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pattern review: lila tueller designs/abigail dress
When I was cruising the net to find some patterns for a friend’s daughter (who is a very tall, robust 8 year old) I came across Lila Tueller designs and this Abigail pattern. I loved it and knew this...
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Easter dress 2012 & pattern review
This year’s Easter dress is the Lily Top pattern by Pink Fig and the fabric is Riley Blake’s Go Fly a Kite line. I absolutely love this fabric. It sews well, irons well and just feels nice....
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pattern/book review: Simple Sewing
I’ve had this book, Simple Sewing, by Lotta Jansdotter for a while now and haven’t done more than look through it. While sitting out in the sun the other day, I realized that this might be the summer...
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pattern review times 2 {the honey blouse & meadow spirit skirt)
Today I decided to finish up some projects. It’s stupidly cold outside and blustery and not even a drop of sunshine. A great day to stay inside and sew. I started out with a skirt using the Meadow...
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pattern review {O + S badminton shirt}
If you’ve been a reader of this blog for any amount of time you will know that I’m a huge fan of Oliver + S patterns. I truly give these patterns all the credit for teaching me so much about sewing...
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tipsy-tuesday {another pattern review: made by rae ruby top}
This summer one of my goals was to make some tank style tops for myself. I have long loved the patterns and styles of Rae at Made by Rae. I fell in love with the lines of her Ruby top and was excited...
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throwback thursday {of the garment sewing kind}
On most Thursdays I go back through my blog archives and pull an old post that is a little dusty and needs to be blown off and cleaned up a little. This Thursday’s post is back from 2008, back when I...
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tipsy tuesday {pattern review: lane raglan & plantain tee)
I few months ago I traded in my old serger for a newer one. I had heard raves about Juki sergers and I finally broke down and bought one and honestly I’m beyond happy that I did. My original serger was...
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throwback thursday {aurelia cardigan}
On Thursdays I “throwback” by pulling from my years of archives. Today I go back and look at the first thing I ever tackled with knits. Honestly It was probably the craziest thing to try and sew as a...
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pattern review {mini penny} & some sewing talk
One of my goals for 2015 is to do some garment sewing during the week. I tend to do all my etsy and embroidery work while the kiddos are at school and then leave the weekends for sewing: essentially...
View Articlepattern review {music box jumper} & {city gym shorts}
If you’ve followed my sewing adventures at all you know that I love Oliver and S. They are probably my favorite patterns to sew hands down. I’ve made at least half a dozen different garments designed...
View Articlesome sewing news…
I was on a bit of a sewing spree a few weeks ago and haven’t had a chance to share some of the things I stitched up. I’ve got a slew of patterns and fabric I’m hoping to sew through this summer so stay...
View Articlepattern review {trail tote by noodlehead}
I’m a huge fan of Anna Graham of Noodlehead fame and the more I sew her patterns the more I appreciate how amazing she is at putting bags and other items together. (She has a new book out too that I...
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Sewing: Another Lane Raglan
There are a host of raglan tees and sweatshirt patterns that have popped up over the past year or so, but I’ve stuck pretty steadily with my Lane Raglan by Hey June Patterns. It’s one of those things...
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Sewing: Dottie angel frock {pattern review}
I realized the other day I never wrote up about this pattern! For weeks I kept seeing this come up in my instagram feed and I was finally able to get my hands on the pattern a few months ago. It’s a...
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TSNEM: Sewing Date Traveler
I had intentions to try something else this month, but alas February is a short month and it is sort of flying out from under me like the Concorde. I started this bag at the beginning of the month and...
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Pattern review: Camas Blouse
I’ve been an instagram follower of Thread Theory patterns for a while now and when she posted a picture of the Camas blouse it immediately jumped to the top of my “to sew” list. I knew I had the...
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Sewing: Part Review – Part Tutorial
So my girl child has started swimming and she has been needing a good swim bag desperately. I looked around for something to buy and then I started looking into bag patterns. I found a tutorial that I...
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Pattern Review: Syrah Maxi Skirt
My main sewing machine has been in the shop for going on three weeks so I haven’t even tried to finish the Cheyenne Tunic I was working on. I had a couple of knit projects laying around so I figured I...
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Pattern Review: Cheyenne Tunic
This shirt was such a long time making. The biggest hiccup in the whole process was the loss of my sewing machine for a month due to it being in service. I finally rescued it and with great joy was...
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