Soon enough, the weather is going to cool down and I'll have grown too big to fit into a lot of things. To make sure I'm not caught unawares, I've started planning my next sewing projects. I've also decided to covert some of my stretchy skinny jeans into maternity pants. I tried two...

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Back to sewing clothes! I made a second pair of Burdastyle 06/2014 #118 shorts.  I used up more of my stash and used the leftover fabric from my Fall Jacket. I won't go into too many details about the pattern, since you can read my notes on my first pair. I made a few...

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I made some new curtains for the second bedroom. I wanted something fun and yet not too childish. So, I turned to the Kaffe Fassett collection for ideas. I chose this Shanty Town quilt fabric by Brandon Mably. It comes in several different colour-ways that are all beautiful. I went with the ochre...

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I'm getting some odd bits of sewing done. One project I've wanted to do for a while is to make throw pillows for my living room. And not just any pillows - I wanted some nice geeky pillows to go with what my husband and I love (mainly dinosaurs and other animals). The...

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