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I’ve decided to make a denim skirt…
from my Sewaholic Hollyburn skirt pattern. I cut this pattern out last week from some 100% pre-washed cotton I found in my stash. I still have a good metre or so left so I’ll have to think of another project for it. Do any of you have a favourite tank top pattern that could use the remainder…
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Finishing one, starting another…
Perhaps you remember this dress, from my Sister’s Sewing Projects, a vintage dress pattern from 1978, Simplicity 8510, which I first blogged about here. I decided before I start anything new, I must finish the old projects … This dress still needed its elastic waistband. I found many ways to do that on line and in my reference…
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Let me talk about new toys…
For as long as I can remember, I have been sewing in my invisible zippers with a Singer Zipper foot that fits on my Janome sewing machine (below right). It bounces around a bit, but it’s ok. A few months ago I purchased this “Unique” brand package. A plastic Zipper Foot with a variety of shanks…
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The Big Decisions.
The weather today was so changeable, I sat here this morning trying to decide if I should put the laundry on the clothes line… or take photos for my blog. What should I do? You might remember last post I was fighting to make my dress pattern work with my fabric and my body. That…
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So bad I couldn’t give it away!
Hello All! How’s it going? Last week, I blogged about a fabric I love… this 100% rayon Batik. and a pattern I hate… McCall’s M7080. I’m allowed to hate a pattern, right? I offered to give it away. Guess what… NO TAKERS! Hundreds of views and not a bite. You’d think I was trying to…
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Almost missed the boat with this one…
Well, I had plans. I had plans to use this beautiful fabric (100% rayon Batik) with my Butterick Retro dress pattern B5920. Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough fabric. No matter how much I measured and twisted and turned the pattern pieces, I just didn’t have enough fabric.