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119 Steps From Dress To Cardigan

There's a great lesson in it - it's all about the work. It's not about what people might say or about how dangerous it might get. But it's about staying focused on what you do, and doing what you...

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Marcy On Millcent

Life took one of those this is the way it's meant to be shifts this weekend. Not bad. Just different. My youngest son moved out and Howard and I are in a new phase, alone, together, for the first time...

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Tuesdays At Ten

And now... sigh... Internet Explorer and Blogger are really not getting along and I couldn't get in to write today's postings but thankfully Google Chrome worked otherwise I'd be picking this out one...

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At The Bottom Of The Stairs

Yesterday, while sewing in my studio, I listened to my carpenter working just a few feet away. He's told me before that he's in his element working on these kinds of jobs and you can certainly tell as...

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Pay Me In Fabric

Although it was designed as a coat, depending on the weight of the fabric chosen, this pattern can be either a sweater, a coat, or a dress which leaves me wondering what to call it so I've settled on...

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Starting To Think In Paint

The Kaizen Way is a philosophy for change that circumvents the brain's built-in resistance to new behaviour by asking small questions, thinking small thoughts, taking small actions, and solving small...

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The Hand Painted Twirl

When my husband traveled extensively for work and I was at home with three young children, I read books on single parenting because married or not, when there's only one parent present, you are single...

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Elements Of The Opposite

Yesterday, my contractor was back to continue work on the downstairs and even though he's so happy while he works it's still noisy, dirty, dusty, invasive. I'd asked him not to come on the weekend...

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Simple Soothing Sewing

I had every intention of painting a book bag. I'd even started looking through my stash for an appropriate fabric only...... on Monday, at Chapters, this bag was significantly reduced from completely...

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Thoughts On Space & Stash

I wonder...... do you suppose....... that at this time of year there are conversations going on between wood turners about having too many blocks or between chefs about having too many spices or...

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Free Fabric Shopping

Having both the availability to go to my daughter's house and the ability to paint it with some degree of skill struck me as things to be grateful for. It's really rather lovely to both be in charge of...

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Painting Myrna Green

A lot of painting progress was made yesterday however - unfortunately - I discovered some "opportunities" in the hallway that my carpenter created for me that needed fixing and filling  as well as the...

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Bliss With Sheets

Down the stairs and around the corner is where we took the wall out and put in a railing. LOVE it. It opens up the space significantly and it no longer feels like we're going down into the dungeon. I...

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A Little Bit Loud

One of my favourite things is to have an occasion to plan an outfit for like a birthday, party, or a trip which means I've been thinking about what to wear to Sew Expo later this month. I debated pants...

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And On Taking Action

My friend, Rosemarie, lives about a half hour out of town. I arrived at her home around ten yesterday morning and we visited until almost five that afternoon with neither of us realizing how much time...

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A Simple Pattern With Serious Flaws

It's a backward morning. I got up earlier than normal so I could get to Starbucks early to journal and then back home before the floor layers arrive. The bathroom renovation is ever so slowly coming to...

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A Car to Bar-ista Cape

Every project we sew is a problem solving project whether those problems are familiar and repetitive or new and unknown. We are putting together the puzzle that is our garment to the best of our...

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A Solid Studio Day & A Houndstooth Cape

Yesterday morning, I went to Fabricland to pick out buttons for the cape because - even though I already have a million of them - of course I didn't have any in stash that were just perfect. It was a...

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It Might Not And So What

The cape is hung up in the closet ready to go. Thanks for all the wonderful compliments. I'll get a picture of me wearing it as soon as possible although that always seems to take far longer than I'd...

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Thinking About Shoes

Friday went by in a mound of paper, scissors, and tape. I spent all day - literally - figuring out how to blend the three patterns before concluding that yes, it could be done but no, it was not the...

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