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It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2016!
I love December … holidays, family, giving … DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! Have you chosen which Designer Original you would like to copy? Or perhaps, like me, you are already working on your COPY of your Designer Original? There is so much inspiration out there to feed our DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER ideas … dream garments in the stores, in…
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It was a cutting weekend…
… but I had a chance to sew too! I was cutting out my DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER outfit, when I realized that I did not have any lining in my fabric stash at all! Oh poor me, this meant a trip to the fabric shop on Black Friday weekend! I found this lovely lining. I wish…
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and the winner is …
I’m very pleased that I had this post all ready to go – except for the winner’s name – as I have been, probably like a few of you out there, lying on the couch with my blankie, nursing a cold/flu, dozing and reading sewing blogs for two days now. Thank you for entertaining me when…
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Happy 3rd Anniversary “Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!!”
WordPress has a lovely little feature that reminds you of your blog’s anniversary. “Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!!” is three years old now! Time has flown by and I have learned a lot about sewing, photography, writing, blogging and social media. I always look forward to reading your blogs and sharing mine and I can’t wait…
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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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Hopeful for a new cardi and avoiding some tension problems …
A while ago I purchased two fabrics – both 85% polyester and 15% rayon knits – a Chevron pattern, one a Hunter Green and one a Red. Just on a whim. These fabrics spread out are a bit overwhelming for my taste – but they were too beautiful to resist. I had to figure out what I…
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The DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER button!
For those who were asking: Below is an image of the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER button. If you right click (on my program) you can save or download this image to your computer and use it in your blog and your DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER posts … OR … a smaller version? This photo and the code is in…
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One sleeve done!
I have started my DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER outfit. I want to COPY this top by Ellery Neu. I love the bell shaped sleeves. Quite popular this season, I think! I browsed through a few patterns in my stash until I settled on view “E” of McCall’s M6896. Everything about this pattern is almost right. It definitely needs…