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Around the World Blog Hop

By on December 1, 2014

Sally from Daisy Chain Creations and Sew Cool for the Tween Scene asked me to participate in this blog hop, so here goes! What am I working on: I always have something on my sewing table, and I tend to cut and sew in one sitting.  Unless it is something complicated, like a fitted coat […]

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Tribal Flames

By on November 29, 2014

When I drew this design up, it was supposed to be the wings on a Phoenix.  Or the tail.  I forget.  I drew it at some point last fall (as in over a year ago, fall) when I was watching a football practice.  The Boy and one of his little buddies came over to me at […]

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An Elsa Cape

By on November 28, 2014

If you follow my blog, you know that I made the girl an Elsa costume in April for a Wizard World comic convention.  She was a hit at the convention, with much pictures taken of her with little girls and other cosplayers.  Thank goodness she decided to be Elsa for Halloween, so she got more use out […]

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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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