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Fabric stores in Hawaii

Fabric stores in Hawaii

By on March 15, 2010 in Fabrics

I squeezed in a visit to a fabric store while I was on vacation in Hawaii. We checked with the front desk, and sure enough, one of the places on my Google map was within walking distance. After walking for an hour in 30-degree heat, we arrived at Fabric Mart, which did not disappoint. You [...]

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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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Sunglasses? Check. White Dress? Not yet.

Sunglasses? Check. White Dress? Not yet.

By on March 3, 2010 in Projects, Work in Progress

This photographed collage of magazine tear-sheets was made to celebrate white dresses. See the girl in the middle with the sunglasses? That’s what I want to look like when I’m on vacation – a casual white dress, sunglasses, and tousled, imperfect beach-babe hair. The white dress is going to get dirty, guaranteed, but this girl [...]

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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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