Office-Party Gold Dress – or not

Office-Party Gold Dress – or not

By on July 2, 2010 in Future Projects, Projects

Ok, here’s the story I owe you guys, from yesterday’s Top 10 Sewing Projects recap: Last winter, I absolutely loved Reese Witherspoon’s look on the cover of InStyle magazine. What a perfect office-party look, don’t you think? I even managed to find nearly-identical fabric at Fabricana to recreate the dress. See! Look how close the [...]

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Subscribe by email: new option added!

Subscribe by email: new option added!

By on July 1, 2010 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hello everyone and Happy Canada Day! I’m heading outside to celebrate – or staying inside to sew, you guess which one’s true - and wanted to mention I was able to add back my ‘Subscribe by Email’ feature. You can now receive updates on new posts in your inbox! Just click the orange link on the header [...]

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Update on Top 10 List

Update on Top 10 List

By on June 30, 2010 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Seeing as we’re halfway through the year, I thought I’d check up on my list of Top 10 Sewing Projects for 2010. I wrote this list when I first started blogging, and admit I forgot about it. Most of you recent readers will have no idea what I’m talking about, since I haven’t been mentioning [...]

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Summer Beach Hat: Fail!

Summer Beach Hat: Fail!

By on June 28, 2010 in Projects, Work in Progress

If you’re a member of Burdastyle, you may have seen the Summer Beach Hat project posted last week. (Model picture to the left.) Cute, no? I immediately thought, this is the project for me! The sun is not my friend, as I burn very easily. And now that I wear my hair with bangs, I’m [...]

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Fixing up an old leather jacket: Part 1

Fixing up an old leather jacket: Part 1

By on June 25, 2010 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Back in May, I promised to share my tutorial on reviving a thrifted leather jacket, the one seen in my Me-Made-May outfits here, here and here. Thought I’d better write it up while it’s still (somewhat) fresh in my mind…so here it is! I found a fantastic leather jacket at Value Village for a reasonable [...]

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My sewing space, organized at last…

My sewing space, organized at last…

By on June 23, 2010 in Inspiration and Everything Else

You know how sometimes, you end up going on and on about something, and it doesn’t intend to be a rant or a complaint but somehow, it comes across that way? (But then all that ranting turns into you getting what you want, after all?) Let me back up… I was going on and on [...]

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