Tag: McCall’s
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Love the dress… The Pattern? Not so much…
Sorry… But this is not the first time I have been shaking my head at a pattern envelope or PDF. This time it is McCall’s M7169. I love the photo and diagrams. This is another garment in my “Sister’s Sewing Projects“. Let me start with… I love my sister’s fabric choices! Both fabrics are cotton…
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DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2016!
Have you already completed your COPY of your Designer Original? Or perhaps, like me, you are just in the planning stages – whatever… there are still a few months left before DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2016! Pull those ideas out of your head! Ever since DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER last year I’ve seen many dream garments in the stores, magazines, on social media … the Fashion…
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Ilona’s Future’s so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades!
I have certainly learned a lot cleaning up Ilona – my Singer 15-88. As you know from this post my Mom has given me her and her sister’s Vintage Sewing Machines. I even bought myself a small hammer and a screwdriver… you know, one of those ones with a bunch of different attachments? I took…
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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…