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Wedding guest sewing

By on September 19, 2018

I showed in a previous post a dress turned into a top that I made for a wedding in August.  Here is what I ended up making and wearing to it. I have several black skirts that I have made over the years, so I thought the next attempt would just be a top that […]

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Summer capsule – addendum

By on September 18, 2018

I thought I would do a blog post on the status of my summer capsule.  I wore it a lot more this summer, as I was working from home, so it was more practical to wear my comfy clothes than office wear.  One of the perks of working from home! In the spring of 2017 […]

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An error in judgement, then the seam ripper

By on September 14, 2018

I don’t know about you, but dressing for weddings always has me stumped.  I want to be comfortable for the requisite eating, drinking and (hopefully) dancing, but I also want to look nice.  If it is a family event, then I usually want to wear something I made.  That is usually something that gets asked […]

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Stash game – day 3

By on September 5, 2018

Sewing Mamas forum is doing a stash game for September, so I decided I would join in.  There isn’t much participation on the forum these days, but I figured it would be something that would give me a push.   I do have limited time with the kids’ sports, but I would like to get […]

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Slouchy handbag

By on September 2, 2018

This is one of those easier to make leather bags.  I have made three of these so far.  The first two I made were not as wide, and I am having a bit of a problem getting my 5 x 7 journal in it, so I decided to make this one a bit bigger. I […]

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