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Summer Skirts
Sewing (and, therefore, ironing) in the summer without air conditioning — not so fun. But light, bright summer skirts, now that is fun! Lately the concept of napping has become a battleground with my...
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Up for a Challenge
I love seeing something I’ve created put to use — whether it be clothing, a pillow, curtains, place mats, whatever! I just get such a kick out of seeing what was once a cut of fabric transformed into...
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It’s a Cinch
The elsie marley Kids Clothes Week Challenge Fall 2012 is off and running (yikes, how did it get to be Thursday already?) and I am trying not to be discouraged by the fact that at this point in the...
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All for a Good Cause
I hinted in my last post that there has been a lot going on around here. Yes, indeed. Among other things, I’m sewing for the tatas. Say what?? Well, it started out that the amazing trainers at the gym...
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Purple Pierrot
2013 has arrived and I think it’s about time I show this blog some love, since I’ve been MIA for a few weeks. Speaking of 2013, I can’t help but wonder, if you’re superstitious about the number “13″...
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Oooh Baby, Baby
It is just so much fun to make and gift a creation for someone’s new, human creation — a baby! Yes, another new baby in the extended family. A baby girl with a big sister to watch over her and teach...
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Horsing Around: Birthday Horse Skirt
As someone who spends more than her fair share of time browsing fabric sites online, I can attest to the fact that there is fabric for almost any theme. Skulls? Check, in hot pink no less....
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Girly Sewing: Ruffled Hem Pants
You know how everyone always says that little girls have their fathers wrapped around their finger? Well, I think this applies equally to mothers, because I’m beginning to think my little girl pretty...
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Pink & Green Dresses: Conjuring Lilly
If we were playing a game of word association and you listed “pink, green, dress”, I’d respond “Lilly Pulitzer!” I’d bet many of you would respond the same. And while it’s not really my style and...
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The Early Bird: New Baby Boy & Big Sister Sewing
More baby love (and more little packages) to share!My cousin’s family welcomed a healthy baby boy to the nest two months ago. Two months ago — where the heck does the time go? Well, I think we were...
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Easy Tank Dress: Finishing What Old Navy Started
Sometimes the opportunity to try something new presents itself so perfectly that it would be downright rude to deny it. Or at least that’s how I’m spinning this one. Last month we celebrated the...
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All Dressed Up
Before I forget, I want to share the dress I made my daughter to wear at a recent family wedding. The dress that I almost talked myself out of making. Which is an easy thing to do when you stop by...
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KCW Summer 2013: Halter Top & Skirt
It’s Kids Clothes Week again! This is the first time that Kids Clothes Week has ever been held during the summer. I’d like to jump up and down with excitement, but it’s too darn hot. Sweat through your...
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Who Brings a Fleece Vest to a Pool Party?
Who brings a fleece vest to a pool party? I do. Yep, that’s the kind of crazy stuff that goes down around here. It was a princess pool party for a four-year-old birthday girl, and Eli and I wanted to...
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New Sewing Machine Initiation
I did it. I bought a new sewing machine. A real machine. A serious machine. Not one that bounces around the table when sewing thick fabrics; nor one whose automatic buttonhole feature means it...
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KCW Fall 2013: Project 1
It’s Kids Clothes Week! This fun event is held twice a year (spring and fall) and challenges sewists to commit an hour a day, or more if schedules allow, sewing children’s clothing. No competition, no...
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Birthday Balloon Dress
This past weekend we had fun celebrating my daughter’s second birthday. And I also had fun seeing a fabric obsession become a reality. When I was pregnant with my daughter and just learning to sew, I...
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Comfy Knits: KCW January 2014 #2
Guess what?! It’s all about knits today. Comfy, made for playing (and splashing, as evidenced above), soft, stretchy knits. I haven’t sewn with knits in some time. I think this was the first time with...
View ArticleRockin’ the Raccoon on Vacation
I’m back. I just realized it has been forever since I last posted. I knew it had been a while, but where the heck have the last two months gone!? I keep feeling as though it’s still January — perhaps...
View ArticleFrozen Fest: Elsa and Anna Capes
Are you a female under the age of twelve? Or a Mom to one? Then the names Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Hans are probably household names for you now. Are you experiencing irrepressible urges to build...
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