Hi! I'm Patty, a 30-something and a recent transplant from Minneapolis to Texas. Read along as I get used to life in the suburbs, nest in a new home and sew my way through Dallas.
I have been on the hunt. For a shirt. The perfect sweater. Also, I hate sewing knits. Also, I was looking for raglan sleeves. But above all, I’m looking for the perfect pattern for a recent acquisition. Nice, heavy cotton jersey with crisp navy and white stripes. Mmmmmm… So any reader would understand how...
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While I’m loving Gertie’s sewalong, I’m feeling the chill in the air and am hoping to jump ahead on my jacket construction this weekend. This probably won’t happen, but after my whiney comments on Gertie’s post this morning (“Geeerrtttttiiiieeeee… what do I do with facings?) and her gracious reply, I’ve made a to-do list...
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OHHHH!!!! I’ve been just waiting to use that phrase. Padstitchin’ bear. Get it? Get it? Anyone who read my label post will get that I’m a bear, as is my husband and dog. The three bears. And I’m padstitching… so without further ado, here’s a snapshot of my lovely work. Tangerine dream. [Check out...
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This is the first of a series of posts that I’m calling ‘dream jobs’, but could just as easily be called ‘how’d she do that?’. A quick series of questions for women who took a hobby, passion or quirky idea and made it into a business, way of life or just a little egg...
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Well folks, I have been a busy bee, catching up on my Lady Grey, but the photographic evidence is not the most scintillating unless you love raggedy seam allowances and orange upholstery fabric, so I’m pulling a pre-blog project out of the vault for a post-game analysis. For vanity’s sake, I’ll post the least-offensive...
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I am nothing if not an instant gratification girl. I will spend two days researching how to order something online, rather than driving to the nearest store to do it the slow way. So it was a huge step for me to accept that if I want a nice, custom, fabric covered belt for...
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This weekend was the 27th annual Happy Apple day, held in my beautiful hometown, Soudan, Minnesota. The coldest place on earth (OK, one of the coldest places. In the continental United States, -60°F, recorded February 2, 1996.) Mr. Bug, Lucy the hound and I stayed at a lovely bed and breakfast, Northern Comfort, in...
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Oh dear. Oh my. Oh, look what pattern I found for free on Ravelry… The pattern is for a size 36 bust (so I’d only have to grade up a “bit”, grrr.) The pattern is free via Knit Wiki. It’s in lots of queues,...
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Warning. This post in no way will add to any meaningful level of discourse. Anywhere. I spent the day frantically trying to print and frame wedding photos for a last-minute trip out of town (pictures are for my mom! and others. And BTW… I felt like a huge dork getting a 8×10 photo of...
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So I put a sweater on and artfully exposed one shoulder to show the elastic spaghetti strap of my self drafted cami (with matching PJ bottoms.) I can report after a night of sleep that swimwear material is very comfy to sleep in and not the cause of night-sweats that I feared! The PJ...
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Here’s a sneak peek at boring project week projects #2 and #3. A new set of P.J.’s for me! I just finished them a bit ago so no boudoir shots (bad late night light)! In fact, there may not be any boudoir shots if I can’t figure out a reasonable way to model the...
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Congratulations to Laurwyn, Alexandra and Psycho Sue for guessing correctly! My basket of fabric and trim were destined for apron-ness (although I ended up sidelining the lace trim for a later project.) The ‘jammie guess and shirt guess would have been good options too! I like guessing games! So...
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This is a test of the Windows Live… um… service? I’m trying out Windows Live Writer and… wait… whooaaaa… just found first reason to totally stick with using this amazing new program! A checkbox to open links in new windows instead of having to mess with code! Hmmmm… but I don’t see a ‘jump’...
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Well! I’ve been on blogging black-out since Thursday while working on my birthday present for Mr. Bug – pajamas. The first man-project of every home sewist, right? The jammies were well received, the fabric was sweatshirt fleece and sinfully pricey flannel coupled with judicious (first time) use of my sewing machine’s embroidery function. Also, with...
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The whole month has whipped by so quickly. Here are a few stats of what I was up to this month… ONE refashioned shirt (barely) TWO self-sewn pairs of corduroy trousersTHREE pairs of self-tailored jeansFOUR self-sewn dressesFIVE self-sewn skirtsEIGHT self-sew shirts LOTS of RTW And this after yesterday’s never-ending shirt-hunting post. Turns out I have more...
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