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Finally a black purse

By on October 15, 2017

In early 2017 I had made a black purse that I loved.  After going back home for a benefit (whereby I made two other purses for it) I was offered some moola for my black purse.  I knew she really wanted it and would ask me again for it, so I sold it to her. […]

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A little bit of sass…

By on October 9, 2017

I’m pretty sure this photo explains the little bit of sass… This is a pretty cute little panel that is up at Rockerbye on pre-order.  This round is full of horses, llamas, some jungle creatures and cute coordinates.   The pre-order starts today at Rockerbye. The size of the panel here is a child’s panel, […]

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Gathered cowl top

By on October 5, 2017

I ordered this bamboo jersey fabric from Nature’s Fabric, and expected it to be more of a true red.  It is a bit of a rusty red (more rusty than I could get the color to show here), so it wasn’t going to work for what I initially intended.  Instead, I though I would make […]

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My little assassin

By on October 4, 2017

The girl has been reading the Sarah Maas series where the lead character is basically an assassin, though she becomes a leader.  (I think…she tends to get wordy and unfocused when she explains it all). This year she wanted to be an assassin in going to the Renaissance Festival and for Halloween.  That works fine […]

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Blue agate

By on October 2, 2017

One of the reasons I love Zenith & Quasar fabrics is that she creates fabric with some great images of the world (and galaxy!) around us.  This print is created using inspiration from a blue agate. The current round open for pre-order is called the Nature round, and is full of rocks, woods and things […]

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Denim dress

By on September 24, 2017

I have been meaning to make a cute little denim dress for my girl for some time now.  This fabric was purchased a good year ago, and is a lightweight denim woven fabric.  As with most things these days, I needed an impetus to spur me into action in getting it done.  This year’s family […]

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Joggers are not actually for jogging

By on September 21, 2017

As the Girl’s gym teacher learned when he was trying to talk her into joining the track team.  He was pushing hard, too. “Uh, yeah, no…running isn’t really my thing.” You can, though, still look cute in them. These are the Rumba Joggers from Rogue Patterns, set to release tomorrow.  They come in a huge […]

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Brasov top from Itch to Stitch

By on September 17, 2017

It was hard to cut into my Carina Nebula brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar fabrics, but I knew that the pattern would fit well. Brasov from Itch to Stitch This is the new Brasov top from Itch to Stitch, and I tested it.  This was my first test top, and I didn’t really need […]

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A wardrobe staple – 4 gore black skirt

By on September 12, 2017

This is one of those pieces that will get worn all the time.  It is fitted at the hips and skims down to flare out above the knee. This is a nice length for this area, since I can wear it in the winter with tights underneath and boots.  It will still show my boots, […]

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Pattern hack – zipped cowl top

By on September 5, 2017

Is that a good name for it?  Not sure what to call this style. Okay, what we have here is a tutorial for a pattern hack to get this style of top: Instructions to hack a pattern In order to do this hack, you need a basic long sleeve t-shirt top pattern that fits.  I […]

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