Top 5 Garments of 2012

New Year’s Eve is upon us and I’m furiously stitching away to make one more garment to round out the year – wish me luck!  My sewing definitely increased in frequency this year, I made 18 total garments and only made seven in 2011.  Here’s a look at my favorite…

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Christmas Gifts and Other Sewing Stuff

I alluded to the gift that Chris got me for Christmas this year in a post earlier this month…well here it is: the Colette Sewing Pattern Gift Pack! Ok, I’ll admit: I asked him specifically for this when we were asking each other for gift ideas.  I fell in love…

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Last-Minute Christmas DIYs

In case you’re in a time crunch and looking for some last-minute gifting or decorating idea, here’s some quick DIYs that can be made in just a few hours (or less!). 1. Christmas Gift Wrap Headband 2. Yarn Ball Ornaments 3. Boyfriend Scarf 4. Quicky Fleece Blanket 5. Sweater Art…

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Gift Making – Do You Do It?

This past weekend, Chris and I exchanged our Christmas gifts.  See, we work in retail, and we’re both pretty much working straight through until Christmas Eve – I won’t even see him until the Saturday after Christmas since we’re spending the holiday with our own families.  We’re used to it,…

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Christmas Wish List

Tis the season for gift giving and merriment!  I’m just about done figuring out the gifts for everyone on my list (still have one more to make!) but I’ve been thinking about all of the amazing sewing patterns and goodies out there that caught my attention this year and that…

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