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Fall Sewing Plans – 2015

by Patricia7 Comments on Fall Sewing Plans – 2015

Fall Sewing idea board

I’ve been inspired by the Colette Wardrobe Architect series and Sewaholic’s Summer and Fall sewing plans to do a bit of planning for Fall. I always have ideas of what I want to sew floating about in my head, but it was nice to sit down and plan out a whole ‘season’ of sewing. And to put it on my wall to keep me focused. Plus, I recently went on a fabric shopping spree, so I knew I had to buckle down and make some concrete plans!!

hanging fabric closeup

So here is my list for Fall Sewing: Continue reading “Fall Sewing Plans – 2015” →

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Sewing for me!! Two Josephines

by Patricia5 Comments on Sewing for me!! Two Josephines

two josephines

I finally did some (blog-worthy) sewing of clothes for myself! I made Rae’s Josephine blouse and tunic. Actually, I made the first one quite a while back when I took a sewing class at Stonemountain in Berkeley, but had trouble with the taking-photos-of-myself part of blogging. So I am just getting around to posting it now. My first one was a ‘view b’ blouse made with a lightweight cotton print (lawn I think). It’s soft and comfortable and breathable so that it’s even nice to wear in the summer (at least in San Francisco, where it’s never really hot).

print Josephine Continue reading “Sewing for me!! Two Josephines” →