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A Gingham Kim Dress

05/12/2015

Hi, friends! Oh, heavens! It’s a new dress! Why, how unusual? Not really, no.  But I’m a dresses gal, so another one in my closet makes me happy. 🙂 This, my friends is the By Hand London Kim dress.  I’ve admired this pattern since I saw Mary’s watercolor version.  A few months ago I was the […]

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A Floral “Beaded” Shirtdress [McCalls 7084]

05/8/2015

Hello, friends! Here’s a dress that I’ve had finished for about a month now and worn several times already!  Yes, I’m slow on the blog photos lately! This is McCall’s 7084, a shirtdress with princess seams and a gored skirt.  I chose View A and made mine with quilting cottons.  The black floral cotton is […]

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An Anchor Print Felicity

04/30/2015

Well, hello there, folks! It’s been a while! I actually have been sewing, just not too into taking photos lately…. I plan to, and then another week passes me by…. yeah, a little lazy about that, I suppose! However, I have been busy with household stuff and sorting/cleaning at my grandparents’ house. I’ve found some […]

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Back to Sewing

04/14/2015

I felt this matter deserved a post rather than an addendum on other post.  I have not been sewing much lately nor blogging due to the illness and loss of my grandmother. My grandma passed away peacefully after almost two weeks in the hospital from heart disease.  She was 89 and outlasted my grandpa by […]

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Crazy Dog Lady Sewing Challenge: The Finale, Part One

03/26/2015

Hello!  It’s time to end our sewing challenge! We’ve broken up the finale of our challenge into three parts over the next few days: Thursday, March 26  — Crazy Dog Lady photos, Part 1, Tanya Friday, March 27 — Crazy Dog Lady photos, Part 2, Sophie-Lee Saturday, March 28 — Announcement of Winners, Carlee I’m […]

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The Brachycephalic ESP Dress

03/20/2015

Oh, no, not another ESP dress! Yep…. I’m stuck in a rut, but a glorious rut it is… one where I can sew a dress in a day of any novelty fabric that I fancy.  No.  I can’t get enough of this dress! Yes, my friends, my fourth Decades Everyday ESP Dress.  No difference here, really, […]

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Sewing Goal #4: Leggings

03/17/2015

Hello, friends! I’m happy to say that I’ve followed through with a goal! At the beginning of the year, I set five goals out for myself to complete before the year’s end.  I’ve finished one and 7/8 of that goal! (There’s one goal on that list which is nearing it’s completion) Sometimes I have a […]

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{tutorial} DIY Concho Belt

03/13/2015

Hello, friends! I’m happy to share this tutorial with you! I’ve made several belts over the years and these are by far the easiest ones.  The other belts I’ve made were tooled belts that I cut out of tooling leather.  I was honestly never great at making those as my lines were never cut perfectly straight […]

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Crazy Dog Lady Challenge: EXTENDED

03/11/2015

Hey there, friends! We’ve decided to extend the deadline for the Crazy Dog Lady Sewing Challenge to March 21! That gives you some extra time to join up and share your makes with the chance to win some super prizes!  I know I need the extra week! Check out our flickr group!

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The Wild West ESP Dress

03/6/2015

Howdy, Friends! Yep, it’s another ESP dress! I’m a bit addicted to this pattern at the moment and as it’s super fast to make, I got inspired and made another! Georgina posted this photo on Instagram the other day from Emily and Fin and I just had to have one similar.  In fact, I went […]

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Crazy Dog Lady Challenge: UPDATE

02/26/2015

Hey, crazy dog ladies! If you’re participating in our Crazy Dog Lady Sewing Challenge, I hope you’ve gathered up your fabric and started (or started thinking about!) sewing.  There’s already some super awesome makes in our Flickr Group and it’s so much fun seeing what everyone is making!  We even added another prize package!! Yay!!! […]

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The Poppy ESP Dress

02/23/2015

Hey there, friends!   It sure feels like spring around these parts! Quite apropos for this dress, me thinks!   This is one of the fabrics that came before the pattern. (You know — “what came first, the fabric or the pattern?”).  This large scale print needed a pattern as wonderful as it is to […]

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The Star Trek Dress

02/17/2015

Hello, friends! Yep, I’m sharing a wee bit of my geek love today! 🙂   I’ve had this fabric lingering in my stash for a few months now and the unseasonable warm temps here in CA lately have inspired me to cut into it.  That and my need to sew the ESP pattern up ASAP! […]

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Crazy Dog Lady Challenge: Fabric Inspiration

02/6/2015

Hello there again! For those of you who are crazy dog ladies and considering joining us in our sewing challenge, I wanted to share some cool dog fabric that I’ve found.  Carlee has already shared some super cool fabric ideas from Spoonflower.  She even paired up patterns with fabric ideas! How cool is that? I, […]

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Sailors are My Weakness [The Dorothy Lara Dress]

02/4/2015

Hello friends!   Here’s a bit of a special treat today as I finally get to share this dress that I’ve been lusting after [in my head] for a couple of months now!   This is the 1940’s Dorothy Lara Dress pattern by Decades of Style. It’s a 1940’s style raglan sleeved dress with gathers […]

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My Favorites

  • The 1920’s Egyptian Revival Gown
  • The Embroidered Zig Zag Dress
  • The 1929 Pansy Dress
  • The 1930’s Silk Velvet Dress
  • Sailors are My Weakness [The Dorothy Lara Dress]
  • The California Poppy Blouse
  • The 1950’s Robin Hood Dress
  • The Broderie Anglaise Birthday Dress

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