November 2012

So, we tried to squeeze in one final fall sewing garment before turning our attention to the quickly approaching Christmas season. While we loved the outcome, we are once again playing catch up with the upcoming garments…. Sound all too familiar? We made an Oliver + S, picnic blouse and and Oliver + S, sailboat […]

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Are you needing a little “Christmas cheer” or something to kick off your holiday sewing?? Today, we are guest posting over at Project Run and Play with a Christmas dress for our niece… Head over there to check out our tutorial on “Piping and Ombre and Tiers, Oh My!”

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This past week, we were given the opportunity to pattern test Shauna’s {Shwin and Shwin} latest pattern – the Lizzy Dress. Wow, oh wow, were we ever thankful we did….. As we sewed along, we couldn’t help but think of, and quote at times, Elizabeth Browning’s famous poem, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count […]

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How many times have you purchased fabric and looked at it the next day, and wondered, “what exactly were you thinking when you purchased THAT?” Well, all I can figure is we thought it was “autumny,” and the word “gingerbread” crossed our lips a few times too. In predicaments such as these, we find ourselves wanting to […]

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So, have you heard about the upcoming “Knock It Off” series that Heidi, of Elegance and Elephants, is hosting for the entire month of November? Heidi inspired so many people {including us!} while competing in season 5 of Project Run and Play, and plans to continue to do so through her upcoming series…… How many times […]

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