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My Blog here is a work in progress...having just brought over all 618 of my posts from my 'Old Blog' which I began in 2005! Please excuse the duplications for a spell while I go through them all.
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Creative Jacket Journey DVD – the Jackets
The blue jacket – Gloria named ‘Triumph’ because she ‘triumphed’ over her fear of cutting into the sweatshirt and her fabric… Created...
Newest Refined Jacket
As I improve my Refined™ pattern. making it a Talking Pattern™, this is the new Mandarin Collar Jacket – like the Moss jacket in the...
Refined Talking Pattern™ delayed…
OK – I can’t resist. In transforming the Refined™ pattern into the Talking Pattern™ version – I created a NEW jacket from the V-neckline...
Napkin of Ideas from Snoop Shopping on Vacation
Not jacket design – but, OH, was that cream cheese blended with salmon ever good! Top right: a little T-shirt on a gal at a table next to...
New pattern: Genesis Too™ now available…
Genesis Too™ was top seller for me at the Rocky Mountain Sew Expo in Denver. Next Thurs. and Fri., I will be using it at a workshop for...
Shoppin’ at Sew Bee It on way to Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
Photo’d are my selections that I bought either 1.5 or more yards of – in 3/4 yard increments – as 3/4 yard is always enough to one of my...
Sewers…Help Drill a Well
I will tithe 10% which is $1.50 of the sale of each of these patterns to this cause. However, that would take selling 1734 patterns!...
New SWIRL Jacket
Must pack togo to Minneapolis Original Sewing & Quilt Expo tomorrow..so this is just a quickie post… For Londa’s books, patterns, and...
‘CHOSEN’ – my ‘Talking Pattern’ is a Hit!
As I thought might be the case, the concept my helper, Cyndi, and I came up with of a ‘Talking Pattern’ is a hit – due largely to the...
Newest Jacket for CHOSEN pattern
It was a good day – though I can tell you I’d MUCH rather design and sew than get all the directions written down and spoken (for the new...
Newest Creative Sweatshirt Jacket
I LOVE this collar! Achieved with 2 darts, it is an old sweater. Now I’m working on a version from a woven fabric as well. I make each...
Crescent ‘Chosen’ Design Complete
Monday was a great sewing/designing day. The design process was interesting, and decisions were not too hard to make. That was all...
DESIGN PROCESS BEGINS
OK – I’m ready – have exercised, organized, rested the weekend, most dishes are tended to – and though there are (plenty)weeds in my...
Vacation Inspiration/Snoop Shopping
I’m often asked “Where do you get your ideas for the sweatshirt jackets?” My answer is “From Everywhere”. This old brain sure can’t...
Wedding Gown Zipper Trauma
This is almost embarrassing – though I’m SEW THANKFUL that during the final fitting of daughters’ wedding gown – just to make sure...
Finishing up Wedding Attire & Spray Can Hint
YeA!!!! Every stitch is done on my dress! I must say – it looks better on the body than on this hanger – butat least it is done....
Wedding Excitement & Sewing Boo-Boos
Here’s my smilin’, gorgeous bride-daughter at her wedding shower last Sunday. Many told her she looked like ‘Barbie’! Such fun… Just have...
Wedding duds MOST done…
YES – almost there! You can see my gown finally basted together, top to bottom. I had a fitting on it with my bride,and I WAS able to get...
Wedding Gown progress
Don’t let a bride tell you she is going to exercise and lose weight! Weight – maybe – but if she’s doing ‘planks’ and ‘core’ exercises,...
Wedding Gown progress!!!!! Granny fun.
I’ve been making HUGE progress on the gown. Most nights I dream about the next steps. It is turning into a more complicated project than...
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