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Poll Results: Make Something, And Show Me How!

By on December 11, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Thank you all for the wonderful feedback and comments on last week’s post, What Do You Like Best About Sewing Blogs? I read every single comment and enjoyed every one of them! What I loved most was the realization that everyone’s reading for different reasons. Whether it’s seeking inspiration, connecting with other people who sew, [...]

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What Do You Like Best About Sewing Blogs?

By on December 5, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Today’s question of the day: What do you like best about sewing blogs? Do you read sewing blogs to learn, to get inspired or to encourage yourself to try new things? What keeps you coming back to read more? Out of all the sewing blogs out there, what kind of blog posts do you enjoy [...]

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Overdressed?

By on November 19, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I just finished reading Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, by Elizabeth Cline, and I’m full of thoughts about it. Have you read it? It’s a look at cheap fashion and its effect on the clothing we buy. (source) If not, and you’re interested in clothing, or knowing more about the products you [...]

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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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What Else Do You Do While Sewing? (Or Knitting?)

By on October 22, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Lately, I’ve started knitting while reading a book. I’ve always knitted in front of the television and found it a great way to keep my hands busy instead of fidgeting or snacking. Once I realized I could probably knit and read at the same time, all of a sudden I had all this extra ‘surprise’ [...]

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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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