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cardi-gangbuster
I have an obsession with drapey and slightly oversized cardigans. My collection of them is reasonable right now, but I have plans to totally take over my closet and my life with them. This was my first...
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floral petal dress
Did you think I forgot how to sew woven fabrics? Well, I did. Or at least I forgot that it's possible to hem a garment without inducing an anxiety attack.Sorry for the crooked belt in most of these...
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picmonkey secrets
Do any of you out there use PicMonkey at all? When Picnik was absorbed by the Google behemoth, I decided to look elsewhere for free online photo editing sites so I wouldn't have to sign up for Google...
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guest post: house shoes tutorial
Hey, I made shoes! Kinda. Check it out... I have a guest post on Megan Ta Da today, sharing a tutorial on how to make some summer slippers. Megan's a sewing/art/travel/awesome blogger who's currently...
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a kouple kellys
I was a lucky tester for Megan Nielsen's newest pattern, the Kelly Skirt, and now that she's released it into the wild (see here) I thought I should share my creations. Plural. In all, I've made this...
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business cas.
This past winter, I initially "signed up for" Scruffy Badger's New Look 6000 Frock Fest. I couldn't make time to buy the fabric and sew up the pattern, though, so I gave up and ducked out sheepishly...
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make this look: independent patterns
I flipppppped out when I first discovered the Sew Weekly feature "Make This Look" when I was getting into the online sewing community. It shows you how you can recreate designs (dresses, primarily)...
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upgrade, midgrade
This is how I used to iron:This is how I now iron:This is how I used to cut fabric:This is how I now cut fabric:That's right. I bought an upright ironing board AND a counter-height cutting table. I now...
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as seen on...
Hey y'all, have you seen my mug elsewhere in the sewing blogoverse today?If you follow Cation Designs -- and you should -- then maybe you witnessed me taking over her blog today while she's off...
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le beau thurlow
When I was around the terrible age of 13, pants suddenly fit me strangely. Shopping for jeans was a nightmare, especially because I was still shopping the Juniors' section where everything was super...
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red plaid lumberjane dress
No trees were harmed in the making of this dress. Maybe. I do wonder what'd I'd discover if I were to trace the whole life of the fabric I buy, just to see what resources and labor are actually...
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tiny
My brother's baby is turning one-year-old next week. One! I was never around babies that much in my life, so I am always overly fascinated whenever I witness this one reach some developmental...
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another renfrew mod
Think you've sewn (or seen) enough versions of the Sewaholic Renfrew already? Think again! Think the Renfrew pattern is too casual for your glam dress-stuffed wardrobe? Think AGAIN! That's what this...
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la veste pavot
I studied French in school, which seemed cool at the time, but it turns out that's not the language you want to know if you're an American like me working in non-profit social services. "Does anyone...
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happy one year, me olde blogge
Can you believe my blog turned one-year-old today? My baby's growing up so fast.It started out rocky... a lot of late nights, bad template designs and grainy head-cropped photos. I felt like I hadn't...
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fabric tale
Let me share a little tale. A little fabric fairy tale.Two days after I moved to Philadelphia in August, I received an e-mail from a woman who was cleaning out her mother's house back in Louisville....
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sandy beignet
There's a first time for everything. Like, taking blog photos while being shut-in for an impending Frankenstorm. Sandy the Frankenstorm. Have you ever known a malicious Sandy in your life? I think not,...
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rainbow bright baller style
Oh 'scuse me. Can I get an award please? For most incredible one-sleeved muslin that's ever been created on this earth?Hell. Yes.I never really show or talk about my projects in-progress on my blog,...
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stripey
Hey! I made a striped knit dress. Revolutionary. This is a sleeveless version of McCalls 6599, a Fashion Star pattern. What is Fashion Star? I just Googled it and I'm very disturbed by what I'm seeing,...
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sewing room tour
I love nosying in on others' sewing spaces (I've spent far too much time reading these features), so I figured it was due time to show you my own. It's nothing that special, but I might as well give...
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