Archive | January, 2013

How Do You Make Your Sewing Projects Look Less Home-Made?

By on January 14, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Happy Monday, everyone! A while back, Lora left an interesting comment about her fear of having her sewing projects look home-made, and not the good kind of homemade. Here’s what she said, in her words: I had a block of time (years) where I sewed very little while I worked and went to school. I [...]

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Fun-Sewing Friday

By on January 11, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

A couple of months ago, I tried to start something called ‘Fun-Sewing Friday.’ Terrible name, I know! The goal of ‘Fun-Sewing Friday’ was that one day a week, I would focus on sewing something fun. By fun I meant something I wanted to make for enjoyment, or for my own wardrobe, but nothing work-related. In [...]

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Speaking of socks…

By on January 10, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Speaking of socks yesterday, here is what I’m working on right now… Knee socks! Yes, I’m knitting over-the-knee socks. I started these on December 1st and this is where I am at. The ribbing at the top of the socks is twelve inches of 1×1 ribbing. (In the photo, that’s about five inches of ribbing [...]

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These Were Really Hard to Give Away…

By on January 9, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Do you find it hard to give away the things you made? Especially something that took a long time to finish? I made this pair of socks out of the most heavenly yarn.. and then gave them away! From casting on to finishing, I debating keeping them every step of the way. (But I didn’t.) [...]

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Laura Mae’s Hollyburn Skirt

By on January 7, 2013 in Patterns

Here’s a lovely version of the Hollyburn skirt, by pattern tester and blogger Laura Mae! (You may remember her Cambie Dress featured on the blog last year.) Look at how it flares! Isn’t that lovely? I really like the subtlety of the dot print fabric. Here’s a link to her project post for even more [...]

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Hollyburn Sew-Along with Rachel from My Messings!

By on January 4, 2013 in Patterns

Happy Friday, everyone! Would you like to join a sew-along for the new Hollyburn Skirt? Now’s the perfect time! Rachel from My Messings is going to host a sew-along on her blog! Meet Rachel, and her lovely Hollyburn Skirt: Rachel was a pattern tester for the skirt pattern, and she enjoyed it so much she’s [...]

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