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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Formal Desperation
There’s a first time for everything, and I let a formal event on November 23rd sneak up on me, in that I had nothing to wear. I planned on wearing my daughter’s dress but waited until Thanksgiving night to try … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Sewing, remaking clothes, Uncategorized
Tagged Easy Sewing, remaking clothes, sequins, steam-a-seam, Tops, Upcycle
89 Comments
It Ain’t Nothing but a Houndstooth
It Ain’t Nothing but a Houndstooth Crying for accessories I made the dress for football games since both of the college teams my family pulls for are black and something. I finished it Tuesday and their football seasons are … Continue reading
Posted in Mood Fabrics, sewing blog, Sewing Dresses, Uncategorized, Wool
Tagged McCalls 5927, Mood Fabrics, Ralph Lauren wool, sewing dresses
98 Comments
Happy Birthday to Me!
Wow! Monday was my birthday and look where I am. My sweet hubby invited me to accompany him on a quick business trip to New York and I spent yesterday at Mood Fabrics. In addition to striking up a new friendship … Continue reading
Posted in Mood Fabrics, sewing bloggers, sewing blogs
Tagged broken camera, Mood Fabrics, new york, Swatch
70 Comments
Vogue 8669
Thirty – eight degrees outside and a sleeveless cotton top? As temperatures go down thermostats go up …..sometimes to s u m m e r temperatures. Fortunately, I can pare down the layers to this top made of soft … Continue reading
Lagniappes
Many years ago my dear friend from New Orleans introduced me to the word lagniappe, a word Mark Twain describes as worth travelling to New Orleans to get. A lagniappe is a small gift given to a customer by a … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Sewing, Kwik Sew Patterns, sewing blog, Sewing Tops, Style Arc Patterns
Tagged Lagniappes, Mark Twain, sewing skirts, sewing tops
62 Comments
WILL YOU EVER SAY NEVER?
I w i l l . I will never buy a wrap dress again. This is the fourth wrap dress I’ve made since January and there is no reason to fork out the big bucks, or even ‘bargain’ bucks again … Continue reading
