Monthly Archives: April 2007

Pattern Review – New Look 6429 Dress

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

I managed to get some time to sew this weekend, finally! So I decided to make up the classic New Look mock-wrap. This is one of New Look’s blockbuster patterns. There are at least 20 reviews for it on PatternReview, … Continue reading →

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This is Brilliant!

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Have you seen ThreadBanger.com yet? If not, get thee over there. It’s a great site with videos on sewing and crafts that are informative and entertaining, sometimes devastatingly so! Happy sewing!

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The Proust Questionnaire

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

I am going to thank/blame Sewing Diva Phyllis for turning me on to this questionnaire. I had heard about it at some point, but promptly forgot it. I haven’t found an internet tag for it, and I’m too lazy to … Continue reading →

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Check it out!

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

I’ll keep this one short and sweet. I’m a published author again! The “Super Triple Secret Project” is a jacket that I made for this article for Threads Magazine. The article is available online, but without some of the pictures, … Continue reading →

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It's Nice, but is it Couture?

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

There’s a great article in the Wall Street Journal today about couture, both real and feigned. ‘Couture’ is French for ‘sewing’. In France, the term ‘haute couture’ translates very roughly to ‘high fashion, but true haute couture entails much more. … Continue reading →

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Another Shameless Plug

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

I’ve been so busy lately that I have barely had time to sew, never mind post! There are tons of things in the works right now, and you’ll see the fruits of all my labor starting soon. First up will … Continue reading →

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Pattern Review – Simplicity 5867 (Top)

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Background:Can you say easy-peasy? This top, which is part of a lounge/yoga-wear wardrobe, is about as simple as they come. I wanted something super-fast to make, since my third iteration of the Cosmo dress in silk is just the perfect … Continue reading →

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I'm Not Really Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

Okay, maybe I am really bad, but you can’t convince me you don’t like it. I just put up a ton of new fabrics over at Gorgeous Fabrics. And can you say Milanese designer shirtings? Abondanza! Tons (literally) of fabrics … Continue reading →

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Well, the City Never Sleeps, and Neither do I

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

When I’m there, that is. Oh my, what a whirlwind tour it was to New York yesterday and today! We drove down in the morning. The weather in Boston started out dreary, but the clouds were lifting, and they kept … Continue reading →

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I Want to Wake Up… in a City that Never Sleeps….

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Gorgeous Fabrics

I’m going to head to New York, New York, tomorrow with DH and the kids. I have a bunch of business meetings all afternoon, while they go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Fun times for all of … Continue reading →

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