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My 1940’s Suit

February 17, 2016

The Aeroplane Blouse

September 9, 2013

Completed: Green Bobble Jumper & a Skirt to Match

March 4, 2013

Completed: The Macaron Redux Dress

February 18, 2013

Completed: Aqua Waves Jumper

November 19, 2013

Coating Fabric Conundrum

Coating Fabric Conundrum

September 6, 2012

After posting up my Shoutout to Gertie blogpost, I went on the hunt for some wool coating fabric from some online retailers. I…

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Stitchcraft Freebie: Twin Set

Stitchcraft Freebie: Twin Set

August 31, 2012

Today's freebie pattern comes from the July 1949 edition of Stitchcraft magazine. Click on the following link to download the…

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Baxter was a Bad Bunny

Baxter was a Bad Bunny

August 29, 2012

When my sassy, girl-bun Baxter wants attention she'll intentionally start chomping on something.  This causes me to chase her, and then she looks…

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Muslining the Vogue 7924 Dress

Muslining the Vogue 7924 Dress

August 28, 2012

I've been knee-deep working on my recent knitting project, but after picking up my sewing room I felt like starting…

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Learning from Mistakes

Learning from Mistakes

August 27, 2012

I came home from work on Friday afternoon and all I could think about was picking up my sewing room. …

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Quick Shoutout to the Gertie

Quick Shoutout to the Gertie

August 24, 2012

I was totally stoked when my copy of Gertie's book arrived at my office yesterday.  I had pre-ordered it quite…

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Striped Jumper

Striped Jumper

August 24, 2012

Today's pattern freebie comes from the August 1955 edition of Stitchcraft magazine.  This is one of my favorites and has been…

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Freezer-Crock Pot Meals

Freezer-Crock Pot Meals

August 22, 2012

I thought today's post would be an excellent piggy-back to my visual-overload-issue with Pinterest. I dislike grocery shopping, as a…

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Visual Inspiration Overload & How I Deal

August 21, 2012

Dear readers, I have something slightly controversial I wanted to talk about in today's blog post.  Visual Inspiration.  When too much is bad for one's health. I looove Pinterest, and didn't know how I survived without it.  It's my one place to post all of the visual imagery that inspires me…

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A Whole Lot of Knitting

A Whole Lot of Knitting

August 20, 2012

My blog post title is very appropriate for today but the other half of that sentence should be "and not…

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I'm Liz, a seamstress and knitter from Chicago. I'm happiest when I'm creating or learning something new. I have a penchant for all things vintage and I love mixing it up.

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