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How Do You Make Your Sewing Projects Look Less Home-Made?

By on January 14, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Happy Monday, everyone! A while back, Lora left an interesting comment about her fear of having her sewing projects look home-made, and not the good kind of homemade. Here’s what she said, in her words: I had a block of time (years) where I sewed very little while I worked and went to school. I [...]

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What Are ‘Your’ Colours?

By on November 12, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Do you have a colour that you call yours? What are ‘your’ colours? As I get more selective with the fabrics I pick, I want to focus on wearing colours that I truly love. Colours I feel fantastic in. Colours that make people say ‘you look great today!’ Here’s what I would call my colours: [...]

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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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75% Winter, 25% Summer

By on November 28, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I’ve come to a realization that seems so very obvious, but hasn’t kicked in seriously until now. Starting in about September, it’s tights weather here. Sure, there are days you can get away with bare legs, but for the most part, it starts getting pretty cold out. It’s tights-weather every day now, and I’m daydreaming [...]

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Five Favourite Items from My Closet

By on November 8, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Remember the excerpt from the Colette Sewing Handbook last week, about thoughtful planning for your sewing projects? Do you remember the part about choosing five items you love and feel good in from your own closet, to get a sense of your personal style and guide your future sewing projects? Just for fun, I thought [...]

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