Tag: Butterick
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Salvage operations…
After sewing my Motor City Express jacket for possibly the whole of last month, I decided to tackle the small projects lying around next. Mending, shortening Mr. G.T.’s shirt sleeves from long to elbow length, and salvaging a few garments that I have made but don’t wear. Like many I have had a few Me Mades…
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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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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 (heart) RED!!
The Monthly Stitch Challenge in February was “Miss Bossy” telling us what solid colour we must sew up. Miss Bossy’s commands for me were: yellow (which makes me look like the walking dead!), blue (which I love), or RED (which I really love). So lucky me, Miss Bossy was surprisingly kind and told me I had…
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Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge and MAGAM …
I can’t turn down a good Challenge! I have slowly realized that I am not one to make New Year’s Resolutions … in life or in my sewing. Instead, I just blather away about all the things I want to try this year … sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t … sometimes I plan…
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It’s Jungle January!
and I thank you, Pretty Grievances, for hosting this Adventure! Pretty Grievances invites us all to join Jungle January so we can “add animal to our life”. I don’t think I have ever worn or even owned any Jungle prints. I almost thought I wouldn’t be able to bag anything before Jungle January was over! Animal prints are…
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So what do you do?
When I was young I loved browsing through the Sears catalogue. I would look through page by page and mark all the things I wanted to create my brand new wardrobe. Is it no wonder I decided that the best way to display and store my sewing patterns is in binders and boxes. Now I…
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OWOP week – Sept 6 to Sept 12
It’s OWOP week (One Week, One Pattern – organized this year by Handmade Jane). This is the week to wear the same pattern every day for seven days. Butterick B5988 is my go-to tee pattern. If you have read my blog before, you might recognize these. I really, really wanted to get another one made,…