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Pattern Drafting Workshop at Stitch Sew Shop

July 8, 2019

Last month I took a pattern drafting workshop at Stitch with Cal Patch. I’ve been wanting to take a workshop since Stitch opened, but I wasn’t interested in a workshop for a specific pattern (like jeans or a dress), since I like taking my time working on new patterns at…
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#SewingTop5 Misses

December 22, 2017

My top 5 misses list is actually only 4 items. I reviewed my list of finished items twice trying to find a 5th, and I think because I made a lot of repeat patterns with similar fabric substrates I had a pretty high success rate this year. I made 38…
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#SewingTop5 Hits

December 15, 2017

I love the idea of reflecting on a year of making. I’ve always been pretty crafty, but since I had to quit serious bookmaking activities (it was my full time job!) after an injury 8 years ago, I had a huge lull in my crafting productivity. In fact, I think…
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Melilot muslins

October 30, 2016

Even though I felt a bit lazy today, I decided to just do the Melilot muslin. I did a tissue fitting then hemmed and hawed about the muslin, but decided to go for it because drop shoulders + tracing paper was really hard to make any sense of. It was…
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Maybe I get blocking now

October 29, 2016

Last night I knit a swatch for Jamie’s baby sophisticate. For a change, I wasn’t annoyed about it, and actually blocked instead of frogging it. I mean, I guess it did turn my wonky bulbous sorta-rectangle into an actual rectangle, soooo maybe I understand.…
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Xmas/baby gifts are go!

October 8, 2016

I stopped at Stitch and Fibre Space today to start gathering supplies for gifts! Mal helped me pick out some fabric for Jackie’s tote: I of course had to mock it up in photoshop! I’d prefer the tapestry fabric on the front, but Mal raised the point that Jackie doesn’t…
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8 years of marriage and 21 years of friendship ❤ 8 years of marriage and 21 years of friendship ❤️ Epic photo by @maggiewinters_
Finished up a couple of @cashmerette #springfieldt Finished up a couple of @cashmerette #springfieldtop that I started last summer! The first is one of my favorite fabrics from @stitchsewshop and the second was a vintage maxi dress that was falling apart. #sewwithstitch
Finished up my socks for the #basicsockskal! Defin Finished up my socks for the #basicsockskal! Definitely see more sock knitting in my future. Thanks for organizing @jessamyb!
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