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Making It Work
What I love about sewing is that I can make myself new, every-day clothes that work for my body shape, my lifestyle and my ever-changing tastes. And then, I can also make weird, one of a kind, arty...
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Full On Fall
I've had a super busy fall season. First I attended another Boro class given by Jody Alexander. Then I took a wonderful eco printing class from Pia Best- Reininghaus sponsored by the talented felter,...
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Runway Inspiration
This last fall's Viktor & Rolf runway show blew my socks off. I downloaded it over and over again to study the details. I particularly love the use of denim but the whole thing just calls to me.I...
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Holiday Weekend Sewing
I've had this entire weekend without a single plan except a wonderful raucous Thanksgiving dinner with 17 friends. So what does that mean? Time to sew-sew-sew...and listen to a book. Plus, it's...
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It's been a busy fall and early winter around here. This post will be a grab bag of all the things I've been doing and working on.Here's the latest version of a pattern I've made three times now. It...
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Winter Behavior
California's Central Coast is getting a the rainy season it truly deserves this year. I'm loving it. We live by a creek that does overflow at times but this year the rainfall has behaved itself and...
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Spring~Finally!
I know I'm blessed to live in such a moderate climate but, boy, has it been a hum dinger of a winter here on the Central Coast. One storm after another, trees down, flooding, roads caving in you name...
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Classes, Retreats and More Retreats
I know it's been a long time since my last post. It's not because I haven't been sewing cuz I have. I've sewn in Aptos, Capitola, San Juan Bautista, Santa Barbara and Ashland over the last 4 months....
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Wedding Outfit
I haven't been to a wedding in years. I guess I just don't have enough young people in my life. My goddaughter Laurel is getting married in a couple of weeks and I wanted something new for the...
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Off The Grid Vest
As I mentioned in my last post, I've been working on Heidi Emmett's Off The Grid Vest. In the beginning I was nervous because I'm not a quilter. After the first hour or so I just went with my gut and...
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What I Did With My Summer Vacation
In late June I was lucky enough to attend Dorothy Caldwell's Mark Making class at Shakerag Workshops in Sewanee, Tennessee. I met three of my sewing buddies, Sharon, Sarah and Holly for a time of pure...
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Cabrillo Gallery Exhibit
I want to tell everyone that is within earshot and who has a love for textile art to high-tail it Cabrillo College for the current show at the Cabrillo Gallery. Cabrillo College is located on the...
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Classes and Retreats
Yes, I can't get enough of them. For me, sewing with my friends is the best relaxation I can find. AND, I get something done. All good.I've had a wonderful fall. First I attended a two day marbling...
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Inspiring Holiday
I just returned from a winter holiday in Paris and Florence. I always forget how inspiring these cities are...in every way. I come home with tons of ideas for new things to make at the...
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Winter Play--Again
Goof up alert!!!...I don't know what happened but this post went out all on it's own last night! I wrote part of it before dinner, woke up this morning to a comment and realized it must have posted....
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Cashmere Scraps Faultlines Vest
I've been working with Diane Ericson's Faultlines vest for the last couple of years. I like it because you can make so many design decisions along the way and fit it after it's made by overlapping the...
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Spring Roundup
I've been busy sewing this spring. I've been trying new things as a result of taking a community college sewing workshop with the delightful Kiki Berrett, a very talented clothing designer and...
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A Tetrad of Tilton's
I'm not even sure tetrad is the correct term to use here but I was looking in Thesaurus for a word beginning with "t" that meant four. This is what I came up with so there it is.Anyway...I'm back on...
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Summer Sewing
I feel summer around the bend. Day's are heating up and I have some stash fabrics I'd like to use.I got this quilting cotton in Nova Scotia at a fabric store that was going out of business. It was...
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A Sewing Vacation~A Class and Some Clean up
Sometimes I like nothing better than to straighten things up. Clean out a drawer or two, organize a stack of fabrics, it's probably just a chance to visit with my favorite things.One such opportunity...
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