My birthday gift to myself today, was a few hours of uninterrupted sewing time, and now I have a new dress to wear.
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I made a dress, and it fits!
I’m excited that I’ve made a dress I can wear out in public (unlike all of my previous failed attempts over the years). Let me tell you a little bit about it…
Read More: I made a dress, and it fits!Sea foam
I found a pretty white sheath dress on sale for an outrageously hard-to-pass-up price at Van Heusen last month, and I was so happy with the way it looked on me, I went back and bought another one. (These days, I rarely find clothes that don’t make me feel self-conscious, let alone actually happy with […]
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Do you remember that dress? The one I made when reviewing Built By Wendy Dresses? The one where I screwed up the top portion so badly that I didn’t even model it for you? The one that has been languishing in a pile on a chair since February? Yes, that one. Well, I remembered it […]
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If you know me at all, you know that in the last few years I have become a skirt fiend (weather permitting), but what you may not know is that in all of my skirtmaking, I have successfully avoided having to do such things as make darts and sew zippers. All of those pesky little […]
Read More: Built by Wendy DressesAll dressed up and noplace to go
I’ve been thinking a lot about pillowcase dresses. I’ve made two before, and enjoyed the process. My main problem is not having all that many little girls in my life to give them to. There’s always sewing for charity and for gifts, and I’ve done both, but there’s also the idea that maybe I could […]
Read More: All dressed up and noplace to goPeaceful puttering
I didn’t sleep very well last night, maybe fifteen minute stretches here and there. I was too twitchy to sleep, constantly aware that at any moment the phone beside the bed could ring and startle me awake, my heart beating frantically out of my chest. The phone does that to me. It was an unusual […]
Read More: Peaceful putteringPillowcase party
I’ve been thrifting. Did remarkably well, too. I usually don’t find much, but my luck has gotten better and better since a new thrift store opened up nearby. This weekend, I found twelve pillowcases, four sheets, and two duvet covers that needed, yes, needed to belong to my fabric stash. I’m going to have to […]
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