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Free Holiday Sewing Patterns

by | December 7, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

One of my favorite things about the holiday season is when the sewing pattern brands release their 12 days of Christmas patterns. These are free holiday sewing patterns designed to help make gift-giving easier on the pockets while being able to craft something useful...
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2024/2025 Fall & Winter New Plus-Size Indie Patterns

by | November 13, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Yes, I'm tardy for the pattern party this season but that's ok because the temperatures are *just* starting to drop where I am so I feel like I'm right on time to drop the new 2024-2025 fall and winter plus-size indie patterns. There was a pretty abysmal commercial...
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Styled By DOPEamine 7-Day Challenge

by | September 21, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Whenever I'm asked about my style, how I define it, etc, I'm typically at a loss for words. Not that I don't think that I look good in what I'm wearing--I do--but I've never considered myself particularly stylish because I allow what feels good to guide my outfit...
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Plus-Size Indie Sewing Patterns to Wear To Work

by | April 16, 2024 | Sew My Style | 0 Comments

Going back to work in an office a thing so here are plus-size indie sewing patterns that can be used for a beautiful in office work wardrobe.

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DIY Preschool Girl Capsule Wardrobe

I love a capsule wardrobe but always thought they were hard to build. After studying them for 3 years, I took a stab at a preschool girl capsule wardrobe.

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The Anything But Basic Tee For The Entire Family
Basics. They are SO necessary but they can also be really hard to find too--especially when you're looking for a certain color, style, etc. In the sewing world, we will normally have patterns for all the complicated things that you could think of but when it comes...
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My Favorite 2018 Pattern Releases
I swear... 2018 I was a sewing fool! I just couldn't say no to all the tests and new techniques to try out. It caught up with me and I couldn't keep my blog up-to-date with all of them! 2018 was a year of epic pattern releases and I can't wait to share my favorites...
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Sunday Lately .::. 002.2019
Yes, I realize that I have put up zero posts in between this week and the last Sunday Lately. I'm using Katy from Wild and Wanderful's prompts weekly as the reminder that this site exists for a reason. Sewing and creating is my passion. While this site does generate...
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Pattern Test: P4P Twist Back Top

Pattern Test: P4P Twist Back Top

Sep 24, 2019 |

It's been about 2 years since I've made a top that has the cute back like this one here. When I first made them, I swore my brain was broken! I couldn't figure out the knot part at all. Needless to say, I've practiced a lot and can now whip these up pretty quickly....

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