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Simplicity 2497
While sewing my casual knits the ruffles were calling my name, and I answered. The craving to sew ruffles was stronger than any craving I’ve ever had for chocolate, but I tried to be practical and made an all-purpose white … Continue reading
Posted in clothing designers, Easy Sewing, Ruffles, Sewing Tops, silk, Simplicity Patterns, Uncategorized
Tagged cynthia rowley, Mood Fabrics, ruffles, sewing silk, sewing tops, Simplicity 2497
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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
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Vogue 8833
Here is my new top. If I was on Project Runway, Tim Gunn would walk into the workroom and tell me I needed to live up to my potential. Michael Kors would call me a One-Trick-Pony, and Heidi Klum would exclaim … Continue reading
The Latest
One top costs $150.00 and the other is $29.99. Why is that? In March of 2011 I bought the blue and white top at J. McLaughlin in Charleston, SC. I thought $150.00 was expensive for a spandex top, but … Continue reading
Ruffles!
I’m ending the first month of my one year promise to make and not buy clothes with ruffles! Around a year ago I saw these beautiful tops on … Continue reading
Posted in Cal Patch, clothes, clothing designers, Columbia, DIY, Fabric, fashion, Milly clothing, Setting Goals, sewing, sewing patterns, shopping
Tagged clothing designers, Design It Yourself, fabric, Goals, inspiration, LaRoque, Milly, ruffles, sewing, sewing books, sewing tops, shopping, Simplicity Sewing Pattern, Tops, Valentino, Wofford College
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