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Fast Summer Sewing and Working the Backlog 4 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
I'm on a roll with a couple of Cutting Line Designs patterns, the Pure and Simple Shell and My Heart's a Flutter shell. They are perfect for the hot Southwestern climate, make nice coordinates with ot...
Loes Hinse Tank and Simplicity 8863 (OOP) 21 Jul 2013 | 11:47 pm
I've been working on a tank top and skirt set from some stash fabric that I seem to have an endless supply of! I think this project represents the 3rd and 4th garments out of this rayon or polyester t...
First Day of School Project-Butterick 3475 11 Jul 2013 | 07:35 am
Here's the little boy's outfit, which was made from Butterick 3475. The shirt also used a remnant, this time a piece that was left over from this project. It's a Michael Miller quilting cotton from ...
First Day of School Project--Butterick 5776 11 Jul 2013 | 07:30 am
I'm all done with the First Day of School Project and have two outfits to show for it! The first one I'm sharing with you is the girl's outfit, which was made using Butterick 5776: The top is made fr...
More Charity Sewing 7 Jul 2013 | 05:14 am
I have been working on the First Day of School Project this weekend since our July 11 donation day is rapidly approaching. The girl's outfit is essentially done, although I'm still considering some t...
Loes Hinse Tank, Plus Bonus Simplicity Sarong! 5 Jul 2013 | 03:13 am
Last weekend I took a little break from 1st Day of School sewing to sew up a tank top from the Loes Hinse Tank Dress Group. Below is a picture from Loes Hinse showing a dress view from the pattern. I...
Charity Sewing 23 Jun 2013 | 10:58 pm
It's been a busy time, so once again I have disappeared for a while. DH and I went away on vacation to New Jersey since my last post, and it's been full speed ahead since getting back. I'm also suffer...
Vogue 8817, a Picture at Last! 23 May 2013 | 03:00 am
Here's a photo of the Katherine Tilton T that I finished a little while back, complete with my damp and unstyled hair. It really is a great top and I'm looking forward to making some more creative one...
Vogue Fabrics Haul 21 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
Really, I had fully intended not to buy any fabric while in Chicago. I have more than enough. But then I heard the siren song of Vogue Fabrics in Evanston, IL. The mothership of the company. I weakene...
HotPatterns Gypsophelia Peasant Top 20 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
Like many of you, I'm on a lot of email feeds for fabric vendors. One of them is fabric.com. Although I haven't ordered anything in a while, I have in the past--mostly successfully. One of the feature...
