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Button, button, who’s got the button?
… the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER button that is! Well, it’s done. I put it on my sidebar menu, which might of course appear at the bottom of my blog for some views. Copy and past the code under the button into a Text Widget on your blog and you too can brag about your Challenge to not buy…
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Designin’ December 2017 Prize Sponsors!
And now the news you have been waiting for … PRIZE SPONSORS! I have included their websites here too … just so you can browse ahead of time and pick out the prize you have your sights on! So we have: Itch to Stitch has generously donated ONE pattern of the winner’s choice from the…
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Are you getting ready for DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2017?
We are! Have you picked out your Designer Original and the supplies you need to make your Designer me-made COPY? Or are you just in the planning stages – don’t worry … there are still about 45 days left before DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2017 begins! Pull those ideas out, polish them off! Ever since the first DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER I’ve seen many fabulous garments in the…
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I’m back!
Last weekend started out as a busy weekend and turned into a challenging week, but let me show you what I did! I am still working on my sister’s dress – part of my “Sister’s Sewing Project”. She would like this dress, in this 100% cotton border print and I am using this pattern, Butterick…
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The battle is over!
It started off bad. I wanted a dress like my mom and aunt. I wanted it out of this fabric (100% Rayon, which I love) and I thought I could alter this pattern to what I wanted. That’s when my problems started. If you missed it, you can read about it here. So…
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A long drawn out battle with beautiful fabric …
and I’m not quite finished yet! Let me tell you what’s up … I have been searching for a pattern and fabric to make a “replica” of my mother’s and aunt’s dresses in this photo. My Aunt was a seamstress back in Europe and she not only sewed for clients but also for herself and…
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What can I say? I still had some denim strips left!
And I’m certainly not one to waste recycled denim! So let’s make another bag. This one is not quite big enough to hold my iPad, not like the last one I made. This one seemed to go together quicker too! Perhaps it wasn’t as “fancy” or perhaps I’m actually getting used to throwing them together?!?…
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Head’s up!
I’ve been locked out of my Instagram account. I think I’ve been hacked! So much for #sewphotohop! Does anyone have contact info for a real person at Instagram? EDIT: Thank you Mads I have emailed. Sarah, I’m trying your idea too! A FURTHER EDIT: I also opened a second IG account just so I could…