Sew crazy!

I went a little crazy with the sewing yesterday. It was my “last day of work” but they didn’t make us work, and I just wanted to lose myself in some sewing. (Plus, the weather looked like this…)
I finished up this skirt I was making, even though I knew I wasn’t going to LOVE it. [...]

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Summery

I am totally obsessed with sewing. I made this (rather ill fitting) little dress last weekend (which knew I had to make immediately after seeing Carrieoke’s version on Flickr), and despite its flaws, I love it so. It’s just so… summery!
First, the good points:
- The fabric was cheap! I got it for $6.50/yd on Etsy [...]

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Bicraftual

Oooh I’ve definitely got the sewing bug. I’ve really been trying to reign it in and minimize my spending, but when I found out that Etsy had good deals on stuff I wanted (needed!) I allowed myself to partake in a little shopping spree. After all, a girl needs a hobby. And a girl needs [...]

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I haz a skirt!

I just finished sewing my skirt and I kind of love it. It took waaaaaay longer than I expected (natch) but I’m glad I took things slowly and took the time to un-do what didn’t look like it was working. I won’t bore you with all the details… well, maybe I will.

The pattern: I used [...]

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Fighting the Sunday Blues

I don’t often get the Sunday blues, but with the coming longer days and seemingly shorter weekends, I am actively fighting them off as best I can.
Last weekend, I made some remarkably delicious whole wheat chocolate chip cookies.

And this weekend, we went camping just long enough for me to knit up this cowl (in Mmmmmalabrigo Chunky).

And then [...]

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The evolution of an idea

The other day I was browsing one of my new favorite blogs (that I found through one of my other favorite blogs) and I came across these lounge pants.

They’re made with Amy Butler fabrics and I just LOVE them. I don’t need any more lounge pants, but I could not get the idea out of [...]

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