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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Taste of Fall

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Things have been pretty hectic at work lately, and when I get stressed I bake. As the leaves started to change colors, I was feeling...
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Friday, October 3, 2014

Underpinnings: My Achilles Heel

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I have a serious sewing problem: I always magically lose motivation as soon as I have to make undergarments. Which is probably why I'm s...
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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Growing Up Alcott

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"She opens the door of one house, and all find it is their own  house which they enter, a visitor once said of Louisa May Alcott"...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The Mother/Daughter Dress Project (or, the most lead time on a project I have given myself in years because my mother is better at planning than I am)

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Earlier this week I posted about plaid matching (or not!) in extant garments, and I mentioned that I am currently working on a project that ...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

Matching Plaid

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Pattern matching is a type of witchcraft I am only beginning to learn. See how the tartan continues all the way across the bodice, even ...
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Sunday, September 7, 2014

A Quiet End to Summer

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For the first time in possibly the last six years I didn't have to move on September 1st, which seemed like an open invitation to have a...
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L. R. Stern
Vintage sensibilities, a flair for the melodramatic, and an unstoppable sense of adventure. And of course, a particular fondness for plaid.
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