Diva Ann inspired me to do this dress. Notice Ann’s version (scroll down a tad on her blog) has black-white-turquoise-orange zizag points going up on the center front panel, whereas mine are going down - does this mean anything? I have no clue. But that’s what I love about sewing; two sewists can use the same fabric, and the same pattern, and do [...]
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I just got back from reading a post on Pattern Review about Wal-Mart scaling back fabric departments and Hancock’s Chapter 11 filing (I know, this is not news from either company and the sewing forums have been buzzing about this for months.) It’s fascinating to see that while interest in sewing is increasing, the traditional retail [...] I have to give Diva Els a giant hug because I misplaced my photo of the original RTW Valentino shirt. She located it on her hard drive and emailed it back to me. Els has an astounding ability to locate things on the internet and in her PC files, and I think this research skill [...] Both of my daughters take dance, and they had 2 shows this weekend. Usually, they get their costumes about a week before the shows, and in the past these have been your typically heinous El Cheapo quick-‘n’dirty-I-paid-$75-for-THAT-THING? And of course, because I sew, this is even more painful because I could make a dance costume [...] As the rest of the Divas know, I have strong opinions about sewing children clothing. If you go onto Pattern Review, the vast majority of projects are from Moms making clothes for their kids – a wonderful expression of love. Children’s clothing is also a good way for beginners to learn sewing. Children’s patterns are [...] |
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