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Hello Summer Blog Tour: French Terry Endless Summer Shorts

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Hello Summer Blog Tour: French Terry Endless Summer Shorts

 It's SUMMER, WOOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! School is officially out here and whether your kids are done, have a few days left, or are in the middle of their school year; we're going to celebrate summer this week on the blog - so pull up a pool chair, your favorite frosty beverage, and get ready to fall in love with summer sewing!!!!! Today I'm kicking off this tour with shorts - becasue in summer, shorts are ESSENTIAL!  My Mack has turned 9 and is full on entering the tween stage - she wants very specific fits, colors, and is not afraid to tell...

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Sew Yourself Some Love 2020: Day 4

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Sew Yourself Some Love 2020: Day 4

And we're back with more Sew Yourself Some Love!!!!!! Today we have the most amazing creations from the ever talented Alyssa of the Sewing Goatherd and of course today's Three Dollar Thursday. Alyssa of the Sewing Goatherd sewed up not one, but TWO magical Vivacious V Necks for herself and her sister.    These Hogwarts tops show off the full range of versatility of the Vivacious with a variety of the included options.  Looks like we've got a battle royal between house Slytherin and house Gryffindor, but you've got to head on over to her blog to find out which...

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Sew Yourself Some Love 2020: Day 3

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Sew Yourself Some Love 2020: Day 3

Welcome back to our Sew Yourself Some Love Blog Tour!!! Sewing for myself has changed the way I look at fashion and my own body.  Modern ready to wear fashion is the first time in history that clothes were not custom made or tailored to the individual... we've moved in clothing ourselves from recognizing that ever body is an individual work of art to thinking our body is wrong if it doesn't fit perfectly into the traditional sizes sold at stores. BUT YAYAYAYAY SEWING!!!!! By sewing for ourselves, we can also reclaim loving ourselves in little and meaningful ways that...

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Sew Yourself Some Love 2020: Day 1

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Sew Yourself Some Love 2020: Day 1

February is often considered a month of love... we look for signs of love in a bouquet of flowers, some heart shaped chocolates, a silly card that sums up a magnitude of feelings, and if kids are involved - then all the time, money and love gets showered on them!!!  So, we're taking this moment to remind all sewists that they should take some time for themselves.  Maybe that is in the form of a glass of wine, reading a god book, going for a solo walk with great tunes, orrrrrrr maaaaayyyyyybeeeee it is carving out the time to sew...

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Getting Creative with the Classics: Day 4

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Getting Creative with the Classics: Day 4

Day 4 of the 'Getting Creative with the Classics' Blog Tour. If you are jsut joining us, make sure you take a look at all of the inspirational makes so far!       Today we have two more sewing creations for your viewing pleasure.  First up is Alyssa of  The Sewing Goatherd.  Alyssa has taken the Classic Shift and hacked it into a Maxi Dress, and we're all a bit smitten.  Not only doe she have a full and very simple tutorial on her blog for creating the Maxi length ruffle add on, she also will show you how to...

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