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You are too late to see the “birds”!
The April challenge for The Monthly Stitch WAS “put a bird on it”! Well it is too late for that now … my cats chased after them and they all flew away – all that’s left is the feathers! Guilty as charged! Just look at them!
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No Sew Zone!
…this weekend anyway! I plan on spending time with my two sisters this weekend. We are going to walk, jog and run in the TC10k this Sunday. Again, like every year, we wish for good weather. I have even put in my order – not too hot, not too cold, sure I don’t mind a…
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Fashion Revolution Day!
It’s April 24, 2015, two years ago today the Rana Plaza Factory collapsed in Bangladesh killing 1133 workers and injuring thousands more. Today is a reminder. How can you help? Check out their site!
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Karma?
You may recall, last weekend I cleaned out and organized my closet. The bug spread because every member of our household did the same! I ended up with 3 1/2 garbage bags full of gently used clothing, shoes, winter and fall coats, etc. Now I have heard of other sewists/bloggers being lucky enough to stroll into…
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I was ruthless …
… let me start at the beginning… I, Linda of Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!! sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’15. I endeavour to wear one handmade item each day for the duration of May 2015. #mmmay15 I did this challenge for the first time last year and loved it! It was…
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ALL DONE!
Seriously! MY. JEANS. ARE. ALL. DONE! I haven’t had too much trouble finishing them off and I love the look and fit of the cotton lycra fabric. I pieced them together with these patterns: Vogue V2948 and Vogue V8774, along with watching these Craftsy courses: Angela Wolf’s Sewing Designer Jeans and Sandra Betzina’s Pant Fitting…
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As good as done!
…well… my blue jeans are ALMOST as good as done. I know you have probably heard that before, but the long weekend has come and family is home and there is family to visit and I am surrounded by fun! But I promise… SOON! In the meantime, I thought I would celebrate my new blog theme…
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Under Construction…
… my blog that is, not my sewing! I apparently am using a “retired” theme, not that WordPress doesn’t allow that, but I am still finding that some of my features are not working as I would like. So, I am going to take a tiny break, choose a new theme, and switch from THIS to…