Me Mades…
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I’ve got mail!
… let me show you! This package arrived in the mail today. It was even wrapped in lovely gift wrap, which my cat, Sophie, wanted to eat for some reason.