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Lena Hoschek - Spring/Summer 2012 Lookbook
With Fall 2012 fashion season in full swing, there have been no shortage of lovely clothes making their rounds on the internet. However, it's not a new autumnal collection that's making me swoon, but a...
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Ulyana Sergeenko - Spring/Summer 2012
Hello, lovelies! Did everyone have a wonderful weekend? This morning, I had originally planned to blog about my latest creation - a white eyelet version of Simplicity 1873 - but complications have...
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Miss Juliet Welcomes Spring: Simplicity 1873
Happy spring, darlings! Just in time for the new season, I've finally finished Simplicity 1873. No worries, I did not drop off the sewing/blogging world. An unexpected trip and some unexpected sewing...
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Miss Ava, Apple of My Eye - Simplicity 2343
Happy National Puppy Day, readers! Oh, you were not aware of this lovely holiday? Honestly, I wasn't either, until this morning. Nonetheless, for your viewing pleasure, Remy, my photo-bombing puppy:...
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No Crumpet Left Behind: A Seamstress Abroad
Hello, loves! Something's different, as I'm sure you've noticed. There's a new lilt to my voice and - good heavens! - is that the smell of freshly baked scones? Sadly, it's not. It's just the freshly...
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Miss Laurel Returns to Earth
Hello, kittens! It's nice to see you all. I hope the last year has kept you well. Not going to lie, I've been consistently stalking sewing blogs, even if I haven't been updating my own. Your new dog?...
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Miss Hazel Is Feeling Plummy
Hello, my lovelies! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Thanks again for all the comments on my last post. When composing that post, I was pretty sure there would only be cricket noises in response,...
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Miss Anna Sees Spots
Bonjour, mes amis! This was quite a week, filled with many a stressful thing, but also a couple of completed dresses.Now that I have a room dedicated to sewing (it is, technically, also an office, but...
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Miss Hazel Is in the (Floral) Navy
Why, look! It's another Colette Hazel. This is actually the initial version I wanted to make, in a lovely navy & pink floral, but that had to wait until some of the pattern fitting was worked out....
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Miss Anna Seizes Her Liberty
Happy Saturday, kittens! Most of my day has been spent watching college football on the couch in my pajamas, but the morning was certainly eventful. Sam and I attended one of our favorite weekend...
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Miss Zinnia Prepares For Fall
Autumn is, hands down, my favorite season of the year. Pumpkins line every porch, there's a nip in the air, and Colette Patterns always releases a new pattern! Their latest offering, the Zinnia skirt,...
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Miss Anna Goes A Bit Batty
Good evening, my dear ghouls. That most wonderful holiday of the year looms on the calendar, filling my head with tricks and treats and fun size Kit Kat bars. It's Halloween, y'all! Or, it will be in...
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Miss Anna Roots For the Home Team
Happy Sunday, my dear chipmunks! Did you enjoy a weekend of hiding acorns and engaging in crime-solving adventures? I do hope so.Here at Chez Fancy, our weekend plans were rather derailed. My dear...
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The Sewist Buys a Wedding Dress
Two months.Two months! In precisely sixty days, Dr. Sam and I are going to trot down the aisle and tie the proverbial knot. Woohoo! Quite frankly, I've been an insouciant bride. We're having a simple...
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Miss Zinnia Solves The Case
Hello, darlings! It's finally, finally getting chilly in Texas. Today is a blustery 48° Fahrenheit--I can hear your cackles, Dwellers of the North!--and the perfect weather to wear my favorite cozy new...
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Sewing the Curve: Thoughts on Size, Patterns, and Body Image
Today, there is no finished object. This weekend was a glorious whirlwind of wedding activities—a fabulous bridal shower, wedding ring shopping, and introducing Sam to my out-of-town loved ones—which...
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Miss Elisalex Finds Something Blue
Hello, my darling dears! I am late to a party, but that's fashionable, non? The party in question is not, it should be said, a rollicking Wednesday night wayzgoose, but rather a year-long internet fête...
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Miss Peggy Walks in the Woods
Happy Thanksgiving week, friends! Or, my dear international ones, Happy Week of American Friends Posting Pictures of Turkey Dinners on Instagram! This week has been much busier than expected, with...
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Miss Peggy Cozies Up to Plaid
Bonjour, my dear ones! Apologies for my unexpected blog silence, this past week. Between the holidays, my bachelorette party (a Nancy-Drew-inspired mystery dinner adventure), and crossing off my...
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Miss Juliet Dons a Rose: SImplicity 1873
Good afternoon, noble sewists! Today has been - surprise! - a whirlwind of wedding related shenanigans. I have painted dozens of wooden snowflakes, contacted every vendor, formatted all of our signage,...
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