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New Patterns 10 May 2013 | 06:47 pm
The recent BMV sale was a boon to my pattern stash, or a glut, depending on how you look at it. I was really surprised that Vogue managed to get it's sold out Marcy Tilton and Sandra Betzina patterns ...
Spring has Sprung 15 Apr 2013 | 08:44 pm
But you'd never know it from the fabrics I've been buying or pulling out of my stash. It's not that I don't like color, I just don't love wearing it.Since I've let my hair go white I have been limitin...
Hot Patterns 1115 Classix Nouveau Dressy Jeans 12 Apr 2013 | 07:50 pm
Does it look like the illustration? If I were 6' tall, sure. But seriously, I do like the fit of these jeans. There is no way my pancake flat ass is going to be wrinkle free, but I can live with tha...
Hanging a Sleeve 11 Apr 2013 | 12:58 am
You may remember that I was working on a white blouse with black piping. It was temporarily abandoned to finish Alex's blouse. There is still some work to do on it, but in the meantime anonymous ask...
Changing a Garment to Fit The Disabled 4 Apr 2013 | 11:53 pm
That easy to install center back invisible zipper that has become ubiquitous in rtw today is not so easy for anyone with shoulder injuries that prevent full range of motion. My daughter Alex is only ...
SPAM! 29 Mar 2013 | 06:32 am
What is it with all these spammers? I have been spending good time deleting obnoxious, and outright lewd comments from anonymous posters lately and I've had enough. If you are a legitimate reader and...
Do You Pipe? 11 Mar 2013 | 01:55 am
Burda style 135 Piping has been on my learn to sew list for quite awhile now and I am finally going to use some in a blouse. Pattern Review is hosting a fitted blouse contest and since that's also b...
What's Wrong with This Jacket? 9 Mar 2013 | 01:04 am
This jacket is by Vanessa Bruno and retails for $770. Did no one look at this and say, hey the sleeve is inserted incorrectly? If it fits the model this badly who does it fit? Maybe the sleeve is ...
Up Next 13 Nov 2012 | 01:04 am
There are two walls in my sewing room, one of them has windows and the second one is a movable wall hung on barn door track. The surface is homosote and I pin various things on it, including this desi...
I Voted 6 Nov 2012 | 11:23 pm
Hopefully you have already voted or are planning to get to the polls. I certainly urge you to do so. I was brought up in a family that never missed an election as was my husband. We taught our child...
