Morning you long-haired, wooly freak creatures. Sheep. What manner of strange beasts are you? Speaking of sheep, I came across an AWESOME idea for refreshing an old, worn pair of Uggs. Stuff ‘em with wool! Here’s my sad, sad pair… They look like they are in slightly better condition in the photo than in...
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A successful fix! I made this skirt last fall (? it was in honor of Mondo from Project Runway!) and the waistband was a flop due to fraying fabric. I didn’t want to trash it, didn’t want to fix it. I finally replaced the waistband with a yoga-style stretchy one! Yay! I spent the...
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Greetings giant soft-shelled turtles. I know you think you’re cool, spending most of your life buried in sand and all, but I think you’re sorta lazy. Also, you totally look like a member of one of the lounge bands in the Star Wars movies. Whatever. Grow a shell. I did some actual sewing today!...
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Greetings salamanders, creatures of fire. I’m sure your little elemental hearts are going to be all afire over my nearly-not-even-a-project that I worked on today. In short (yes, a pun. yes, intentional) I broke down and bought some cargo-style crops a while back. I thought of making them myself, but they were the right...
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Greetings pygmy marmosets! Egad! I just googled all ya’ll to make sure I spelled your name correctly and you sure are cute! I didn’t know you were the size of my thumb! I’ll take 12 of you. Can you help with the housecleaning and such? So my recent dedication to daily posts is making...
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Greetings gators! Today I’m just bringing you a little snippet regarding the sacrifice I recently made to the denim gods. My favorite jeans recently bit the dust. The the dust biting was a long time comin’ – they were a pair of artfully distressed Calvin Kleins that sprung a leak the first time I...
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Greetings meerkats! How’re things at the ranch? Is the ancient war between the Clan of Meerkat and the House of the Prairie Dog still claiming the best young minds of each generation? Give peace a chance, small members of the mongoose family. Guess what! Remember my post showing my entry in the mini wardrobe...
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Good morning giraffes! Don’t feel bad about the whole foot and a half long black tongue thing. We think it’s totally cool that you can clean your own ears with that sun-resistant tongue. Also, we’re working hard to repeal that ridiculous anti-telephone pole hitching law in Atlanta. They are so 18th century in Atlanta...
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Greetings three toed sloths and aspiring nocturnal creatures. As those of you on Facebook may have seen, I’ve decided to try for more nonsensical posts rather than the sporadic production I’ve been engaging in lately. So here’s to nonsense! I worked all day today and wore my wheatgrass blouse along with an el-cheapo black...
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Evening firedragons! As your eagle eyes have undoubtedly noticed, I’ve set up a little flickr badge in the sidebar to show off my Me-Made-March activity, so I’m not sure how many me-made posts I’ll do. There’s been a lot of chatter on blogs this week about the Me-mades and Self-stitched months. I find it...
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I lied. There was no hot glue involved with the making of this cardigan! This is the next piece of my Spring Palette Challenge – the upcycled cardigan. I’m very particular about my sweaters – I like them on the shorter side, perfect for wearing over dresses! As anyone who shops for RTW clothing...
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OK folks. Back to non-glamour sewing. It’s cold here. It’s cold for about 10 months of the year. I own three pairs of Uggs. I knit wool socks. Mr. Bug’s and my main fight is over whether 78 is too high to set the thermostat (I say nay.) Accordingly, walking the dog requires sportswear...
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As many others are commenting, Self-Stitched September is certainly helping me get through my to-do pile. For my Day 13 outfit, I pulled Vogue 2903 out of my closet, where it has been hanging since April, in a not-super-wearable state. Basically, it had gotten much too big for me. So I resewed some seams,...
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The very first project I ever sewed is a very cool jacket (Vogue 8623). While I love the jacket, the cool white fabric, the enormous collar, the orange brocade lining and the super-awesome vintage buttons, I don’t love the length, ending right at my hips, my very widest area. So I made it better. Behold! ...
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I celebrated Day 6 of self-stitched September (and Labor Day) in red, white and blue! My favorite shirt – stretchy tank with cherries – some slightly refashioned jeans and bare feet. When I put on shoes, it was gardening galoshes and pink flip flops. I really, really hate wearing shoes. The tank is McCall’s...
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A little bit of sewing, some how tos, vintage love and a quest for the perfect fit. Hi! I’m Patty, a thirty-something living in Minneapolis with a cute little house, husband and basset hound, 3 cozy snug bugs.
