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.
Alrighty… earlier this week I groused about the early sunsets cramping my picture taking style and I may have mentioned something about low light, home-made movies… just wait ‘till after the jump… I made my second pair of bloomers – these ones are actually meant for me to wear! I altered the pattern a...
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Here’s just a quick pic of some adorable mini-bloomers (the Colette ones. I swear, I’ll move on to a new pattern designer eventually…) I made these as a sample for the shop where I’m working. Aren’t they they cutest things you’ve ever seen? It’s hard to see, but the fabric is a lovely cotton,...
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I seriously considered NOT posting this, in order to give myself a theoretical better chance of winning, but I decided in favor of doing the right thing. So here goes… Denise at the Blue Gardenia Learns to Sow Her Blossoms is doing a fantastic giveaway through next Friday. A gorgeous pattern (mmmm… view B...
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Another day, another shirt. Four more episodes of Buffy. Today, I present my first version of Colette’s Sencha! I wasn’t so sure about this shirt, thinking that it might not be the most flattering cut for me. I like the finished product, though, and will definitely add to the rotation (with a few tweaks,...
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Mr. Bug and I brought our Subaru to the spa today in preparation for a two and a half hour drive through literal woods and real-life snow to get to Auntie Marilyn’s house for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Of course, Minneapolis is covered with dreamy Christmas-like snow that’s traveling north, so we’re not sure if...
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So folkses. I’ve actually had this sweater in my possession (unhemmed, of course) since a few days after the terrible event that I still can’t talk about without tearing up. Freaking amazon hipster stealing the win from Mondo, he of the kneesocks and tapdancing… It took me forever to finish the skirt (and hem...
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I had high hopes of a more complete post, but not only is my Beignet not ready for primetime, but this ridiculous daylight savings time is ruining my picture-taking mojo. Get ready for eight months of blog photos that resemble home-baked sex tapes. All blurry and bad lighting. Or at least, that’s what I...
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Congratulations to Elle, blogger at It’s a Sewing Life and owner of the Jenna Belle Designs Etsy shop where one can find adorable little clutches and handbags! With flowers! And buttons! And monograms! Check out her blog! Hopefully she’ll come back and show us her finished mystery Colette Pattern… For everyone else, thanks for...
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More utilitarian sewing. Still playing catchup in Snug Bug-land! Last Saturday when I bundled up to head out into the snowstorm of the decade, I realized that my BASSET HOUND had systematically gnawed off various fingers from all of the (apparently delicious) toasty gloves in the house. So I made myself a nice, toasty...
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Reminder: Head on over to Blue Gardenia and enter the code SB20 in the order box to get 20% off orders of $40 or more – this special offer for Snug Bug readers ends on today.
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Alright kittens! And chickens! And duck billed platypuses (dude! platypuses is in the SPELL CHECK!!). In honor of all the Colette love going on (in my head, in my sewing room, over at Gertie’s blog) I’ll do a giveaway. I’ll even do a wide open one… Who can enter the giveaway. Again, I’ll open...
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Sigh. Our next woman with a dream job barely needs an introduction. I’ll try anyway. Sarai Mitnick is the founder of Colette Patterns, purveyor of perfect patterns, designer of dream dresses, vintage vixen of… oh, you get the picture. Join us as she shares a little of what it’s like running the coolest pattern...
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Reminder: Head on over to Blue Gardenia and enter the code SB20 in the order box to get 20% off orders of $40 or more – this special offer for Snug Bug readers ends on Thursday, November 18th.
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Back to sewing. Sort of. Part of what’s taken up my sewing time over the last week is the construction of cases for our new laptops. It was a fun project and allowed me to indulge in my affection for funky Japanese import fabric. Here’s the result. Can you guess which one is mine...
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Hey all! Just wanted to pass this on! The lovely Andrea at the New Vintage Wardrobe is hosting a flickr group for another month of picture-snapping and agonizing in front of the closet! Like many of you, I found Self Stitched September a fun challenge – I did SSS ‘lite’, wearing one handmade item...
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