June 2012

What can I say? Whether it is an inherited or genetic trait, it’s there! We {heart} baby bubbles! As we progressed in age, our wearing them was sometimes misguided and just plain wrong. So, here is my “Fashion Guideline to Baby Bubbles” as seen through three sisters’ age ranges: Age 1:”How precious! Look at those rolls!” […]

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Presenting. . . “The Sunshine Outfit” or “The Dog Days of Summer Outfit”. . .depending on your optimistic or pessimistic nature! As we enter the dog days of summer that are full of sunshine (and heat), I believe both names more than fit the bill! Combining two Oliver + S patterns, the swingset tunic and […]

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One of the challenges for Project Run & Play Season 4 sew-along was “Sportswear Week.”  After reading the definition given here, we mistakenly interpreted ‘sportswear’ to be “athletic wear.” And….we weren’t the only ones – check out this awesome creation by you and mie! Since our sister was an avid tennis player and state champion in […]

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Once we dove head first into sewing, we quickly realized that we were way behind on our pattern stash! There were so many new, cute, fun and exciting patterns now available. And, we couldn’t try them all fast enough. We found these two patterns by TenderfeetStitches several months back, and thought not only were they […]

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Project Run and Play, Season 4 sew-along taught us many things and the Earth Day / Upcycling Challenge was no exception. Upcycle? What in the world is that??? I had to do a little research…. Wikipedia basically states: Upcycling gives old products more value, not less. Finding useless, old products in our house was no challenge at […]

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The older we become, the more difficult it is to find the perfect gift for each other….and invest the time/effort in securing it. Last Christmas, we ‘gave’ each other sewing labels and a trip to a fabric store to pick out and plan our niece’s spring and summer wardrobe. We loved the trip (and concept) […]

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Pinwheel Skirt: Skirt Week 2012 Hello all! Today, we are going to attempt to walk you through the method to our madness on the skirt we chose to enter in the Skirt Week 2012 challenge. We began with Dana’s Circle Skirt pattern (Project Run and Play; season 4, challenge 1), but remixed and embellished it […]

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Summer 2011 = End of “Sewing Hibernation.” Yes, we did a few projects in our 5-6 year slumber, but nothing consistently. Our niece was 8 months old, and we were ready to hit the sewing world full-throttle. But, we were clueless…..still. We needed H.E.L.P! Enter….our Jedi Master. Whether people want to admit it or not, everyone needs a […]

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Well, here we are. We’ve taken the ‘blogging leap’ and jumped in feet first. After mulling it over, talking through the process, and thinking about the possibilities, we’re here. “How is the blogging water?” you might ask. Hmmm….right now, I’d describe it as: cold, murky, and definitely foreign. So, what does one write about on […]

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