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Hold Tight Quilt in Adventure Coordinates
While Jordan and I took a six week trip down to Key West, Florida this winter, we managed to dodge 24″ worth of snow back in Baltimore. I also finished a UFO quilt and sewed an entirely new one....
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Princess Diana’s Black Sheep Sweater
It’s been a year since I’ve had a machine knitting project for myself. I’ve felt a bit guilty lately about not putting in the effort to get better at machine knitting. No fault of the hobby, I just...
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Victory Garden / Union Jack Quilt
Where do I begin? I bought this quilt pattern from Busy Bee Designs many years ago with the hope of making it for my mom. My mom was Grenadian, a Commonwealth country. She immigrated to England in the...
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“New Look” Chic, McCalls 6891
What even is time these days? I purchased the fabric in 2016. I bought this pattern in 2015? The buttons? Gifted to me from France in 2005. I had everything but the buttons done in June of 2020 but...
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Put a Bird On It: McCalls 6891/6696 Shirtdress mashup
There are over 1000 tags of McCalls’ 6696 on Instagram and maybe around a hundred for Palmer and Pletsch’s 6891. I bought both these patterns when they came out yearrrrrs ago and regret waiting so long...
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Simplicity 1621: Meghan Markle’s Hi Low Linen Shift
Earlier this summer I spotted a photo of Meghan Markle in a hi-lo hem linen shift. It seemed to fit my Covid wardrobe which is mostly bra free, breathable and shapeless dresses. I turned to Instagram...
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Vogue 1683 – Draaaama Skirt
Vogue 1683 is from the Spring ’20 collection. I can’t recall the last time I sewed a Big Four pattern within the year it was released. I know there are many haters of a high low hem, but I could wear...
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V Neck Springfield Tank modification and cornstarch for slippery fabric
I needed a gray tank top to wear with a new skirt I completed. Deep in my stash I recovered several cuts of silk charmeuse. I’d bought these over the years with the idea of little silk camis. I never...
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Punky Brewster Caftan: Burdastyle 4/2015 #130
Hello good people. I decided at the beginning of Covid-19 lockdown I would sew all the things and work on a summer wardrobe, starting with this rainbow happy caftan. I in fact only sewed this caftan,...
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Style Arc Besharl Jacket
I’ve gotten a lot of wear out of my Style Arc Besharl Jacket I sewed back in February. I was looking for a casual topper in my size to mimic the looks ofJasika’s elegant green Artemis Jacket. This...
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African Stars Alcott Dress
I bought the Alcott Dress from Cashmerette almost as soon as it came out. Wrap top, flutter sleeves and defined fitted waist? ALL THE THINGS I LOVE (and have defined as ‘my style’ during my Curated...
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The Humble Nightshirt: Burdastyle 12/2014 #134 and #133
Back in June, I decided I was tired of my ratty pajama pants and Jordan was tired of me borrowing his flannel pairs (in my defense, I did sew them for him) and it was time for me to make some things...
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Sweatshirt Alternative: StyleArc Carlsson Sweater
Non IG photo of my Carlsson sweater. Bonus photo of hubs. Earlier this year in the deepest throes of a Baltimore winter and a fairly empty new home, I whipped up two versions of the StyleArc Carlsson...
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Rain Poncho (with a hood!): Burdastyle 3/2014 #138
A few years ago on vacation in Ottawa, I was wearing this VERY cute rain jacket I’d made. It started pouring rain and I told my husband I’d need to buy a rain jacket for the rest of our trip. He said,...
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Jalie 3997: The Rachel Dress (Two Ways)
I’ve made the speedy Rachel Dress from Jalie Patterns twice in the last month. The first animal print version was for a wedding and to test the pattern. The second star print version was for another...
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Cashmerette Holyoke: Strappy, swishy maxi dress
Making the Cashmerette Holyoke Dress was an easy decision for me. I was lucky enough to model the pattern envelope. When I tried it on the first time, I knew I had the fabric and the complete and...
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Warm, waterproof, hooded and pockets: Jalie 2680, Stretch City Coat
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsThere have been a thousand and one reviews of this pattern gem. It’s about to be a thousand and twoooo. You see, I finally got around to making the Jalie City...
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Grainline Farrow Dress
My first Grainline Studio project was the Linden Sweatshirt (unblogged) back in the spring. I was generally underwhelmed by it on me and questioned if a Grainline pattern could even work on my figure....
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Cashmerette Springfield Top
*ETA: Jenny of Cashmerette reached out to me about what I thought was a mismatched yoke in the pattern draft. Nope. The pattern is fine. The mistake was mine. Despite having measured and traced the...
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Jalie Jeans x Three: Jalie 2908
This post is really more of a brain dump so I can remember what I did when I make these again. My tee shirt is the Cashmerette Concord Tee Shirt. These creamscicle / seersucker denim photos were taken...
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