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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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Smart Cookie

By on April 19, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hey, everyone! Thought you might get a bit of a laugh at the fortune in my fortune cookie: Even fortune cookies somehow know that I sew too much frosting and not enough cake! How appropriate. (I think I love opening fortune cookies more than I like eating them. What it is about a message on [...]

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Too Much Frosting, Not Enough Cake

By on April 10, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I finally have a cute term to explain the problem with my wardrobe. There’s too much frosting and not enough cake! If you’ve seen the things I’ve sewn, you probably have already figured out what I mean by frosting and cake. Here are some examples of frosting: (simplicity 3965 – original post here) (mccalls 7743 [...]

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Getting Back to Sewing

By on March 20, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I’m so glad to be finished the Minoru Sew-Along. It’s been a lot of fun! This time, I was delighted to see people being helpful in the comments, responding to each other’s questions and sharing opinions. That was great! Half the fun of sewing along with a group is knowing you’re not alone, so it [...]

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