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Light and Dark

By on July 29, 2018

This was the third strike-off sample I needed to get finished in the last week.  It was pretty dang busy! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something.  Please check out our disclosure policy for more details. This fabric is from the Harry Potter […]

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Two BSD Sophias

By on July 16, 2018

I volunteered to test the Bella Sunshine Design’s Sophia racerback top/tunic/dress, and it turned out very nicely for a quick summer top. I made two of them.  One for my daughter in a size 2, with the top length.  This is nice basic for her wardrobe.  I made it in bamboo spandex jersey from Nature’s […]

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Nebula

By on July 14, 2018

I love this fabric that I purchased from Zenith and Quasar last year, and finally got it sewed up for me. This is the star stuff panel and Carina Nebula fabric from her space round last year.  I sewed up some samples for that round, but also purchased a bunch for myself.  I love how […]

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Stripes

By on July 11, 2018

This was supposed to be an entry for the 52 week sewing challenge last week, but I ran out of steam and did not get the pictures uploaded.  Oh well…add it to the many weeks I missed! This top is made from a fabric pattern I drafted and then printed on Modern Jersey from Spoonflower.  […]

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Fractals

By on July 5, 2018

Here is the last print I sewed up for the current rounds open at Fabric Anthropology/Thread Therapy Fabric.  I volunteered to sew up too many fabrics this time.  I didn’t keep track of what I had already signed up for, soooooo…yeah, a little stressed with getting them sewn up and photographed! Disclosure: This post may […]

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Joggers in Night Scribble

By on June 30, 2018

I have a tendency to draft new patterns whenever I have a sample strike off to sew up.  I know…Imma little cray cray in that.  I have to say they don’t always turn out, but this one did! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click a […]

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Sew Americana Tour – Day 5

By on June 29, 2018

This is my second year participating in the Sew Americana Blog tour by Wild & Wanderful, and it is a fun mid-summer prompt to get something sewn up for the 4th of July.  I was hoping that I would have more time to sew and get something made, but my free time has really been […]

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Draped top in black & white

By on May 29, 2018

Just a quick blog post to show I have sewn a few things.  I just haven’t gotten them posted on my blog! Here is another top made from a pattern I drafted a few years ago from a RTW top I loved.  It is nice to have a few staple patterns that you can pull […]

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Ancestors

By on May 12, 2018

This print is from a pre-order that opens today, where some of the prints are centered around Kubo.  It is a great movie, so I would definitely recommend seeing it. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something.  Please check out our disclosure […]

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Become who you were born to be

By on May 2, 2018

Not only a great quote from the books, but a great outlook on life! This top, along with the skirt, are basically what I like to sew.  They have a bit of a steampunk flair to them, which is just so fun to wear. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may […]

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