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A Pattern for K and Me
Back in April, I ordered the Grainline Studio Maritime Shorts pattern from Pink Chalk Fabrics with high hopes that it would work for both K and myself. It took me a while (other projects kept getting...
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Free Shorts
Being the smaller yet older sister can be quite irritating at times. But when mom sews clothes for BK that turn out to be a bit snug, MG gets the hand-me-ups! pattern: Peek-a-boo Coastal Craze...
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It's All About ME!
(for a change) There's a new challenge/sewalong/what have you on the horizon...Selfish Sewing Week! Come September 23-29, it's time for us to sew for ourselves. Whether it's clothing or quilts or...
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Freshman, Already?
K is starting high school on Tuesday. Wow, does time fly! I still sew for her. Though it requires a lot more thought and discussion than sewing for the younger girls. And finding patterns that will...
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First Day of School Outfit
Well, that was the plan but I didn't finish the shorts until the end of last week (belt today). And the top wasn't completed until yesterday. Back to School has been stressful. The kids are fine and...
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Selfish Sewing Plans
In an attempt to hold myself accountable, I'm posting my to-do list for Selfish Sewing Week. I've had a million and one projects buzzing around inside my head that I want to accomplish. It was hard...
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Selfish Sewing: The Reveal
Here it is, October 7 and I still haven't blogged about what I sewed during Selfish Sewing Week. Time to rectify that.Two out of my 3 projects have been worn multiple times. But my last project (the...
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Border Prints, What to Do?
I love border prints but never really know what to do with them other than make a skirt. Poking around in the pile of sewing paraphernalia that's stacked in a corner of our bedroom, I unearthed the...
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Comfy Clothes
Here's my last project from Selfish Sewing week: pattern: Ottobre Design 05/11 #4 "Everyday Scoop Neck Raglan T-shirt"size: 40fabric: rayon/poly knit from Joann Fabrics, reverse side used for...
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Meridian Jacket
Once again, I had the opportunity to test a pattern for Rachael over at Imagine Gnats. This time it was a jacket/cardigan for kids. The pattern is called the Meridian and it's a reversible cardigan or...
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Sewing for the Packer Fan + a Review
P has been left out of the sewing queue here lately. He doesn't really need any clothes and the only request he's made is for some more pajama pants. But when Organic Cotton Plus contacted me to see...
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Kid's Clothes Week: Fall Edition
I've been quietly sewing along this week with Kid's Clothes Week. I think most of you know what KCW is but if you don't, read all about it here. So far, I have only finished P's shirt and a dress for...
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Done
My sewing plans for Friday afternoon were interrupted by a very special surprise. My husband took the day off from work so we could celebrate my birthday.:) That meant I missed a day of sewing but...
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Baby Gifts
Being married to a man who is 12 years older than me AND the youngest kid in his family means that I have several nieces and nephews who are married and starting families of their own. We're lucky...
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My Little Chickadee
I know it's a little late, but here's my last project from KCW. I traced it out that week but didn't get around to sewing it until recently. MG loves wearing this smocked blouse that I finished in the...
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Accessories for the Well Dressed Baby and Mom
Shelley from Bartacks and Singletrack is picking up where Jessica from A Little Gray left off in hosting a sewalong for the Oliver + S Little Things To Sew book. There's also a giveaway associated...
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Button Down
After a busy Fall with soccer, cross country, and football, there was 1 week where we only had football. Then indoor track tryouts started and football has continued on. P's team won their first...
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Clever Charlotte Chickadee Skirt, Take 2
~Clever Charlotte has the Chickadee Skirt & Blouse on sale for $10 through December 15th. This is the pattern that I'll be flipping as part of Frances Suzanne's Flip This Pattern series in...
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Sewing for Tweens and Teens
I'm sharing today over at Sew Cool for the Tween Scene about the success and failures I've experienced sewing for a tween (now a teen!). Sew Cool for the Tween Scene is a blog chock full of pattern...
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In Threes
Have you ever come across a pattern (be it sewing/knitting/crocheting) and knew at once that you had to make it? But then it takes years before you get around to it? The In Threes: A Baby Cardigan...
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