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Boring Sewing
I am a little embarrassed that I am even writing this blog post. Actually, not that I'm writing this blog post, but that I actually took pictures of all of these this afternoon. Prepared to be...
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A Cape
This might be the most ridiculous thing I've made. A sweatshirt cape. This all started when I made that cape for Jane (that she hates). I really wanted one in my size. My original plan was just to...
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Being Two (And A Half)
I decided to take Christmas card photos of Jane again this year. Last year's are still some of my favorites. So I set up a cute little vignette on the back porch and dressed Jane in her Christmas...
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Blast From The Past
I am pretty sure I had a corduroy jumper just like this in 1994. Remember when overalls were popular? I loved mine. I had a denim pair I wore all the time and I also remember having a dress like...
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Shirt Making. Shoulder Fitting. Blergh.
That's how I feel about it. I'm even having a hard time writing about all of this. Maybe I ventured in to shirt making for too long. Although it's not the actual sewing that I'm so meh about. It's...
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Burda Kimono Dress
I made this dress shortly after I finished my last shirt in the previous post. I needed a palate cleanser and this dress pattern looked easy. And it was! Super easy. It's basically a sack with a...
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More Shirts!
I made more shirts! Can you believe it? I made two, although one is a success and one not so much. After my shirt making adventure recently, I was pretty sure I would take a good long break from...
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Finally Finished Object
Well, here it is. Not my longest running ufo (that would be my partial Nicola dress that still hangs in my sewing room) but close. I started this dress at the end of November last year and just...
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Two Skirts
I made a couple of skirts. One I am very happy with but the other is just ok. Nothing exciting to talk about here in my intro, so on to the review. I'm brain dead at the moment. We are in the...
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Four *New Tops
*Only two of them are actually new makes. The other two are previously sewn tops with a few changes. I'm collecting them all in one blog post simply because they are the last four things to come off...
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Rompin' Around
I'm going to apologize in advance for the picture overload. This might be the cutest thing I've ever made. Except, of course, for the cute thing I made that's wearing it! There was a little bit of...
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Faux Jumpsuit
Jumpsuit! Who would have thought I would make a jumpsuit? Not me. I have to admit that I wasn't sold on the trend last summer. But I've seen so many awesome jumpsuits out there in sewing blog land...
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A Ninja Turtle And A Bum Gallbladder
Well hello there! Long time no see, er... you know what I mean. I'm alive. For the most part. I didn't mean to disappear for so long because I very much enjoy interacting in this space. But life...
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Two Shirt Dresses
Both of these shirt dresses were made a long time ago. Approximately six months or so ago in the summer. These were the last two big projects I was working on before I got really sick with all my gall...
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A Bunch of Knits
I didn't realize at the time that all the things I made in the last month and a half coordinate so well. I can't say I planned that, though. I guess I know what I like when it comes to choosing...
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Sleeves!
I wore this to work the other day for the first time. Um, let's just say that these sleeves are not made for art teacherin'. I just about dipped them in to paint/glue/glaze on several occasions....
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A Dress, Some Curtains and a Birthday Eggstravangza
The title says it all! I've done quite a bit for the girl here lately, so here it is all in one post. First up is the dress.Jane had picture day at school a month or so ago. I decided to make her a...
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More Sleeves!
These are some serious sleeves, again! I guess it really is 'the year of the sleeve.' Or am I behind a year? I usually am. Anyway, I made this dress back in April for Easter. I actually took photos...
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Well, Hello!
Well, hello there! I didn't mean to be absent from this space for such a long time. But it seems my posts are fewer and far in between as time goes on. However, I have good reason for being silent...
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Shirt Dress For A Bump
Here are a few more things I made for the growing belly this summer. All of these were for back to work. I've worn the shirt dresses a bunch of times already, but haven't worn the separate pieces at...
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Rainbow Leopard
It's almost Halloween! You know what that means- time for another homemade Halloween costume. There aren't too many traditions I've made a conscious effort to start with my child, but a handmade...
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Fringe Dress X 3
Pattern Description: The Fringe Dress from Chalk and Notch Patterns. I don't normally purchase pdf's, but I decided this one was worth it. And it was. I made my first version (the black floral one)...
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Some Tops for Jane
My girl is about to start kindergarten! I can't believe it. She is so ready. And fortunately for me, she's coming to my school. We are so excited to go to school together every day. I might even...
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Purple Robe and Anemones
Well, hello there, old blog! It's been a while, hasn't it? I thought this latest project I worked on deserved a real bona fide blog post. So here it is. And boy, is it a long one. I wanted to keep...
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Simplicity 9187
I made a coat! And I am pretty pleased with it. See my smug face. Pattern Description: Simplicity 9187 is a relaxed fit jacket and coat with a shaped collar and pockets. The pockets are fun! There...
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