From the monthly archives:

December 2010

Oodles of Reading ‘Bout Sewing

December 31, 2010

I have been going through sewing books like a flame in California brushland.

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Lady Grey Sew-A-Long Week… Ummm, on hold

December 30, 2010

The Lady Grey is once again on hold as I try to keep up in the Colette Crêpe Sew-A-Long. More details on that in my next post.

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Additions to the Store December 29, 2010

December 30, 2010

Here are the newest listings. Any purchases off of this list will get an additional 10% off for one week from the date of posting so it pays to subscribe and keep track of what’s new. To get the discount, use coupon code 122910NEW. The pretties after the jump.

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chez eBay

December 30, 2010

II love clothes. And shoes. And fashion. But, money does not seem to love me as much as all that. I have lately found a new way to save the lettuce on my fashion fetish, and that is to shop eBay for these items. Now, this can be a bit risky, but so far I [...]

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My completed Snuggie

December 28, 2010

Here is the Snuggie, greatly modified to tone down the suckage in the pattern.

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Vintage chest

December 28, 2010

No, I am not talking about elderly boobage, but about this cool little chest I bought to house my vintage sewing machine feet. It came filled with buttons, so that was pretty cool too, though it gave my OCD a run for its money in sorting the buttons. Irresistable.

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Lady Grey Sew-Along Week 5

December 14, 2010

Since the Crepe Sew-Along has begun, I have to work on this one around the edges. And I have to recover from my Snuggie beating as well. So… I am going to try to get the pattern cut out of the fashion fabric this week. I have it laid out, and I think I came [...]

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Colette Crepe Dress Sew-Along Week 1

December 14, 2010

Here is the fabric: and here is the pattern: And here are pews with all the little people. It is muslin fitting time, and I am on my first muslin of the bodice only. I need to transfer these changes to the pattern and make another muslin to tweak. It fit fine across the bust, [...]

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No, I Will Not Clean Your Bathroom….

December 14, 2010

I don’t understand some people. A lot of people actually. Hey, maybe its just me. But just because I happen to sew doesn’t mean that I am just thrilled as a clam at high tide to do all your mending. Why in the world would you think it is just completely appropriate to impose your [...]

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Snuggie Update

December 9, 2010

Okay I would be pathetic if a Snuggie was kicking my ass, but that isn’t what is happening. The pattern is crap. I didn’t think it was possible for a Snuggie pattern to be crap (other than the inherent crappiness that some fashion snobs think that Snuggies have in their very nature), but it is [...]

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