Potholders, for me this time
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Savannah Swing Coat — in progress
While at Quilt Market last October, I bought Kay Whitt’s lovely Savannah Swing Coat ($11 by Sew Serendipity). I love the vintage styling and the variations she included (cropped vs. hip-length, shortened sleeves vs. long sleeves, collar modifications). I’ve been holding onto it for months now, but finally got to making it last weekend. I’d
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Chuc mung nam moi
Getting ready for Tet is always a tad overwhelming for me. I want to do far more than I am ever able to accomplish.But this year Jaymee came over early and helped me out with the cooking. She even made the Banana Flower Salad, from start to finish. And I wore my flip-flops to make
Like I need another project
Just got this beautiful new laminate from Dear Stella to make a raincoat. Hopefully I can find time to make it before the rain stops. Oh, wait. I live in Oregon–the rain never completely stops.
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Goodbye Grandma
There are few people who have affected my life as much as this lovely woman. I met Dijuan Coates in 1985, the year I met the teenage boy who would become my husband. He would visit her, his grandmother, amid travels and then he and I would hang out, tromping through the hazelnut orchard that
The Sewing Machine Song
Have you seen this? I can’t believe it took me so long to stumble onto it. While the lyrics are all fun and games, I can’t imagine the women who work in factory sewing are really so bonded to their sewing machines. Me on the other hand? I love my little black machine. And yeah,
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Ending with new beginnings
As a Christmas gift/bonus, my boss gave each of us a gift certificate to Cool Cottons, one of my favorite local fabric shops. One of the things I really love about it is how they organize the fabrics by color and not collection like the enormously overwhelming, but fantastic to have locally Fabric Depot. I
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American Girl Doll Clothes–a handful is all
I was able to make a few little outfits for the friend’s daughter, too. Well, for her American Girl doll, to be honest. The pattern, Simplicity 4654 was easy to use and pieces were simple to put together. I like that there are facings and double-turned hems that make the clothes look more finished. Simplicity
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Behold the Creeper
If you’ve got a kid anywhere around the tween age, you probably know all about Minecraft. My kids were all gung-ho into it more than a year ago, but the phase was relatively short-lived. For others, it’s lasted much longer–including for my friend’s son who is still going strong with the Minecraft love. I’ve known
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Boys like Creepers, right?
It’s time to make Xmas gifts. Okay, long past time, but life’s been wonky for a while. I just recently got started on gifts for my best bud’s kids. For his daughter (the one who got the owl coat), I decided to make doll clothes. I’ve whipped up a couple of things, but don’t love
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