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On the eve of Me-Made-May, how does my closet look?

On the eve of Me-Made-May, how does my closet look?

By on April 30, 2010 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Here it is, the eve of Me-Made-May, the month where I’m about to put on something I made every single day. Maybe you’re about to do the same and I’m wondering, are you excited? Nervous? Worried you’ll run out of creative combinations, or clean laundry? What’s in my closet, do you wonder? Well, here’s what [...]

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The Armani Skirt: Item Number Two Completed

The Armani Skirt: Item Number Two Completed

By on April 26, 2010 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

This skirt was SO easy to sew, I literally started and finished it in the same evening! If that’s not the story of your typical sewing project – yeah, it’s not always how my sewing adventures go either.  But sometimes, everything falls into place. Like this skirt. Granted, it’s the third time I’ve made this [...]

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The Statement Coat, completed

The Statement Coat, completed

By on April 21, 2010 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Yay! My Statement Coat is finished. Not only can I FINALLY check something off my Top 10 Sewing Projects list, but I’m thrilled with how it turned out.

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Pretty Floral Dress in action

Pretty Floral Dress in action

By on April 19, 2010 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Ahh… a lovely spring day and a family dinner, the perfect occasion to test out my new Floral Dress! Here I am, trying to act natural while posing for the camera. I took these pictures before we left and wrote up this post after we came back from dinner. I must say, after wearing this [...]

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Finished Sewing Project! Border Print Skirt

Finished Sewing Project! Border Print Skirt

By on March 10, 2010 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

So I finished the skirt I mentioned here – check out the picture! I used McCall’s Pattern 5803, still for sale online on clearance. The blouse that comes with the pattern is cute too (though, I feel it might be too matchy-matchy if I made a lime blouse to coordinate…) The border print looks awesome [...]

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Bring on the sunshine: Vogue 8185

Bring on the sunshine: Vogue 8185

By on February 22, 2010 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

I finished this tribal-print cotton dress just in time for my vacation using Vogue Patterns 8185. This pattern is now discontinued but still available on voguepatterns.com here. I just barely had enough fabric for this design – in fact, I had to shorten one of the ruffles in order to make it fit. You can [...]

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