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Who are our generous Designin’ December 2020 Prize Sponsors?
Again! My favourite post of the year … when I reveal the generous DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2020 PRIZE SPONSORS! There are so many, I’m not going to make this a long post by talking too much – let’s just get to it – our DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2020 PRIZE SPONSORS! Check out their websites, browse around, pick out the…
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Designin’ December 2020!
The DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER Sewing Challenge is FIVE years old! I wonder how much that is in cat years? 🙂 This will be the 5th year that I have been sizing up all the fashions in the stores, magazines, online or on the runway. All the while thinking … “Why buy when you can make it…
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Time for tops! The Folkwear Old Mexico Dress
I am still finishing off replacing some of my casual wear. One of the summer tops I am making is the “Old Mexico Dress/Top” from Folkwear. I won this pattern on IG through the @sewover50 giveaway #so50sewalong. Love @sewover50, you should check it out! My sewing partner @auntie_pauwa_sews won the same pattern and finished her’s…
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How to Sew a …
Have you ever tried googling that? Just start typing it and see all the choices that pop up? Blogs … YouTubes … I’ve been sewing since Grade 8 (I think). I have always tried everything, didn’t matter whether I failed or succeeded, I just kept on going. In the beginning, I followed the instructions word…
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Time for Tops!
It appears that the past months of working remotely at home, in casual clothes, has worn out the limited Collection of Casual Clothes I had in my closet! Since I have been on a #RTWfast since 2015, I am going to remedy this by putting aside my bag making and bag pattern designing, temporarily, and…
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I think every story I tell nowadays starts with the same line …
… when I was at the store the other day … Anyway, when I was at the store the other day, I forgot to buy “Swiffer Duster refills”. Well with two cats and a forest in the back yard, vacuuming and dusting is really important to us. Then again, staying home and limiting our trips…
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It’s June! What’s new? PART TWO!
I told you in my last post here, I’d be posting photos of my (Virtual) Walk to End ALS. Everything went off flawlessly. I even received some orders for fabric face masks at the last minute today. The $10.00 I ask for them is going straight to my ALS fundraising account. So yes, I did…
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It’s June! What’s new?
Do you remember my last Lányos Handmade Newsletter … showing how my garden was growing? I just had to show you today how much things have changed in just a month! (If you’d like to sign up for the Lányos Handmade Newsletter and missed the pop up box when you came to this site, there is…