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New underwear!

By on January 21, 2019

I know…so exciting! I am like most people, I think, where underwear is the last thing you think about replacing…and the most often worn.  I have had the same batch I bought from Victoria’s Secret at least 8 years ago, and they were in not great shape.  Add to the fact that my butt is […]

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A new blanket for Khaleesi

By on December 29, 2018

This was a fun and quick sew for Fabric Anthropology that I just had to get a Dany wig for the photos! This is the Dothraki panel with a black cuddle minky that I picked up at Joann’s, I think.  All you do is serge them together, leaving an 8 inch opening.  Turn right sides […]

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A new black purse

By on December 28, 2018

I will have to get on those “2018 wrap up” posts, but I am so behind in just posting everything in general.  I will sit down next week after the 1st and work on getting caught up on everything. For now…I have a purse! This is my boxy purse that I made taller, so I […]

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Waterfall scarf

By on December 15, 2018

I have been wanting to make this scarf for all of this year, so I decided to finally make it this past week.  I knew it would be a bit slapdash to make it.  The waterfall nature of the scarf with varying lengths just look like you start cutting and see what happens. Which is […]

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Comfy sweatshirt dress

By on December 9, 2018

Hey, I sewed something up this week! I have had this cut out for a few weeks, so I finally got around to sewing it up.  It is basically this same top, only with a longer band around the bottom and deeper pockets. This is only 2-way stretch, so it is a bit tighter around […]

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Lightning strikes!

By on November 11, 2018

I am a sucker for red fabrics.  Anything I can mix with black usually ends up in my shopping cart, since I wear it so much.  Having my kids’ school colors as red and black definitely helps, since I try to wear the fan colors at their tournaments and games. This is the Flash lightning […]

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Pride City Stripes

By on November 10, 2018

This was my top for the Pride round at Fabric Anthropology.  When I got sent the fabric I was a little concerned by how “colorful” it was.  If you haven’t noticed…I tend to wear a lot of neutral colors…and red. So…I thought about what kind of design I wanted to make that would still be […]

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Fall staples – the tunic top

By on November 8, 2018

I made a few tops for fall that I knew would get used in heavy rotation.  I was missing some basic layering tops, and that was just silly.  I have plenty of fabric…hello!  I  like to have longer tops to go with my leggings for booty coverage. For all of these I used the Sneha […]

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Fall staples – the black cardigan

By on October 24, 2018

I do tend to fall back on styles that I really like to wear a lot.  Right now I am working from home, so comfort is key!  I am trying to be better about not looking like a total slob, but sometimes the effort is tough. It is easy when I have comfortable pieces to […]

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FA Fashion week line – The Woods outfit

By on October 16, 2018

Here are the deets on this outfit.  I was going for a gypsy/forest witch kind of look to them. The fabric is from the Fashion Week line at Fabric Anthropology.  The woven and bamboo printed with a more purple and less black color than the brushed poly from the pants outfit.  I desaturated these photos […]

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