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Tip’s Thoughts: Butterick Summer 19
My thought’s on Butterick summer patterns.
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What I’ve Sewn: 2019 First Qtr Recap
2019 is off to a good, albeit slow start.
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Tip’s Thoughts: Butterick Spring Patterns
New Butterick Patterns
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Striped Comfy Dress – Butterick 6207
Casual and Comfy weekender dress.
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Made by a Fabricista: Butterick 6385
I think I’ve decided I need to make one wool winter coat a year.
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Take Three: Butterick 6330
I love this pattern, obviously!
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Take Two: Butterick 6330
It’s not often that I make a pattern twice, especially back to back.
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2018 Spring Patterns Review
I’m starting to have a weird love/hate relationship with patterns. I’m a pattern sewists, sure I draft somethings, but I’ve found most things I dream up or see and want to recreate can be found in a pattern. Or at least I can use a pattern as a starting place and make some mods to…
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Labor Day Sales Roundup
It’s a holiday weekend, so you know what that means!!!! Three-day Sales!!!! Keep scrolling for all the great deals you can grab this weekend. Fabric Mart is offering 50% off their entire website but they are running a Designer Button Last Call Blowout with buttons starting at just $0.20 and their Pre-Cut Pieces are back!…
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My Suduko Wardrobe Contest Entry
My entire spring sudoku wardrobe is based off of the Asian Floral Multi print fabric I purchased from Joann. This collection features a variety of pieces that are perfect for spring.
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Wrap Top – Butterick 6285
I love all things that wrap! I mean who doesn’t? Wrap dress, wrap shirts, wrap skirts, they’re all great! I know I’ve made one wrap skirt (here), a reversible wrap dress (here), several faux wrap dresses and a few faux wrap tops, but never a true wrap top. That might be because I rarely make…
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August Fabric Mart Post: Athletic Wear
When trying to decide what to sew this month I was inspired by an Fabric Mart email that featured a sale on athletic fabric. (Side Note: If you are not their email list, SIGN UP!) I’ve been wanting to sew some workout gear since shortly after I began to sew a little over 2 years…
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Ankara Culottes– Butterick 6178
Before starting this project I was unsure about culottes, but I kept spotting Ankara culottes online and I finally saved the photo below on my phone as inspiration. I have to say after finally getting around to sewing up a pair and I’m still unsure. Something is definitely off with my pair, I can’t put…
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Lumberjack Plaid Coat – Butterick 6244
I’m usually not one to make a pattern more than once. After all there are so many beautiful patterns out there, I should know I have over 100 (I don’t have an exact count because I refuse to count them). So I’m surprised that I have sewn up Butterick 6244 three times!!! I made the…
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A Look Back
*New year, New Layout! Let me know what you think of the new look in the comments below* Looking back 2015 was a pretty busy year. I started taking this blog and my sewing in general more seriously. I entered two sewing competitions, winning my first entry in Pattern Review’s Travel Wardrobe Contest (read more here) and…
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Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Sales
Today or tomorrow is the last day of most Pre-Thanksgiving Sales. It’s now time to prepare for the Thanksgiving/Pre-Black Friday sales and Black Friday Sales. Now this is only my second year of sewing and I don’t really don’t really do Black Friday. So I wasn’t paying attention last year to the Black Friday, Cyber Monday and other…
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Pre-Thanksgiving Sales Thru November 24th
It’s that time of year!!! The holidays are upon us. Can you believe it?! This year has flown by, for me at least. How has it seemed to you? With the holiday season comes sales, Sales, SALES!!! Now this is only my second year of sewing and I don’t really don’t really do Black Friday.…
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Weekend Sales Roundup November 5- 11
Veterans Day Sale November 5-11th Patterns $1.99 Butterick patterns $4.99 Vogue patterns Fabrics $7.99/yd Licensed team cotton prints 40% off licensed fleece prints, licensed team fleece print 50% off Glacier fleece Notions 30% off Interfacing by the yard 40% Coats & Clark thread/zippers, buttons, Olfa & Fiskars cutters/blades/mats/rullers, elastics, velcro, quilting rulers/templates, sewing machine needles…
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Camel Draped Collar Coat – Butterick 6244
I made Butterick 6244 as one piece of my 3-Piece Wardrobe entry in the Fabric Mart Fabricista Challenge. Read more about my complete look here. In this post I’m simply going to share my review of the pattern and a link to my online shop if you would rather purchase this chic, comfy coat. I’m pleased to announce…
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