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January 28, 2019

Basically Jalie Blog Tour

I’m participating in the Basically Jalie Blog Tour! If you’ve been around my blog for a while, you KNOW how much I love Jalie sewing patterns. Their instructions are clear and concise, and the fit of their garments is sew good! Some of your favorite bloggers and me! will showcase their Jalie basics this February 6-12th! Each day, 4 or...

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January 25, 2019

120 Winners in the Sewing Bee

120 Entries, 120 Winners There were 120 entries, including mine, in the 5th Annual Sewing Bee at Patternreview.com. Amazing! And, of those 120 entries, there were 120 winners! Did you follow this first round? Did you read the reviews, check out the photos? Here’s a link to the blog post on Patternreview. No, my entry did not move on. And...

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January 18, 2019

Cardigan inspired by Living Coral

Round 1; a cardigan inspired by living coral I enjoyed the first challenge of the sewing bee! Sewing a cardigan inspired by living coral. If you’d like more information about the sewing bee, I wrote about it here. The details are on the patternreview.com website, here. Coral is one of those colours that make me happy. It conjures up images...

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January 12, 2019

5th Annual Sewing Bee

Patternreview.com is hosting their 5th Annual Sewing Bee Have you heard about it? The 5th Annual Sewing Bee hosted at Patternreview.com? I’m very “goal-driven”, “goal-inspired”, “deadline-loving”……..I think you get the drift. I’m a member of patternreview.com and I love their contests. I don’t enter them all, but this one called my name. Round 1: Sew a Knit Cardigan inspired by...

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January 5, 2019

Full Bust Adjustment to Jalie Dolman 3352

Let’s start by being honest, when I sew for myself, I don’t need to do a Full Bust Adjustment. (Read a post I wrote about making this tee for myself.) (FBA) Recently I helped out at a sewing retreat hosted by my friend Catherine, owner of Distinctive Sewing Supplies by presenting a few short seminars. One of the attendees requested...

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December 21, 2018

Emilie Pattern Modifications (Hacks)

How I Modified (Hacked) Emilie This post describes a few of my Emilie pattern modifications. The new, and free sewing pattern from Jalie; Emilie, is a gifting sewist’s dream come true. (Get yours here) I’ve made 6 with plans for more. My first 3 and the latest Emilie’s were sewn according to the pattern, the 4th and 5th versions were...

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December 19, 2018

Emilie, a Free Pattern from Jalie!

Do you sew with Jalie patterns? You know I do. I’ve sewn up a lot of Jalie patterns for children, myself and my hubby. At a recent sewing retreat, Emilie was wearing a really nice pink top that was a cross between a cozy sweater and a classy tunic. We all admired it, and she whispered that it was going...

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December 17, 2018

A Jalie Gift

Are you a sewist? Still hoping to sew something girlie? Quickly? Last minute like? Yes? Then hold on…….. Something’s coming from Jalie, a free gift for you, a really useful free gift for you! I can’t tell you more until Wednesday, but……………………………I can help you get ready. Select your fabric(s), 40% stretch in width and length, something soft and drapey. ...

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November 14, 2018

Garment Sewing Retreat with Jalie in Ingersoll

A Garment Sewing Retreat with Jalie I’m counting down the days, I’ve sewn up a few new garments, and I have 3 lectures ready to present! Catherine Goetz of Distinctive Sewing Supplies organized this garment sewing retreat for November 19, 20 and 21. The featured guest is Emilie of Jalie, with Catherine and I assisting with guidance as needed. In preparation for...

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November 2, 2018

Bill’s Shorts Again Jalie 2107

Bill’s Shorts Fit! Success! Bill’s shorts fit! In a previous post, I shared my experience with this great pattern, Jalie 2107. I also mentioned that the first pair was too tight in the waist. Boo hoo. Fortunately, I had enough of that same cotton twill to make a larger pair. I started by selecting the size by his waist measurement,...