10 Feb The Tango Tunic
I wish I could say 'Greetings from the lovely Palmetto Bluff Montage Resort in lovely Bluffton, SC!' It was a paradise that lasted for three lovely days...
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31 Dec It Was a Very Good Year……..
Several years ago I asked a woman at a tradeshow about when her business started to become successful. “When I decided to get serious about it." she replied. I believe there is a lot of truth in that statement with intention and commitment playing primary roles in our successes and failures, no matter how large or small the undertaking. While all years seem to have their share of ups and downs some are certainly better than others. Fortunately, things seemed to click this year. After taking time off to promote The Tunic Bible, a return to sewing and blogging in January was refreshing and relaxing. I...
17 Dec Merry & Bright in Sequins!
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in Fashion Sewing, Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, New Look Sewing Patterns, Sewing Dresses
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I'd say the catch phrase this holiday season is Merry & Bright, and I fell right in line upon seeing Mood Fabrics' glittering silver baby sequined fabric! I've owned a few formal sequined dresses over the years, and while sequined ball gowns are still around, shifting trends in the fabric now feature more relaxed styles from cocktail dresses to t-shirts. I made the dress for an annual Christmas dinner party and chose a simple pattern to keep the dress from appearing too formal. My base pattern is New Look 6524, a shift pattern I purchased a while ago for the sleeve variations. My original...
02 Dec The Holiday Tunic
From the moment I resumed sewing garments in 2011, I was obsessed with learning to sew the cute $$$ RTW tops I could never justify buying for myself. My second blog post was about recreating Milly peasant tops, and thus began my journey leading to The Tunic Bible. My first top, a silk peasant top looked quite homemade, but I was blinded by enthusiasm and after my investment of time and effort, I wore it with great pride. My mother bought the silk in Asia and I wanted to please her as much as myself. Six years later I see the progress I've made...
18 Nov The McVoguerick Tunicbiblicity dress
I don't know what else to call it. It's done - it took forever - I like it...
21 Oct Embellishment in Black & Blue
On Monday while sitting at the pattern table at JoAnn's, I overheard a woman interrogating the sales clerk about the store's sewing machines. She railed on about how complicated the new machines are. She said she was an excellent seamstress and all she wanted was a sewing machine without a computer. Then she exclaimed she was too old to learn how to use these new machines...
08 Oct My New Machine – Pfaff Creative Icon
In June I had the distinct pleasure of becoming a Pfaff Ambassador and received the Pfaff Creative 4.5 as an introduction to the Pfaff brand. Last week, I received Pfaff's newest, most advanced sewing and embroidery machine, The Creative Icon just introduced to the market. The machine is unlike any I've seen...
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