Another project started in New York at the Heather Ross workshop, made with Anna Maria Horner's Little Folks voile (also used for this Pierrot top for Clementine) and a variation...
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Thanks for all of the great suggestions on machines and ideas for sewing with Elliot on the last post! It's so fun to hear about your own experiences and what...
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I really love sewing with knits. It used to be more of a fierce loathing, but I've since realized that this has less to do with some innate fault of...
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And another project just for me, this red gathered skirt with covered buttons and pockets.Made with a very breezy-flowy Kaffe Fassett shot cotton in the color called Persimmon. It's pretty...
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I finished a couple things for myself a couple weeks ago, a little selfish sewing for ME! First up is this lightweight and breezy top in the palest butter yellow:As...
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I'm pretty sure my grandma wore variations of each of these tops with white polyester pants back in the eighties. Anthro seems to be pushing the look pretty hard, it's...
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I made a skirt for me!!!Like most of my selfish-sewing projects, it was supposed to be an utterly simple quick sew (I mean, it's basically two pieces of fabric wrapped...
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The other day I was rooting through the closet looking for something new to wear when I found the yellow plaid shirt. I put it on and was pretty thrilled...
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I do realize that it's the middle of November and that the odd juxtaposition of fleece hat tutorials with Mexico photos may be a bit jarring for some. But what...
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I've finally gotten back my selfish-sewing mojo. It disappears for a little while after Top Week as I tend to get completely burned out and never want to sew for...
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I'm not sure anyone noticed with all the voting hubbub around here lately but I didn't post a top yesterday. Here's what was holding me up:Oh woe is me. When...
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Here's my top for today, a tunic of my own design made with Far Far Away double gauze by Heather Ross. The main fabric has little tiny snails which are...
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Here's my top for today:(JCrew necklace = push gift from Mr Rae)I'm slowly but surely learning how to work with knits, and trial and error seems to be my best...
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Hello everyone! One of the advantages of having this be my blog is that I can divert your attention from voting for today's tops by showing off one of mine. ...
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After the last post I had an epiphany. You don't really read my blog for the sewing, although that's maybe how it started. Now you're here for the...
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