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Color Palette Resource
One of the things I’ve noticed in myself and others is the haphazard way we go about buying or making clothes. We buy something because we like it or we make something that looks interesting. And...
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Making It Harder Than It Was Supposed To Be
In a couple of weeks, my older sister, June, will be heading over to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the “Every Stitch A Prayer” Congo Cloth Connection. Read about it here (Part 1) and...
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“You Have More Fabric Than You’ll Ever Be Able To Use In This Lifetime and...
Image courtesy of CaptainSpaulding on Flicker.com Okay, I think it is okay to share my good news now that the contract is signed, sealed, and delivered….. A week from now, I will be starting my new job...
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Sewing Room In Progress
This was my sewing room three weeks ago: Those are boxes of patterns and fabric filling the closet. There are stacks of boxes on either side of the boxes that you can see. There are also some more...
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This Is The Closest I’ve Come to Sewing
Drezo “Seal brand” Iron-On Knee Patches – 1950′s; Image courtesy of kocojim on Flickr.com I’m a bit frustrated. My sewing time today was spent running errands. What should have taken me an hour or so...
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“Gowns By Adrian”
Crackling Flame Dress by Adrian, 1943 The Hollywood studio system was on its last gasping breaths when I was growing up. “Hollywood Glamor” was still quite influential because most of the stars that...
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Why I Trusted The Mister To Pack My Stuff
People were incredulous when they found out that The Mister had stayed behind in Los Angeles to pack up our belongings while I started my new job at the university halfway across the country. They...
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It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Looks at Pinterest…
I had no idea where anything was…other than it was probably in a box in the closet in my sewing room. I haven’t done much sewing during the past year. Part of the problem was the time it takes to...
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The $50ish Sewing Room Reorganization
After spending some time looking at other people’s sewing studios on Pinterest, I decided that we were going to have to move into a mansion because, clearly, our adorable little cottage isn’t big...
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Merging Ahead
Image courtesy of Simon Greig (xrrr) on Flickr.com If you follow my other blog, Modern Retro Woman, you know that I have started regularly posting again. The original plan was to also start posting...
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