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  • Atlantic-Pacific
    ferry tales // coach - Watch: Coach (also love this one and this one). Slip Dress: Bardot. Turtleneck: Pixie Market. Shoes: M.Gemi. Coat: Smythe. Sunglasses: Linda Farrow. *Th...
    8 years ago
  • kathy dalwood studio blog
    Secret Society @ The Hospital Club - 24 Endell St, Covent Garden, London Until Sunday 13th November Can be viewed from the street any time day or night
    8 years ago
  • Sew Well
    My Little Mermaid - Though I haven’t been able to make much time to sew lately, I was very motivated to make my two-year-old daughter a mermaid costume for Halloween this year...
    8 years ago
  • seymour
    /cropped denim vest - I hadn't noticed it much before, but this year there was no escaping The Refashioners! There was denim allllll up in my Instagram feed. For weeks. I love...
    8 years ago
  • bohemian hellhole
    - This is amazing! http://light.leavittco.com/Bohemian_Hellhole I'm over the moon because I finally found it! Bohemian Hellhole
    8 years ago
  • embroidered, woven, sewn and drawn
    Sedia Jasa Like Real Human - Seperti setelah Anda pengobatan layanan jasa like fanpage tambahkan drop baris ke BBM untuk membujuk seseorang untuk membeli secara online, dalam artikel ...
    8 years ago
  • Smith & Daphne
    Megan Nielsen Dove Blouse - I was very excited to get an email a while back about being a pattern tester for a Megan Nielsen pattern. I have admired her patterns for a long time. The ...
    8 years ago
  • notes from a mad housewife
    Denim Shirtdress | New Look 6487 - I don’t browse the New Look selection very often, partially because I don’t like the website (though it is improved from the original re-design) and partia...
    8 years ago
  • Lola Couture...Blog d'une ado qui coud✄
    • Chemise pastèque • - • Hi ! L'année dernière j'ai cousu cette chemise pour mon amie Laurie. Le patron vient du livre un été couture de République du chiffon. J'avais déjà r...
    8 years ago
  • The House of Mirth
    Bahaya sakit perut saat haid dan pengobatannya - Bahaya sakit perut saat haid dan pengobatannya akan kami bahas pada kesempatan kali ini, simak baik - baik info yang akan kami berikan dibawah ini. Bahay...
    8 years ago
  • Ohhh Lulu...
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    8 years ago
  • Veronica Darling's Crafty Adventures
    Dongmen Lu Fabric Market - Happy Wednesday! Time to get some fabric inspiration from the Dongmen Lu Fabric Market here in Shanghai! Can't believe how quickly 2016 is flying by! Hop...
    8 years ago
  • Disaster In A Dress
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    8 years ago
  • the full pincushion
    Sweater - Dear reader, I bought some lovely 2 ply merino & silk mix, hand dyed in gum leaf tea, from Lara Downs (http://www.lara-downs.com.au/ ) in Victoria, and thi...
    8 years ago
  • What I Saw Today
    WAITING FOR THE JMZ... -
    8 years ago
  • EvaDress
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    8 years ago
  • Diary of a Dot Mad Girl
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    8 years ago
  • Threaded
    Sewn : Red Lace Dress - This dress was way out of my comfort zone, I'll be honest. I stick to neutrals typically, white and creams will probably always be my favorite color. How...
    8 years ago
  • THOUGHT PATTERNS
    Napier Lane or snapshots of a lazy gray cat - One of my most favorite little spots in San Francisco is Napier Lane. It's a little wooden plank street (apparently the only one still around), surrounded ...
    8 years ago
  • Sewaholic
    How To Widen a Sleeve (Full Bicep Adjustment) - Here’s a great pattern adjustment to have in your arsenal: the full bicep adjustment. Also known as a full arm adjustment. If your sleeve fits snugly, th...
    8 years ago
  • {olivia-marie}
    Gold Dress for a Golden Birthday - In 2014 my golden birthday arrived, as I turned 25 on May 25th. I decided to actually have a party that year and to go all out with the gold them. (Normall...
    8 years ago
  • I n f u s i o n Fibers
    we’ve moved! - Hi folks, the new site is live and the blog has now moved. I am still working on importing the content of this blog over, but you can now find us at http:/...
    8 years ago
  • Decoration – Ancient & Modern, A blog by Thomas Jayne and the Jayne Design Studio
    A Debt of Inspiration to Henry Francis du Pont and Winterthur Museum - [image: image] Here I am (far left) with the Winterthur Fellows of the Class of ‘86 in front of the White House. January in New York – the annual four we...
    8 years ago
  • Boo Dogg and Me
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    8 years ago
  • TigerFeet
    The Greatest Vintage Fabric Haul of all Time. - Just before Christmas I went to stay the weekend with a lovely old friend of my Dad’s from their glamorous days living in Bahamas in the '60s. Lovely wee...
    8 years ago
  • Frabjous Couture
    Work in Progress: Floral Wool Blouse - I am working with this beautiful lightweight wool. More in a post on my new blog.
    8 years ago
  • Birds of a Thread
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    8 years ago
  • wearable muslin
    And now for something completely different... - Every year, my job combines the quarterly business review meeting with Halloween. I dressed up in 2014 but my heart wasn't in it. My costume was last-minut...
    8 years ago
  • A Fashionable Stitch
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    9 years ago
  • pattern ~ scissors ~ cloth
    Switching to Wordpress - Pattern Scissors Cloth is moving! I've been thinking about doing this for a while, and have finally decided to make the switch to a Wordpress blog. Here'...
    9 years ago
  • quixotic thread
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    9 years ago
  • Plays With Needles
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    9 years ago
  • LinnaeDesign
    OUTFIT • Chloe Drew & Burgundy - *For English translation and more photos click "read more".* Endlich führe ich mein neues Baby, die Chloe Drew, zum ersten Mal aus! Vorweg: Nein, ich habe m...
    9 years ago
  • yoshimi the flying squirrel
    How do I? - How do I start a blog post after this long silence? It's been long since the last post. I wouldn't apologize about it, because this is a tiny space that is...
    9 years ago
  • THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE
    THE BEAUTIFUL FENCE - A beautiful Greek Revival house,"Riverside" was built c.1840 on ancestral land, for the Glidden family of Newcastle, Maine, owners of an ocean sailing fl...
    9 years ago
  • Beauty is a thing of the past
    Ladies with Glasses - Fab 1950s Spectacles.
    9 years ago
  • Sew Lonnie
    2 New Creations - Hello! It's been a while! But this time I have a valid excuse for my absence, I've been busy creating a small person - his name is Reuben and he was 3 mon...
    9 years ago
  • i heart fabric
    Sewing Pattern Inspiration - *Copy Cat Pattern Styles* A good thing to have when you're trying to sew your own wardrobe is to find outfit styles that you like and ones that you know wi...
    9 years ago
  • Brown Paper Patterns
    Pattern Notebook: McCalls 7094 - the top of giganticness - Despite the fact that I use the handle 'Ms. McCall' as my online sewing persona, I have almost stopped sewing McCall's patterns. It's been so long, I could...
    9 years ago
  • earthen acres
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    9 years ago
  • j.kaori designs
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    9 years ago
  • Russell's Shirts
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    9 years ago
  • NATURALLY DYEING
    Summer hello ! - Hello there, I know it's been a while, mostly because life happens (!!), and because I haven't dyed for a good couple of months now. I should be dyeing aga...
    9 years ago
  • Cats and Crafts
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    9 years ago
  • Sewing the 60s
    The travelling dress - A little while ago Laura featured a lovely frock on her blog as part of The Sisterhood of the Travelling dress being run by Joanna at Dividing Vintage Mome...
    9 years ago
  • Annabel Vita
    Removing lace window treatment with cornflour / cornstarch - Just a quick post to update you on how it went when I removed the lace window treatment with cornflour / cornstarch. When it came to be time to move out, I...
    9 years ago
  • Coser Cosas
    Sewaholic Granville Shirt - La version en español se encuentra aquí. It took forever to get these pictures taken. A bit of sunshine and warmth is long overdue... For this shirt, I fou...
    9 years ago
  • Not Your Average Average
    Pregnancy Style: Sister's Tea - Admittedly, I totally failed at blogging my outfits during my pregnancy. However, I still want to share them, so here is one of my cutest looks from tho...
    9 years ago
  • Color Collective
    - ANNTIAN
    9 years ago
  • Make it 'til you fake it
    Sunhat to rule all sunhats - I’m a large person. Accordingly, my head is larger than average. It’s not outrageously big… 24″/61cm… but I’ve seen women’s hats where a size L is 58cm. Al...
    9 years ago
  • Cotton Creek Sewing
    Fly Zip Tutorial for Simplicity 2860 Trousers - I made another pair of trousers from Simplicity 2860. My first pair was really a wearable muslin, so for this version, I pulled out more of Vicki's awesom...
    9 years ago
  • Bobbins and Whimsy
    Return of the Two-Timing Hobbyist - You know the scene at the end of the Avengers when Marvel’s finest are gathered at the shawarma restaurant, eating, exhausted–but with an attitude of quiet...
    9 years ago
  • metamorphose
    Rock -
    9 years ago
  • Raw Glow Blog
    Green Smoothie Tips – Avoiding Diasters - We've all had the experience where we were let down because of our green smoothie's pungent flavor. Here are a few green smoothie tips to avoid such disast...
    9 years ago
  • mystitchnbitch
    Baby room additions - Hello all, yes I have been MIA as usual but to be honest I really haven’t been doing much sewing lately. I refuse to sew any garments until after the baby ...
    9 years ago
  • Miss P
    Moving Day! - Guess spanking just moved the kettle, so stop by and check where I will be flowing how I like. We can sit upturned! slightly very shortly coming *www.ake...
    9 years ago
  • The Story of a Seamstress
    The Beginning of a New Blog - I am back at long last to say...this is my last post here. The reason it has been so quiet in this space for many months, is I have been in the process o...
    9 years ago
  • Sweetheart of the Rodeo
    born on a train - [image: photo barn-1_zps245f4f0e.jpg] Some strange old pictures I just scanned, taken by me when I was 19. [image: photo weeds-me-blur_zpsc542245a.jpg] ...
    9 years ago
  • domesticnews
    Manchego y Membrillo - What to do with a flat of quinces? Make quince cheese (paste), for this classic Spanish appetizer! I have never used quinces and could not resist trying th...
    9 years ago
  • The Vintage Dressmaker
    Sigh... - It has come to my attention, sadly, that someone has copied and pasted the content of this blog (word for word, text and images) on their own blog and clai...
    9 years ago
  • sew she says
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    9 years ago
  • SewStylist
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    9 years ago
  • Empress Of The Eye®
    The Last Round Up - After 5 years I have had a great time writing this blog and my life has been enriched by fellow bloggers and readers. Recently my time has been spent desig...
    9 years ago
  • Positive Greenism
    A new year, a new hat design! - Happy new year, internet world! The last few weeks have been wonderful with lots of festive fun and travels. Now that the new year has begun, I have starte...
    9 years ago
  • Sew Her Style
    DIY Flirty Apron! - Hello everyone! This is what I have spent the last couple of days doing. I was surprised to find how easy it was to make! I have attached a small diagra...
    9 years ago
  • Bec Stitches
    My Sewing Hiatus - Hello people, my gosh I feel like I haven’t blogged in freaken ages, probably because I haven’t. My last post was back from flippin July when I made my N...
    9 years ago
  • Featherty Sews
    I made a coat [with smoochy lips AND the flu] - Damn. I sewed the buttons on too tight. Four or five years ago, two different sewing bloggers posted beautiful projects using this same embroidered wool. I...
    10 years ago
  • Dream State
    Life Lately - I have abandoned this blog almost completely. Life has become rather interesting in the last couple of years. As you know I was making enough money to quit...
    10 years ago
  • The Handstitched Files
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    10 years ago
  • AMBATALIA
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    10 years ago
  • dear golden | vintage
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    10 years ago
  • All Style and All Substance
    Completed: Anti-UFO Project - Hello my chickadees! How has it gone with your Anti-UFO projects? Did you manage to accomplish what you set out to do? If you've written a wrap-up post, ma...
    10 years ago
  • The Makings of an Urban Rustic
    tangles and ATC's - ATC using Nymph tangle. I was asked the other day if I had tangled recently and I had to say "no" but I had to inwardly admit that I have been thinking of...
    10 years ago
  • The Sew Convert
    The Full Moon Experiment - This is not my usual sewing post. I am lost. Yes, lost. Yet, the truth is I’ve never felt so lost yet exhilarated with the potential of what’s happening. I...
    10 years ago
  • stardustsoul
    Robin Williams as Peter Pan - My favorite portrait to date because if what it means to me. He touched so many lives. May he rest in peace.
    10 years ago
  • bernie and i
    Reversible woven (non-stretch) crop top - With so many things on my endless sewing queue I had to ask myself- what do I want to make the most? what will I get the most wear/enjoyment out of. Wouldn...
    10 years ago
  • Farmhouse Garden
    Oh, how far we've come... - As a vintage pattern/style enthusiast, over the past few years I have encountered many discussions via blog post or article regarding our romanticizing of...
    10 years ago
  • Me and My Polar Bear
    Hidcote Gardens - In case you missed it, we started a new blog , Ice and Earth a couple of months ago. There a some new sewing posts, trips and even ‘guest appearance’ from ...
    10 years ago
  • Off The Cuff ~Sewing Style~
    Mini-TUTORIAL: Gathered or Puffed? It's all about the Seam Allowances! - The Riviera Annisette Top is one of my favorite styles from HotPatterns, and a perfect style to demonstrate how manipulating the shoulder seam allowanc...
    10 years ago
  • handmade by Laurel
    Centaurée B&W - Here's my first take on the Deer & Doe Centaurée dress. I fell in love with this pattern as soon as I saw it, and originally tried to follow the sew-alo...
    10 years ago
  • Filly Designs
    Sidestep - Hey everyone, I have a new website and blog! Come on over and check it out! FILLY FOREVER!
    10 years ago
  • Caught On A Whim
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    10 years ago
  • Sewing it up
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    10 years ago
  • Ginger Makes...
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    10 years ago
  • My 40 Day Juice Fast
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    10 years ago
  • Hanging by a Thread: One girl's sewing adventures
    First Alder! - I finished my first Alder, using Robert Kaufman cotton/linen chambray. If you haven't checked out this new pattern from Grainline yet, you should. The patt...
    10 years ago
  • Sew There Tammy
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    10 years ago
  • Dana's Designs
    Looking for Dana's Designs? - I've moved to a new address: danas-designs.blogspot.com! This page will redirect in a few seconds, but feel free to book mark the new url for future use.
    10 years ago
  • Cirque Du Bebe
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    10 years ago
  • Vintage Bobbin
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    10 years ago
  • Tikismikis
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    10 years ago
  • LOVE AESTHETICS
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    10 years ago
  • Muddy Hands
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    10 years ago
  • Lula Louise
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    10 years ago
  • Adelaide's Homesewn
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    10 years ago
  • four square walls
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    10 years ago
  • Ruffles Gazebo
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    10 years ago
  • Jonathan Quearney
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    10 years ago
  • COB & ON
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    10 years ago
  • ᏣᏫᏕᎷᏐᏣ ᎠᏌᏕᎢ ☽❍☾
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    11 years ago
  • treadling in benin | treadling in benin
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    11 years ago
  • The Long & Winding Bobbin
    A Nautical number: Hello Sailor! - Ahoy there mateys! What a week it has been... Amongst working full time, being unwell, sewing 2 bridesmaids dresses, going to a poetry reading, eating dum...
    11 years ago
  • Peggy's Pickles
    Remember me…? - Well, it has been an awfully long time since I said hello from Peggy’s Pickles – 16 months to be precise! Although the lack of blogging suggests I have bee...
    11 years ago
  • Involving the Senses
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    11 years ago
  • Dapper Duds
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    11 years ago
  • Gervais de Bédée
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    11 years ago
  • all dressed up and nowhere to go
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    11 years ago
  • Unicornucopia
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    11 years ago
  • Almond Rock
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    11 years ago
  • Peneloping
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    11 years ago
  • evesewcool
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    11 years ago
  • Sew Eclectic
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    11 years ago
  • A La Amelia
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    11 years ago
  • Knitting Iris
    injured - An impromptu chilly morning walk after dropping the boys off at school. Cold and caffeine kept the pace brisk. The camera slowed it down. There was a sense...
    11 years ago
  • dressesandhats
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    11 years ago
  • arh
    - Working on some printed matter.
    11 years ago
  • Miss Muslin
    model kebaya wisuda modern - model kebaya wisuda modern - Bagi Anda para mahasiswa perguruan tinggi setelah sekian lama menempuh pendidikan pastilah Anda akan mengalami wisuda. Wisuda ...
    11 years ago
  • The Selfish Seamstress
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    11 years ago
  • Sewn by Ellen
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    11 years ago
  • tulipandthistle.wordpress.com/
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    11 years ago
  • TRACIE ELLIS DESIGN
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    12 years ago
  • the habit of being
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    12 years ago
  • My Amphetamines & My Purls
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    12 years ago
  • A Little Home Sewn
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    12 years ago
  • among the oaks
    Grubbing out area for the woodshed - Not a big one, I still have room under the bus for wood. There will be a path, too.
    12 years ago
  • The Greedy Seagull
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    12 years ago
  • Loohoo Originals
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    12 years ago
  • Igor + André
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    12 years ago
  • Vintage Girl
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    12 years ago
  • mud for everyone
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    12 years ago
  • earthly delight
    New York, home for now - Found a furnished room in Brooklyn. A room so far beyond my expectations, I can hardly believe my luck, finding a place so perfectly conducive to peace and ...
    12 years ago
  • little cotton dresses
    Ikea Dressers + Shelves for office/sewing room - I made a little storage for my sewing room. By little I mean big. By my sewing room I mean the office which I'm slowly taking over as a sewing room. The...
    12 years ago
  • City Stitching with Christine Haynes
    A Garden Stroll - Yesterday I took the day off. I know, the whole day off! It's super easy as someone who's self employed to always be working, but it's important to take ...
    12 years ago
  • Claire Kennedy Design
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    12 years ago
  • THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion
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  • miss lola marie
    - W and I are so inspired by nature.... there are butterflies, bees, and branches everywhere in our home. We have been wanting to do this installation in ou...
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  • Eugenia's (fabulous) world of fashion
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    13 years ago
  • BARRIENTOS
    AUTUMN BRIDE - It has being a year since my last post. What a year it has being! One I can’t wait to leave behind. Like many people, this economy has dragged me down and...
    13 years ago
  • Building a cob house
    An Artful House - So much has happened since my last post. We were so excited about finishing the cellar that we just kept pushing to get more of the house done. Our summer ...
    13 years ago
  • A Vintage Thread
    Trying to be clever - Sorry for the radio silence I haven't been sewing why? THIS! that's 11 books 3 notepads and 1 notebook I've been reading for and writing my dissertation...
    13 years ago
  • burjeune
    Gail K - Here is a little peek into one of my favorite stores in Atlanta: Gail K Fabrics! [image: Gail K Fabrics] I've been shopping around online for fabrics sinc...
    13 years ago
  • Powder Pink World
    London Trip - I just came back from my London trip a few days ago. I spent 10 days there and let me tell you it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. London is a wonderful city with a wond...
    13 years ago
  • Something in the Way She Sews
    Finished Object - Burda Style 02-2011-101 in Blue - I am really pleased with how this dress from the February Burda Style came out. It was made with the same fabric as the Blue Sorbetto, which I think is lov...
    13 years ago
  • L'Écho de la Mode 1956
    Collections Mariages 1958 - Je suis tombée sur ce superbe numéro spécial mariage sur une brocante. Il date de 1958 ou 1959, je ne parviens pas à lire la date. C'est une publication de...
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  • True Style Is Eternal
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    13 years ago
  • kcckl
    Courtney Geier: Honesty and Criticism Meet Respectively 2/2 - …. Tuesday, May 10th was probably the most enigmatic. Trend Unions, Lidewig Edelkoort, held a presentation dedicated to trend forecasting for fall 2012 and...
    13 years ago
  • Creative Accomplishments
    Another go at it -
    13 years ago
  • Demure Folk
    Easter! - Given recent weather, Easter could not have been any better. It turned out to be sunny and warm for most of the day! We spent the day watching Fargo, hidin...
    13 years ago
  • the architecturalist
    Windsor Ruins, Claiborne County, Mississippi - Historic American Buildings Survey, James Butters, Photographer. Mar, 20, 1936. FRONT VIEW (WEST ELEVATION) Image via the Library of Congress Most of what ...
    13 years ago
  • * felicie à paris *
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    13 years ago
  • Mimi Goodwin
    My Videos: Free Downloads!!!!! - Go here for downloads and update my blog address if you haven't already, I moved :)
    13 years ago
  • Sewing Bits
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    13 years ago
  • Today I made...
    MOVED! - Moved: http://ekatearcher.blogspot.com See you there!
    13 years ago
  • Bubblegum 4 Breakfast
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    14 years ago
  • perle gorjux
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    14 years ago
  • A Sewn Wardrobe
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    14 years ago
  • Peep, Peep, Bird
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    14 years ago
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    14 years ago
  • the luxurious vagabond
    Well It's Been Awhile - It's pretty obvious that my posts trickled off in August. Sad to say, my sewing habits mirrored that trend as well. University studies have consumed my tim...
    14 years ago
  • Wel-Mode
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    15 years ago
  • I am solar powered.
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    15 years ago
  • Good Hooking
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    17 years ago
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