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Autumn Cambie: Sewing Ugly Fabric Into Something Pretty

By on March 11, 2013 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

What do you guys think of this fabric? Ugly, sort of? A bit of a weird print? It’s a cotton twill, slightly heavier than a quilting-weight cotton but much drapier than expected. I was drawn to the autumnal colours when I bought it, but looking at it next to some of the prettier, brighter coloured [...]

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Blue Rose Hazel

By on February 25, 2013 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Here’s a new floral dress to add to my wardrobe – Hazel! I sure know what I like – colourful, printed, feminine dresses. Dresses like this are so easy to wear. I’ll add a cardigan, boots and tights in the winter, maybe even an extra pair of socks on top of the tights and a [...]

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Freedom Fridays

By on February 8, 2013 in Projects, Work in Progress

Sounds kind of patriotic, doesn’t it? A while back I talked about the challenge of fitting sewing for pleasure into my life now that the business has grown. I really appreciated the comments on that post. Many of you responded that of course, I need to take time for creativity! (It seems so obvious to [...]

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A Thing I Made and Never Blogged

By on December 7, 2012 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Sometimes things don’t turn out like we want them to. Sometimes we have a vision, and once the vision comes to life it isn’t good. Even if it’s well-made! I sewed up the dress in today’s post way back in the summer, after coming in on a weekend to sew for fun. I was feeling [...]

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Renfrew Top: Finishing It Up! Sleeves & Bands

By on November 23, 2012 in Projects, Work in Progress

Hey, everyone! It’s a Friday, the end of the week and what’s even better, the end of sewing this purple top. Today we’ll sew in the sleeves (easy!) and sew bands to the hems (just as easy!) to finish off the top. None of these steps are particularly hard, but I thought I’d complete the [...]

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Renfrew Top: That Tricky Cowl Collar

By on November 14, 2012 in Projects, Work in Progress

Hey, everyone! Today I’m back to demonstrating sewing the Renfrew Top, working on the collar of View C next. I’m excited to add this demo to the library as it will answer a lot of questions! Here’s where we left off, if you’re just catching up – Sewing and Stabilizing the Shoulder Seams. Or if [...]

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