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2010 September

    It Needs Something…but what?!

    Posted by on Sep 26 2010

    I’ve got an issue with my latest WIP.  This is “Corrine Elise” from PBJK Patterns.   I picked it up last year at the SAGA conference in Indianapolis and it’s been burning a hole in my pattern collection ever since. But I have an issue that is holding me up from finishing it. It has […]

    Do They Make This for Grown-ups?

    Posted by on Sep 21 2010

    I’ve just finished up this adorable coat for my niece today. It is the world’s cutest denim jacket, from AS&E #87. I fell in love with it while I was planning to make the Eloise dress from the same issue and I really liked the fact that I could make something I knew Ellie would […]

    Advanced Stitches Sampler

    Posted by on Sep 21 2010

    In between dresses and magazine assignments, I’ve been working on a SAGA correspondence course, Advanced Smocking Stitches and Design. It’s a five part course, taught by Nancy Malitz. It’s important to note that ‘advanced’ is rather a misnomer – although a few of the stitches are probably not a beginner’s first choice, most are very […]

    Eloise Complete

    Posted by on Sep 21 2010

    I’m so proud of this dress. Really. I love just about everything about it. The fabric. The lace. The silk ribbon. The smocking plate. For once the vision in my head and the final product actually coincide. Miracle that. The lace collar came out beautifully and was surprisingly easy to do. A bit fiddly but […]