My muslin for Simplicity 1803 is coming along better than I thought.  I had a few issues understanding some of the instructions but nothing a meltdown break couldn't fix.  I've found the best thing to do when I'm having problems is to walk away and come back to it later.  Eventually, even if it takes me reading the instructions twenty times, I will...

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I have laying on my kitchen island a heap of old sheets and this loverly pattern... I plan on cutting out a muslin using the old sheets of course before I go to bed tonight.  We'll see if that happens as I just found the 2012 Billboard Awards are on.  I'm making the dress on the left.  I fell in love with the...

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I'm in love with my new skirt!!  Slowly but surely I finished a keeper!! I coulda, shoulda, woulda had this skirt finished some time ago if it wasn't for the fact that I've been addicted to the t.v.  I've been in awe over everyone's Mad Men inspired duds that I had to start watching the show.  Since my cheapo dish package does not...

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Boy is it a hot one out!  Not much sewing getting done this weekend but I have the whole day to myself tomorrow so hoping to have a post up of my new skirt.  Been a pretty busy weekend.  Got a concert later this evening so I took Vito out for  a walk before I got ready.  Good thing too cuz if I...

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