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Me-Made-May ’14 –- My Pledge
Have you heard about the Me-Made-May ’14 challenge? Well I just learned about it and plan on challenging myself during the month of May to wear, each day, at least one sewn or refashioned item of clothing! Can I do it? Hundreds have already made the pledge! Can you do it too? So now it…
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My babies….
I thought I would take a break from my sewing this lovely long Easter weekend to show you my babies, both Janomes just by co-incidence. I did not buy them together and at the time I was looking for each I wanted the best and most reliable I could get in my budget. I read…
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and the Liebster Award nominees are….
Again thank you, Sewing with Scooby Snacks, for nominating me for a Liebster Award! Now on to the game….. My nominees are… 1. Accidental Seamstress 2. Bon Bons & Bootcamp 3. The Material Lady 4. Sew Much 2 Learn 5. The Simple Seamstress 6. Dressing the Role 7. Sewing Battles 8. Sewing Adventures in the…
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I got nominated for a Liebster Award!
Thank you to Sewing with Scooby Snacks for nominating me! It is sew 😉 special when I get likes and comments and now this recognition! I love reading Sewing with Scooby Snacks, she really has a knack for making designer jeans! You should go check out her blog! What is a Liebster Award? This award…
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Matching stripes!
I have been thinking about matching stripes. I can think of examples when stripes and patterns don’t match in nature, and those are truly beautiful! Otherwise, I think if something is hand crafted the stripes should match. I spotted this lovely polyester spandex knit the other day. It has a perfect design on it, stripes…
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So easy you could do it with your eyes closed!
I have to take a slight detour in my blouse sewing schedule. I have noticed some “staples” missing in my work wardrobe – a dark brown skirt and a navy blue skirt. So I grabbed up the easiest quickest pattern I have, McCall’s M6654, and two polyester knits from my stash. Both fabrics are so…
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A “boo boo”…
…and a true sewing challenge! Perhaps you remember the day I ambitiously chose to cut out material for three shirts in one afternoon full of interruptions, blogged here, with terrible results? I have yet to take a close look at my work to see what size all three fabrics, indeed every pattern piece, has actually…