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Full Bust Adjustment on the Vogue V1102
Hi everyone!I'm in a good mood today about my first full bust adjustment that was not for myself. I have been working on the first of five bridesmaid dresses for Jessi's wedding in October. I used the...
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Weather and Sewing
Rainy Day Umbrellas 8.5" x 11" print by Yellow Button StudioIt's cloudy outside. It may or may not rain, even.I get moody when it's cloudy outside. Well, I'm moody all the time, but cloudy, on the...
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Pointy Bust Darts
It is nice to be home again. I took a week off to go on vacation with the fam. We went to San Antonio to take the kid to Sea World, and then stayed a bit to explore the town. We did sooo much walking...
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Updates: Uno, Dos, Tres!
Okay, I know, you don't have to make me feel guilty. Its been a bit quiet here lately. However, I have NOT been sitting around twiddling my thumbs, mind you. (Well, I did start knitting a Harry Potter...
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Accepting Your Body Is Easier When You (Or Have Someone Else) Sew For It
As I mentioned in my last post, I am now making my own bridesmaid dress. I am about to start my third muslin, and I have re-invented the bra (more on that later) trying to get this dress to work on my...
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Four Tries To Get It Right
That's right, I had to go through four muslins before I got this bridesmaid dress bodice to look decent on me. The pattern piece for the bodice looks like it just barely survived Freddy Kruger (with...
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The Sleep Set
Last weekend was the Bachelorette party, and it was a blast. I'm kind of off the hook for many of the traditional Maid of Honor duties (party throwing and such) because I am busting my hump over these...
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Okay everyone, I am swamped right now. The wedding is this weekend. I am on the last bits of the dress details. Still trying to find my favorite bra situation. Last, but not least, I am writing the...
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Halloween!
I just realized I didn't post this. This was supposed to go out the day before Halloween. Oops!The wedding was great. I don't have any pictures yet because I failed to put pockets in my dress, so we'll...
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So pants are frustrating... I'll make another Hazel dress!
Let's all be honest here. Pants are a royal pain in the booty (sometimes literally). I picked up a basic pant pattern a while back for Colette's Clover pants. I thought "Basic pants, no frills, no...
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The Pick-Me-Up Dress, A.K.A. My Third Hazel
After sewing for others for a couple months straight, I needed a quick, reliable project to get me back int the groove. So, I finished my third Hazel dress this morning after hand sewing the hem up. I...
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Elementary School Winter Bazaar
My son's school is having it's annual Winter Bazaar on December 1st (about two weeks away), and I signed up for a table to sell some wares. I'm a glutton for personal punishment, I think. Now, this...
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Okay, I've mentioned before that my house is old. It can be regularly seen eating dinner around 4:30 pm at Luby's. We finally got word that we were going to be able to start doing our kitchen remodel....
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Splatter Tees for the Winter Bazaar Tomorrow!
Allright now people. I have been sidetracked by a kitchen remodel, and I didn't get to make as much for the bazaar as I wanted. I thought I would be able to breeze through all my stash fabrics to make...
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Kitchen Befores and Kitchen Inspirations
I am still without a kitchen. I am a Christmas time baker, and I have not been able to even make dinner. :( Patience is what I'm practicing lately, but I'm failing. I am hoping to get our floors put in...
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Seamstress, Tailor, Seamster, Sewer, or Sewist?
Photo credit alfrancis Ok, I admit it. I have been poking around Craigslist, here and there, looking for sewing related gigs/jobs to fill in a few bare spots in my schedule. I like to keep busy, and I...
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Secret Fabric Source: IKEA Duvets
As I've mentioned before, I am in the middle of a kitchen remodel. I am becoming convinced that I will still be working on it until the walls crumble down around me, but don't all remodels feel that...
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Duvet to Sundress: Plans
Okay, I had to ponder for a while on what I was going to turn my Ikea duvet into, and I think I have settled on a plan. I am making it in View A of Simplicity's 2886. That one on the bottom in green...
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Finally!!!! Photos of the Wedding/Bridesmaid Dresses!
Wow, people, just wow. I have been trying to get a hold of these pictures from the bride for months now after months of working on the dresses/wedding stuff. In fact, I first announced that I would be...
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New Job! Teaching Sewing!
Hey, I've been busy! I have a new job! I started working part-time at the Northwest Sewing Center here in Austin, and I'll also start teaching kid's camps and alteration classes there, as well! Right...
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