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Beautiful Blues

By on October 27, 2014

When I saw this blue and white fabric in the store, I grabbed it post haste.  It is beautiful, had a great hand and a nice stretch to it.  It feels like cotton, but it is a bit thicker and has lycra in it.  After procuring a few yards of it, I went in search […]

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Zip and clip bag tester

By on October 22, 2014

I belong to a group on Facebook for testing patterns, which I am not overly active in.   A lot of the patterns are for younger kids, or not something my kids would wear, so I tend to not test. I saw this bag come up, checked it out, and loved the design! The pattern […]

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A black muslin

By on October 20, 2014

This past weekend I had some time to sew, so I made up a few things for myself.  One of these was a shirt that was supposed to be the muslin for another shirt I wanted to make.  It didn’t quite happen that way, though, since this didn’t turn out like I wanted.  It ended […]

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A skullcap for football

By on October 13, 2014

If you saw the image from the football game, then you saw the boys all bundled up and cold.  The Boy said his ears were frozen by the end of the game.  He tried to put a stocking cap under his helmet, but it was too thick.  The helmets have to fit them pretty tight, so […]

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Fall Colors

By on October 6, 2014

Today I am guest posting over at Oliver & S for another tweenified version of their patterns: the Hide and Seek Tunic and Playtime Leggings. (Yep, they gave me these patterns again.  As you know, I tend to draft my own, so I don’t buy patterns anymore for the most part.  All opinions on these […]

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