Category: Sewing
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Feels like the First Time
Reference Remember that shirt I was going to make for Mr. Penney? Well, I finished it last week. Here is the result: And here is the review that appears on Pattern Review: Pattern Description: Men’s button front knit shirt based on this Banana Republic shirt Pattern Sizing: A men’s medium, with an addition inch added…
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Waiting Game
Reference Well, I am sitting here right now, waiting for the air conditioning repairman to call me to let me know when he will be here. Fortunately, today is not supposed to be a scorcher; but I have never been a fan of these unscheduled times off work. I don’t have a lot of vacation…
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Be My Baby
Reference Well, I finished the second dress this past weekend; and yesterday, both dresses were taken to the post office to make their way to Ken and Uma. Here is my review that will somehow manage to get on PatternReview. Pattern Description: Sundress with short pants from Sewing for Baby. Pattern Sizing: In the book,…
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One Step Up
And two steps back. Reference Well, this is as far as I am with my mother’s sock. Now, if you saw it last Wednesday night, you might be saying to yourself, “Funny, I thought he was a lot further along with it than that at Meetup.” Well, yes, I was. After finishing the heel flap,…
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Even It Up
Reference Well, I have another set of socks done in Jitterbug. Nothing too unusual about them,
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Da’ Butt
Reference Here it is, as promised. I have been asked why I am sewing pants. Well, as far as sewing garments in general, I one day dream of making shirts and jackets out of my own handwoven material. But I am sewing pants for an entirely different reason. I have a big ass. And large…
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Something Just Ain’t Right
Reference Thanks for all of the b-day wishes. This past weekend was great. Busy, but great. Saturday, we had a party at our house to celebrate my 40th with friends and family. This involved lots of prep on the part of Mr. Penney and myself (but mostly Mr. Penney.) We judged the party itself to…
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I Know What Boys Like
Keeping an Amazon wish list helps, though. Reference Well, as promised, here are some of the textile related things that Mr. Penney got me for Christmas.
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Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Reference Well, I must admit, sewing in the zipper for the sweater was my biggest dread for Mr. Penney’s sweater; but two things got me to do it: It was never going to be done until the zipper was finally in, and No matter how badly I did it, it could be taken out and…
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Dress You Up
Reference One sock down, one to go. I was happily knitting away on this sock on Sunday when I decided to take the ball of yarn to the scale to determine how much yarn I had left and when I should switch from doing the double basketweave to ribbing. Good timing, luckily, because I only…