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Skulls, skulls, skulls

By on March 22, 2019

I seem to have a bit of an affinity for fabrics with skulls on them. Last year Twisted Needle Textiles had the perfect round for me, too! Lots of skulls, so I purchased several different fabrics in different bases and even ordered more when they had a rerun round. This fabric was from the first […]

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Creativity | drafting | Handbags | Leather | Sewing | Sewing for me

New laptop bag

By on March 17, 2019

After going to a job interview downtown, and wanting to bring my laptop over some downtime, I realized that my laptop bag had seen better days. The straps were ripping off the pleather…which happens with pleather. I decided to make myself a new laptop bag out of a white calfhide side I purchased last year […]

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Black keyhole dress/tunic

By on March 9, 2019

Wardrobe basics are such great sews, and this one I know I will get a lot of distance in wearing it.  I wear a lot of black, so black layering pieces are really nice to have.  This one can work for all seasons.  I am wearing it under a cardigan I made, but it will […]

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Creativity | Fabric designs | home decorating

New design and pillows

By on March 6, 2019

I had another set of pillows on my “to do” list, and that was for our sectional.  It kind of needs pillows to lean against and all the pillows we have are small.  I made them several years ago.  I decided to design a pattern for them, and ended up making 4 different patterns.  One […]

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Review

February in review

By on March 2, 2019

I am trying to stay on task, so actually have my February month in review done.   Had a job interview…it went well, I think.  Then they made me take some tests, and they really didn’t go well.  It has been YEARS since I have completed anything like that, so I just didn’t get through […]

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New pillows

By on February 24, 2019

I have a list of things I have wanted to get sewn up over the time I am on hiatus from working (i.e. unemployed).  One thing on the list was some big pillows for the 1.5 chair in the basement by the fire.  It is a deep chair and really needs to have some pillows. […]

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Creativity

Inkbox tattoo

By on February 22, 2019

In my never ending curiosity to see what I can put my artwork onto, I came across inkbox on Instagram.  Having several of my designs that would lend themselves to it, I decided to give it a go! I decided to do my wolf skull tattoo, and thought it would work without editing.  It turns […]

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Creativity | Review

January in review

By on February 8, 2019

As it was sooooo hard to keep up with my weekly updates, I decided to opt for an easier to handle monthly update. I had some words picked out for 2019 to focus on: Satisfied – This relates to my work life.  I want to have a new job that I will be satisfied with […]

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Black filigree

By on February 1, 2019

Well, its been terribly cold here in the great North.  We had the coldest temperatures and wind chills in 25 years, so schools and businesses were closed.  We all just hibernated and stayed inside. I sewed, of course! I received a strike-off from Sugar Ink to sew up for their latest round based on the […]

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Another sweatshirt dress – AC inspired

By on January 28, 2019

The 52 Week Sewing Challenge for this week was Sew Something Red. I already sewed up some underwear with some red in the fabric, but I wanted to do this, as well. I have seen some Assassin’s Creed inspired hoodies on Pinterest with the red and black colors in them, and thought they looked cool.  […]

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