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Woah! Hey guys n’ gals …
Look at me! I’m over there! Specifically … I’m over at High Latitude Style today with Nicole and a few fellow sewists! Check out our contributions here, at High Latitude Style and get some great advice on designing your own clothes. My contributions were my black Sewaholic Hollyburn and my Butterick top (B5645). Excuse me now, while I dash over to…
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I have nothing to wear …
I have a closet full of handmade garments and I’ve lost my inspiration to get dressed in the morning … I have nothing to wear … So the other day, I started wandering through my fabric stash and patterns and my Craftsy courses to be inspired, and I remembered I had purchased this one a…
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Again … I say better late than never!
I managed to get my FIRST Jungle January – #junglejanuary5 – finished prior to the deadline, but my second animal print just wanted to fight with me. It is a lovely fabric – a cream, black and brown 100% Rayon Challis. Just beautiful to the touch. But as I was discussing it with Curls n Skirls I realized that…
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I’m done now …
I won’t be buying any more Vintage Sewing Machines. That’s it. I’m done. Why? Well, because I have my Rocketeer! My Singer Slant-o-Matic 500. “Barbie”, as I call her, was born in 1961. Look at this ad someone shared on FaceBook – look at those prices. Quite steep for the 60’s, I think!
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Vintage pattern No. 4
Yes, I am almost finished my “Sister’s Sewing Projects”. I have finished her last skirt and am working on her matching shirt/jacket. We are going to have to go out and buy you more fabric soon, Sis! I haven’t abandoned Jungle January 5. I’ve still got some sewing to do on my second Jungle January…
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Just popping in …
to say Thank you to Green Eye Crafts and Sewing, for Cat People for thinking about my blog and nominating me for this “Blogger Recognition Award”. (After posting, I noticed that Confident Beginner also nominated me. Thank you!) Like many bloggers, I started “Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!!” because I was totally/completely/utterly lacking sewing buddies! So…
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It’s January … and you know what that means …
It means it’s JUNGLE JANUARY 5! #junglejanuary5 Seriously, I never wore animal print until I “met” Pretty Grievances on WordPress. I always thought that animal prints were used for those lycra tops and pantsuits that Carol Burnett used to wear on her show! (Do you remember Mrs. Wiggins?) I was wrong! So wrong! Pretty Grievances, and…
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The DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2016 WINNER!
I was so pleased to see TEN lovely Designer Copies entered this year! I thank you all for planning and sewing and joining in! I also thank those who followed along and voted too! Well you have had plenty of time to look over the Designer Originals and Copies on my blog and Instagram so…