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The grey’s of winter

By on November 25, 2014

Apparently, I was in a grey mood when I bought these fabrics!  Serendipity, as less than 48 hours later we got our first snowfall and the skies were a leaden grey for days. I guess winter has arrived. I went shopping at a new branch of the big warehouse here (SR Harris), and was surprised […]

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Scrollwork

By on November 21, 2014

In the spring, I received a prize for participating in Skirt Fixation’s Adult Create Contest.  I got 4th place, and they selected a very personalized gift for me.  A gift certificate to Spoonflower.  Perfect!  I knew I wanted to create a single design to go on a tunic or dress, so I just needed time […]

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O & S outfit for Stylo

By on November 5, 2014

Today I am posting the black and white Stylo outfit, which is all Oliver + S patterns (donated by them for the magazine contributors). I used the following patterns: Black and silver stripe top – O & S Sailboat Top Metallic black and white shorts – O & S Sketchbook Short Fur Jacket – O & S Firefly […]

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Gold Outfit for Stylo

By on November 4, 2014

First of all, I was very happy that my friend, Rachel at Nest Full of Eggs, asked me to come along with her on this Stylo project.  I love the fashion photography aspect of this little magazine, plus add in the fact that I get to sew up something a bit dressier than normally allowed..well, […]

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Stylo Magazine

By on November 3, 2014

Well, I can finally talk about being in the current issue of Stylo, since it has released today! Rachel of Nest Full of Eggs was asked to be in this issue, and she asked me to make a look and photograph our girls together for the issue.  So…that was my backdoor way into the magazine. […]

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Beautiful Blues

By on October 27, 2014

When I saw this blue and white fabric in the store, I grabbed it post haste.  It is beautiful, had a great hand and a nice stretch to it.  It feels like cotton, but it is a bit thicker and has lycra in it.  After procuring a few yards of it, I went in search […]

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Zip and clip bag tester

By on October 22, 2014

I belong to a group on Facebook for testing patterns, which I am not overly active in.   A lot of the patterns are for younger kids, or not something my kids would wear, so I tend to not test. I saw this bag come up, checked it out, and loved the design! The pattern […]

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A black muslin

By on October 20, 2014

This past weekend I had some time to sew, so I made up a few things for myself.  One of these was a shirt that was supposed to be the muslin for another shirt I wanted to make.  It didn’t quite happen that way, though, since this didn’t turn out like I wanted.  It ended […]

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A skullcap for football

By on October 13, 2014

If you saw the image from the football game, then you saw the boys all bundled up and cold.  The Boy said his ears were frozen by the end of the game.  He tried to put a stocking cap under his helmet, but it was too thick.  The helmets have to fit them pretty tight, so […]

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Fall Colors

By on October 6, 2014

Today I am guest posting over at Oliver & S for another tweenified version of their patterns: the Hide and Seek Tunic and Playtime Leggings. (Yep, they gave me these patterns again.  As you know, I tend to draft my own, so I don’t buy patterns anymore for the most part.  All opinions on these […]

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