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{Pattern Review: Wren Dress}

August 23, 2019 by kelerr

Like much of what I make, I became interested in the Colette Patterns Wren Dress after seeing someone else’s on their Instagram account. It was one of those situations in which I was vaguely familiar with the pattern, but because I didn’t like the view in the picture, I didn’t explore the other options. And while I don’t like the cover version of the dress, the other view is amazing. So I set to work on the dress. Colette is […]

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{Out and About: A Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Afternoon}

August 20, 2019 by kelerr

Being a born and raised New Yorker sure has it’s benefits most of the time. Not only is there access to great theater and restaurants and just about anything else you can think of, there’s always something new and fun to do! Recently, I’ve been taking advantage of the multitude of pop up museums that… well, pop up… all over the city. Last Friday, I got to experience the Paley Center’s FREE exhibit, Making Maisel Marvelous which runs through September […]

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{Introducing Sew Fancy Fabric!}

August 16, 2019 by kelerr

If you follow my Instagram account, you may have already seen the news that I have started a little business venture with my sister. We have been designing our own fabric and selling them through Spoonflower. This is an exciting new project, and one that I have been thinking about for a while now, and I’m excited to share it with you today! This venture came about after realizing that I want to do more in the sewing field, but […]

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{Pattern Review: The Fringe Dress}

August 13, 2019 by kelerr

The Chalk and Notch Fringe Dress was my first project of what has started out as a very slow month for sewing. Essentially, life happened, and I ended up extending a trip upstate by a couple of days due to a completely punctured tire. Thankfully, this happened in my sister’s driveway and not on the road, but it also happened at an extremely odd time when we couldn’t bring it in to be fixed, and long story short, my stay […]

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{Pattern Review: The Rosie Dress}

August 9, 2019 by kelerr

Aside from new releases, there are very few patterns left at Sew Over It that I haven’t tried to make. The Rosie Dress was one of those patterns. Despite purchasing the pattern quite a long time ago, I just never had the opportunity to make it up. In June, I decided that it would be a delightful dress to wear to my work end term party. I had gotten some really great fabric at the SOI store in London in […]

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{My Makes for July}

August 6, 2019 by kelerr

Summer sewing is in full swing over here, and no one is more excited than me that there’s still a full month before I need to go back to work! More sewing time means a bigger and better fall wardrobe! Now, before you get too impressed, you should know that two of these dresses were basically finished except when the month began, and one was in a state of being about half finished. Three were brand new patterns (to me) […]

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{What I Read: July 2019}

August 2, 2019 by kelerr

I love summer vacation for three main reasons: 1.) lots of time to visit my niece and nephew, 2.) sewing, and 3.) reading. And read I did this July, making up for the months with only two books this year. Hey, I pledged to read 50 before the year is up. Given what I did this month, I may just get there! Though I read a number of books, I’m going to count six of them in one group as […]

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{Sewing Space Overhaul}

July 30, 2019 by kelerr

I’ve bought my apartment eight years ago, and am still trying to figure out exactly how I want to organize it. This past month, I found myself with a little extra cash (thanks to a car repair I needed being under warranty, there therefore free!), and I was finally able to get what I needed for my sewing space overhaul. First thing I got was a new desk chair. I got the idea of an upholstered desk chair into my […]

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{Pattern Review: PollyAnna Pocket Dress}

July 26, 2019 by kelerr

My latest completed make is the PollyAnna Pocket Dress from Gina Renee Designs. This was a new pattern design company for me, and I honestly can’t remember how I stumbled upon this pattern. However, it came to me as I was trying to come up with the perfect use for my Siesta Beach Lady McElroy Fabric (the link will take you to Blackbird Fabrics which is where I bought the fabric, however I have seen it on many fabric sites). […]

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