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me.made.may.week. three

Sweet! Onto the next. If you're just tuning in and wondering why I seem more narcissistic than usual with my selfies and am going overboard with the Picmonkey collages, it's because it's...

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project sewn: 80s challenge

Three challenges in! I'm thrilled to have made it to this point of Project Sewn, so thanks to those of you who have voted for any of my outfits. Today is the reveal for the next challenge, for...

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me.made.may.week. two

Konnichiwa y'all. How appropriate that on the day I'm posting my second full week of me-mades, my friend Abby from Dear Abby Leigh is hosting me on her weekly blog series, "Dress for the Day You...

May 15, 2013 Like

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project sewn: sundress challenge

An enormous thank you to everyone who voted for my outfit for the Black & White theme on week one of Project Sewn. I actually won the first round! The first challenge was certainly nerve-wracking,...

May 14, 2013 Like

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me.made.may.week. one

Yep, your sewing blogroll is regurgitating the same title for everyone's posts this month. Mmm, mmm, good, MMM is here! It seems we all have different ideas of what constitutes the "first week,"...

May 8, 2013 Like

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project sewn: black and white challenge

Allo allo. It has begun! To catch you up (if needed), I am one of six contestants in a new online sewing challenge called Project Sewn for women who sew clothes for themselves. During the...

May 7, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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project sewn: here we go

Ahem. Please pardon my quaking voice and trembling hands, but I'm here to officially announce my participation in a new sewing contest on the blogosphere that's hopefully gonna blow your mind. I,...

Apr 26, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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janome coverpro 1000 cp

So here's the official introduction. Blogosphere, meet Durant, my coverstitch machine. Unless Erin can back me up, I'm probably the only seamster in the world who names his/her machines after NBA...

Apr 22, 2013 Like 7 people like this

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wrapped up in dotz

The days get warmer and my hems get longer. Bye tights, bye thighs. Hello, inner schoolmarm. It's for the best, really. And we all know how brutal the office A/C can be. What's the deal with that,...

Apr 18, 2013 Like 10 people like this

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blue. minoru. v2.

Minoru Jacket v1 and I were two peas in a pod. We went everywhere together and saw all the sights. We held each other close when the weather turned bitter. Many people IRL commented on Minoru v1,...

Apr 11, 2013 Like 16 people like this

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s.o.s. challenge reveal

· · · – – – · · · Dit-dit-dit dah-dah-dah dit-dit-dit That's morse code for SOS, did you know? I'm not in distress, though. In fact I'm pretty pleased with my new handmade outfit. If you remember...

Apr 2, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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I've been double-dipping into my patterns lately. Right after I finished my black Burda pleated skirt, I cut into and finished a second version. I also just made another Archer shirt but we'll save...

Mar 16, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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s.o.s. challenge ahoy

Of all the fabric in the online world that I could drop into my virtual shopping cart, what are the chances that I could end up with the exact fabric as one of my familiar sewing bloggers? Is it...

Mar 5, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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archer: all buttoned-up

Wuzzat? A black button-up shirt. How... classic. Seems to be my theme as of late. Beige wool skirt, black linen skirt, gray knitted scarf, and now a black button up shirt. AND I LOVE THEM ALL SO...

Mar 2, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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craftsy winner + good news for everyone

THANK YOU to everyone who entered my recent giveaway for Craftsy's Beginner Serging class with Amy Alan. I'm thrilled to see that so many of you have a similar goal to learn more about your serger....

Feb 22, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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three out of three including two firsts

(Note: My legs are not actually on fire in these photos. But wow, they look crazy.) Count 'em. My outfit today consists of three handmade items, a rare feat for me. Three -- how can it be? Renfrew...

Feb 19, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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beginner serging: craftsy class review and giveaway

One of my stated sewing-related goals for 2013 was to learn more about how to use my serger properly. I received my Brother 1034D as a Christmas gift in December 2011 (thanks, Ma & Pa), so I've...

Feb 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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sew grateful for flamingos

Who's cuter?: Trick question. We're equally cute. Well, the flamingo may be leggier but at least I have a smaller schnoz. Do you follow Marie's fantastic blog, A Sewing Odyssey? Did you see her...

Feb 7, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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one beignet - hold the buttons - and a side of alma

Anyone who knows me IRL probably knows my navy corduroy Beignet skirt, too. We are two little peas in a little ole pod. I'm kinda obsessed with it and typically wear it once a week, if not more. It...

Jan 27, 2013 Like

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a quicker way to change serger thread

Ruh roh. It's time for one of my most inexplicably dreaded parts of beginning a sewing project (well, besides tracing, cutting and marking): changing the serger thread color. Confession --- I...

Jan 20, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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knitzzzz

After producing a Cameraman Jacket and a Cambie, a girl deserves to return to her knit stash and churn out some quick tops, yes? I tend to prefer fast production items in general, but I also like...

Jan 11, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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cambie v2

Watch out. This Cambie dress is all growed up. If you don't count the 18,000 thrifted items I keep meaning to refashion (ugh), I don't have too many unfinished objects languishing in that closet...

Jan 3, 2013 Like

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2013 goals

Happy new year, kids. We made it! We chanted and hollered and toasted with Art of the Age liquor (Rhuby, yum) and danced clumsily to Beyonce and chugged water all morning. Now the show must sew on....

Jan 1, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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cameraman jacket

Ha-cha-cha. It's done! After maybe a month of toil (with a few much-needed breaks to sew other things), I finally completed this jacket for my boyf. It's probably the most time and effort I've ever...

Dec 22, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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walk this way?

Ah, the face only a mother could love. My walking foot is one of my most prized possessions, for real. I bought it in the midst of a desperate plaid-matching fiasco and I'm so glad I did, even...

Dec 15, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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black raspberry chocolate chip

Normally I would reach for black accessories to pair with a fuschia-esque garment like this. Well, uh, I've actually never owned anything fuschia before, so how would I know? But it felt slightly...

Nov 30, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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sewing room tour

I love noseying in on others' sewing spaces (I've spent far too much time reading these features), so I figured it was due time to show you my own. It's nothing that special, but I might as well...

Nov 24, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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stripey

Hey! I made a striped knit dress. Revolutionary. This is a sleeveless version of McCalls 6599, a Fashion Star pattern. What is Fashion Star? I just Googled it and I'm very disturbed by what I'm...

Nov 15, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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rainbow bright baller style

Oh 'scuse me. Can I get an award please? For most incredible one-sleeved muslin that's ever been created on this earth? Hell. Yes. I never really show or talk about my projects in-progress on my...

Nov 9, 2012 Like

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me.made.may.week. three

project sewn: 80s challenge

me.made.may.week. two

project sewn: sundress challenge

me.made.may.week. one

project sewn: black and white challenge

project sewn: here we go

janome coverpro 1000 cp

wrapped up in dotz

blue. minoru. v2.

s.o.s. challenge reveal

army green

s.o.s. challenge ahoy

archer: all buttoned-up

craftsy winner + good news for everyone

three out of three including two firsts

beginner serging: craftsy class review and giveaway

sew grateful for flamingos

one beignet - hold the buttons - and a side of alma

a quicker way to change serger thread

knitzzzz

cambie v2

2013 goals

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walk this way?

black raspberry chocolate chip

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