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Bangkok Fabric Shopping

February 22, 2016 By Susan 37 Comments

A few weeks ago I got to go check out what will be our new home – Bangkok, Thailand! We are headed over in June and especially now that I’ve gotten to visit – I really couldn’t be more excited. I’m going to jump into the fabric shopping now, but at the end I’ll talk a… 

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Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: Bangkok, Chinatown, fabric, knit, market, quilting cotton, Sampeng, shopping, Thailand, wholesale

Friday Fiver: Heidi & Finn

November 20, 2015 By Susan Leave a Comment

There’s a whole lot of layering happening where we are, and we’re finally beginning to feel chilly more often than not. You’re going to love this week’s Friday Fiver – it’s a comfy knit layering piece in sizes 12m to 12, the Slouchy Cardigan from Heidi & Finn! It’s hard to go wrong with fabric… 

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Filed Under: Friday Fiver Tagged With: beginner, cardigan, easy, Heidi & Finn, knit, pattern, PDF, slouchy, stretch, tutorial

Things to Sew for Comfy Holiday Gatherings

November 5, 2015 By Susan 1 Comment

There’s this thing that’s happened in my family that I expect has happened in most others — the crinkly and constrictive fancy clothes we used to wear for holidays have gotten far more relaxed and comfortable. THANK GOODNESS. But when I think about what to wear for Thanksgiving meals, this is the first thing that… 

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Filed Under: holiday, knit, pattern, Sewing Tagged With: christmas, comfy, family, holiday, knit, meal, pattern, Sewing, Thanksgiving, tutorial, upcycle

Friday Fiver for MEN!

October 23, 2015 By Susan Leave a Comment

Boys appear somewhat regularly around here, but Men are few and far between. But TODAY. Today’s Friday Fiver is toooootally manly and perfect for gift sewing! It’s the Tahoe Tee from Peekaboo Pattern Shop! Boyfriends, husbands, sons, nephews, grandsons – they’ll ALL love this basic tee! Sleeve options on this basic tee include muscle, short… 

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Filed Under: Friday Fiver Tagged With: basic, knit, men, pattern, t-shirt, Tahoe, tee

Simple Skirt in Idle Wild Knits!

October 15, 2015 By Susan 6 Comments

I love a good marriage of stripe and floral and I’m not the only one these days – they’re everywhere! (Will this marriage LAST?!? My money’s on YES.) When I heard that the friends behind Pattern Anthology were putting out their own line of knits with Riley Blake I knew they’d be good – and… 

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Filed Under: knit, skirt Tagged With: fabric, girls, Idle Wild, jersey, knit, Pattern Anthology, prints, Riley Blake, simple skirt, spandex

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