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The blade that was broken

By on May 1, 2018

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost: The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost; From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadow shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again […]

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Ice stripes

By on March 21, 2018

This is a quick turnaround strike-off sample that I was selected to sew up from a seamstress call at Threaded Candy Customs.  These stripes are supposed to go with a Halo gamer print, but these are also great for the summer-at-the-coast vibe. I decided to sew them up into a summer dress. I really, really […]

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The Perfect Tunic

By on March 12, 2018

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 my disclosure policy for more information. On my #makenine list for the year I had a tunic on it that I found on Pinterest: It might have been woven or a combination […]

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Spring into Color ~ blog tour ~

By on March 7, 2018

I did a last minute sign up for the Spring into Color blog tour set up by Sewing by Ti.  This tour centers around the Pantone color palette for Spring 2018. I decided to do the boring classic colors, mostly because I signed up late and they were really the only ones I had on […]

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Walker style

By on February 25, 2018

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. I started sewing for another custom fabric group called Affordable Fabrics, and she is in the same area as I am.  This top is part of the […]

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Set sail

By on February 14, 2018

Here is the second set of prints that I sewed up the samples for Fabric Anthropology.  This one relates to Helga in the Vikings series, and is a phrase she said in show. These fabrics are French Terry.  A note about printing colors.  The brushed poly is a synthetic, and the colors are closer the […]

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Battle ready

By on February 13, 2018

So who’s a Vikings fan?? Apparently…we are! Fabric Anthropology is running a Vikings round, and it has some very cool prints.  There are a few panels with just phrases, and then panels with some of the characters on it.  The coordinates include the battle print below, a print with ships (another blog post will be […]

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Another sweater

By on February 3, 2018

One of the reasons why I never think I can go on a RTW buying fast is that it is cold here, and you need sweaters.  I don’t knit sweaters.  I can do a little loom knitting, but that is the extent of my prowess with yarn. Luckily, you can find sweater knits!  This is […]

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#MakeNine Challenge – Ponte and Pleather skirt

By on January 31, 2018

I got another of my #makenine challenges completed, and it was this skirt that I have been coveting for several years on Pinterest. I wanted to wear it to work, so that length wasn’t quite going to work for me.  I made it longer, but I think I may take the waist off and shave […]

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The layering t-shirt

By on January 30, 2018

A few years ago I purchased a t-shirt at the store Maurice’s.  It was one of those, “I need something new to wear this weekend” purchases, and so I didn’t expect to wear it much.  Turns out I wore it A LOT. Sequins always make a shirt better I decided I needed to make a […]

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