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W. W. M. D.
One of the most wonderful things about going away is coming home, especially when you come back with so many ideas and so much energy that you're worried there might not be enough hours in the day to...
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French Cotton & Italian Linen
It is impossible for me to travel to an event like Sew Expo and not buy anything. I'm just not programmed that way. Fabric, sewing supplies, and jewelry are my souvenirs of choice. They're also my way...
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A Break From Blouses
Yesterday, I sewed a skirt... with an elastic waist... and copious amounts of ease. It may not be flattering but it'll definitely fit. It should be finished for tomorrow. We'll see then. Before...
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Considering Koos
When we mix fabrics together, we can call that color blocking or print blocking or patchwork or collage and even though the terms have vastly different connotations and varying degrees of...
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An Inspirational Dress Form
My brain seemed to be missing yesterday. It took forever to get anything done BUT... I did finish the Koos skirt and there is a bow on my belly. I'll need to wear it to see how comfortable that is in...
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My Weekend With Peggy
Ruth wrote: Yes, you might be blaming me now (!) but for a sloping shoulder, you cut out the entire armscye and slide it downwards, not just the shoulder seam, as that will produce the problems you...
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The Two Dozen Challenge
One of the reasons why I want to simplify fit is to maximize creativity. In reference to my art career, I refer to any format within which we can be creative as a blank canvas. Blank canvasses come in...
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Draping & Drafting
Millicent is my dressform. I can't remember if I bought "her" late in 2009 when I finished stitching my last textile art piece or early in 2010 when the corresponding exhibit closed. Either way, a...
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Purple Zebra Print Skirt
In September last year, I sewed a purple zebra print top using Vogue 8817. The style fit really well only the print didn't do me any favours. It overwhelmed my features BUT... ... I had enough of the...
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On Black Knit & Beauty
Are you amazed at how long it can take you to get from thinking about doing some thing to actually doing it? When I posted the picture of the zebra print top yesterday, I was surprised that I'd sewn it...
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Marcy Pants & Disagree
This weekend, I cleaned. We've been so busy lately that housekeeping kept getting put off and the place was VERY dusty and dirty, the kind of so dirty where you really want to clean. It's not my most...
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The Creative View
Yesterday morning some very nice young men arrived at 9:00 and installed wire shelving into the freshly painted stash closet. Instead of straight across the back, it's in a U shape which adds five...
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The Pattern Collection
Not much sewing is getting done this week. I'm working on projects around the house and cleaning and painting which means it's mostly mental sewing HOWEVER... last night I watched the webcast on...
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Let's Not Call It Beige
One day last fall I woke up, rolled over, looked at the clock, and burst into tears. It was 5:50 a.m. and my first thought was what the (insert nasty word) am I going to do all day. My second thought...
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Favourite Crayon Colors
When you were little, did you love to color? I did. I still do. There's nothing like a fresh set of paints or a new box of crayons to ignite the artist. On this page, Crayola lists America's top fifty...
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Keeping The Surprise
When we were house hunting, our goal was to minimize work and maximize play so we shopped with eventual retirement and personal entertainment in mind looking for a level entry unit with enough square...
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Multiple Muslin Mentors
While the studio work was being done, I spent some time studying better fit keeping in mind my goal to simplify the process. I studied Pati Palmer's, Sandra Betzina's, Sarah Veblen's, Peggy Sager's,...
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Fitting In My Sleep
Apparently, I've watched too many fitting videos. I've been dreaming about fitting in my sleep for the past several nights in that half awake, half asleep type of dreaming that feels like you've been...
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The Four B's
SarahLizSewStyle wrote - As you say, if you just knuckle down to it, it is not really that difficult. It's the idea of dedicating lots of time to a very boring and tedious job that is difficult.Most...
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Chloe The Puppy
When we woke up in Calgary yesterday morning, it was -5 Celsius and the car was completely frosted over. The closer we drove to Kamloops, the warmer it became. We had lunch outside on the patio at a...
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