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One person's trash is another person's treasure...and new outfit! Read about my Collette #Moneta dress for spring made with fabric I got for free.

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Vacation fabric is great for making vacation outfits, you just need to make sure you know what you are working with. Read about how I overcame some fabric challenges when making a dress for my last tropical vacation.

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The great outdoors: Fleece vests and bomber jackets

It's cold outside, but luckily I have my new 5outof4 #aspenvest and Seamwork #LarkinJacket to keep me warm. Hoping that showing off my outerwear can help with some of my winter blues.

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The Ultimate Adventure: Creating my dream wedding dress

Why would an amateur sewist make her own wedding dress? Find out all about my new adventure doing something so many people warned me about, making THE dress.

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Summer Sewing Projects: Halter Top, Sailor-Style Shorts, and Vintage Romper

What have I been doing this summer? Check out my post to learn more about my summer flower top, sailor shorts and retro rainbow romper.

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Key West dress: My return to the machine

This summer, I'm going back to my sewing machine and trying to sew up some fabrics I've gotten during some of my travels, such as this colorful #Seamwork #VeronicaDress I made with fabric from Key West, FL.

This spring, my sewing took a back seat to other, non-fiber related projects. That Larkin bomber jacket was really hanging over my head as the weather got warmer and warmer. The need for outerwear was gone, but I was determined to finish it this year and not put it off for the fall. I did eventually finish the coat. I like the result, but there was a slight issue with the zipper. I will go into…

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Winter successes and failures

What have I been up to during winter hibernation? While I am behind on some of my winter projects, I was able to finish up a #Butterick retro sweater dress, a #VeronikaSkirt and another #Vogue top for the season.

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Grommet trouble for Nusle Joggers

It wouldn't be 2023 without a nice end of the year fail. However, I think these #nuslejoggers will be enough for those couch potato days at home.

With the holidays in full swing and me being sick every other week, I have not had much time for my sewing projects. However, I was able to make some quick lounge pants with the rest of that knit I used for my Riley top. I knew I wanted some fun pants, but had no idea what pattern to use as I didn’t want to make just typical pajama pants. I found the Nusle Joggers from Itch to Stitch a great…

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Take Two: 2023 edition

Take two for 2023! There were still a few garments I wanted to remake that I didn't get to in 2022, so I finally got around to finish them with decent results!

It’s been a slow sewing season for me as I’ve had back to back illnesses in addition to some back and hip problems I’ve had to sort out. I have managed to make a few things though, I just haven’t had the energy to show them off. I was not able to finish my button shorts that I had cut out before the weather got too cold, so I thought I would go straight to my fall and winter sewing projects. Both…

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Tying up loose ends

Back from vacation and ready to show off my latest make, a lobster-themed tie front shirt from #McCalls8620. This was a perfect addition to my vacation wear!

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The Cure for the Summertime Blues...or When Life Gives You Lemons

Summer is rolling along and I'm just trying to finish as many sewing projects as I can. Very happy with my 2nd attempt on the #SeamworkRiley top and the start of my #McCalls tie front button down shirt.

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Summertime Tanks: The Life of Riley

Check out my new summer makes, like the #RileyTop from #Seamwork Patterns.

Oh this summer! The other day I went to put on my favorite bathing suit. As I was pulling the bottoms over my legs I hear “bbbrrrrrrruuuuuupt” – that all knowing sound of old elastic stretching out. The legs holes were totally useless as the back just hung off my butt like an untucked sheet. Very depressing – and they weren’t even that old! I had the idea that I could probably just replace the…

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Beachwear for a Rainy Day

When you're having a rainy summer, it's time to make some clothes to get ready for the next beach day. I was excited to get out and show off my #Simplicity2414 pants and my #EucalyptDress at #SalisburyBeach last weekend.

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How its going in 2023

Getting back into my projects for 2023 with the Renee pant from @jalie_patterns

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Take Two for 2022: One last skirt

Take two for 2022! This year's theme is "the do-over" which means I'll be focusing on re-making some of my older styles to see if I can improve them. This time I attempted one last skirt before the year was up.

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Christmas card perfect: My Porg-jamas

What's cuter than #StarWars #porgs? Matching porg pajama pants of course! Since I didn't actually make this my Christmas card, I'm posting about this make here, even though it's maybe a few years too late for the novelty.

Patterns: Sewaholic Tofino Pants Thread Theory Designs Eastwood Pants I don’t shop at Jo-Ann Fabrics for actual fabric that often, but it can be a great resource for novelty prints. When the movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi came out, I found this great flannel fabric that featured one of the creatures from the film – the porgs. These little guys were a highlight for me, cute little bird-like…

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My 100th blog entry...and I'm only talking about leggings

I'm going to be training for the #BostonMarathon this winter, so I need all the leggings I can get. Well that's the story I'm sticking to anyways as I tryout the @FehrTrade pattern #PBJamLeggings & make another #PacificLeggings from @SewaholicDotNet

Patterns: Sewaholic Pacific Leggings Fehr Trade PB Jam Leggings I can’t believe it, but I’ve written 100 blog entries for this blog! It’s been such a sporadic journey as I try to write about my sewing. I have good intentions that never seem to carry out as work and life always get in the way. And I’ve also done nothing to promote myself and get myself out into the sewing blogging community. I…