It's Halloween! Probably my favourite holiday of the year. This year, I got my act together and made myself a costume from scratch.  We had our office Halloween party yesterday, so I have pictures to share. Can you guess who I am? I'm Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas! To make my costume, I...

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I took the plunge and made myself a bra! It was a lot easier and less scary than I thought it would be. Materials All of the materials, *except the underwires*, were included in the Newbie Kit from Bra Makers Supply. (I, of course, forgot the underwires.... sigh). I bought the kit with the manual....

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I love knit tops and wanted to make another one for fall - something like the Sewaholic Renfrew, but more relaxed. Since I had already spent a lot of time getting the sleeves and armholes to look right on the Renfrew pattern, I decided to use it and make even more alterations! Materials:...

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It was my hubby's birthday yesterday. For one of his gifts, I made him another pair of Butterick 5286. I won't make too many notes, since I've already did that with the first and second pairs. I will say that the third time is a charm. I made a length adjustment even before...

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In this post, I'm going back over the last few exercises of the Coletterie Wardrobe Architect series. Week 11 is about going over our capsule wardrobe and seeing what holes there are. I feel even better than I did last time I did this exercise about where I want to go with my...

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