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    Truth in Beta-testing

    Yesterday a sewing pattern beta-tester asked this question in a FB group: “Is it customary to have to grade your own pattern down?” The pattern she was testing was too big in the  size she measured for, and when reporting…

    By [email protected] May 27, 2016
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    What is a good age to start sewing?

    By sheer coincidence, these two posts came on my Facebook feed yesterday: Jennifer Van Meter DeShazer (Jennuine Design), in her new sewing FB group, queried “How long have you been sewing and how did you begin?” My dear friend Robbin uploaded…

    By [email protected] May 26, 2016
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    Pants Rise: Shape versus Size

    Quick post: Sometimes you can see what’s happening with garment fit by playing with the paper pattern. I came across this free Baby Bloomer pattern on Craftsy this evening: There’s just about no shape/angle/curve/hook  to the front and back rises.  …

    By [email protected] May 25, 2016
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    Alpha Testing: Measure, Walk, True

    When a sewing pattern is released for sale, it has been  (hopefully) both Alpha and Beta tested: that means it has been tested by professionals and by amateurs.  You may have participated in Beta testing yourself, or read posts from…

    By [email protected] May 23, 2016
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    Elastic Casings the Easy Way

    (Pinterest link: https://www.pinterest.com/7pinedesign/7-pine-design/) What was your first apparel sewing project?  Chances are that it was an elastic-waist skirt, an elastic-waist pajama pant, or an elastic-neckline peasant dress: simple, un-fitted silhouettes with minimal pattern pieces. What was your least favorite step? My…

    By [email protected] May 18, 2016
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    Free Pattern: Bias-trim Pocket

    Last week I was making the Brownie Goose  “Junie”  dress and decided I’d like to add pockets, and since I was already making bias tape for the dress, I made pockets trimmed with the bias tape: Rounded pockets are great because…

    By [email protected] May 16, 2016
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    How to make your own Bias Tape

    (Pinterest link: https://www.pinterest.com/7pinedesign/7-pine-design/) Some of the cutest sewing patterns  use bias-tape-trim: strips of fabric cut diagonal to the fabric selvedges.  Bias tape can be folded into binding, or stitched around cord to make piping. I love bias-tape-trim, but I’ve  struggled with the most…

    By [email protected] May 11, 2016
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    Pattern Review: Brownie Goose “Junie”

    My first Brownie Goose pattern!  Although I’ve purchased way too many pdfs over the past year, I still scan the new releases to see if there’s anything I “need”.  The “Junie” struck me as so very vintage-yet-fresh, simple-yet-clever….like something a…

    By [email protected] May 9, 2016
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    A-line Skirt: “Slash-and-Spread” Method

    …... In pattern drafting, you often want to add fullness to the shape of a pattern piece: The CORRECT way to add fullness is from WITHIN the pattern piece. The INCORRECT way is to tack on more to the OUTSIDE the…

    By [email protected] May 1, 2016

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Because color! This one’s for our daughter @aud Because color!

This one’s for our daughter @audreystarlight  who LOVES color and light, even though she’s not a fan of water, swimming, pools, beaches, or snorkeling so she wouldn’t have liked this vacation...but we do miss her and will be back soon.
 
It’s quite an experience to travel during COVID-19. It requires extra time, planning, and patience. Most important is testing which must be timed so that your results are ready within a 72 hour window of your flight (you need another test coming home). Vacation testing is expensive (because of shipping samples overnight) and generally not covered by insurance. Extra separate travel insurance is mandatory many places in case you catch Covid during your stay and require quarantine and/or medical 

Depending where you travel, health restrictions may include: only 1 person or family on an elevator, maximum 4 people together at a restaurant table, no singing or dancing in public....masks at all times except seated (socially distanced!) and eating, or on wet sand. 

Only 1 person per family allowed in a grocery store, after temperature check and hand sanitizing. 

There may be curfews for the beach, for the streets, and for restaurants. Many businesses and attractions are closed. Expect the atmosphere and “street culture” to be subdued and less festive than you may may remember.

That said, travel is a great reminder that we are all interconnected and will fight through this pandemic together!
Because warm and sunny! #I❤️Aruba Because warm and sunny!

#I❤️Aruba
Because fresh fish! My husband caught these this Because fresh fish!
 
My husband caught these this morning. Fried up by No’s Clubhuis on PalmBeach, Aruba.
Because sharing. I love iguanas and one food I kno Because sharing. I love iguanas and one food I know they can safely eat is lettuce.
Because the beaches are empty and the airfares are Because the beaches are empty and the airfares are low.
 
And the locals can really use our tourist dollars.

#aruba #onehappyisland #palmbeach #palmbeacharuba
Because vacation! Haven’t been anywhere beside Because vacation!
 
Haven’t been anywhere besides the grocery store for a year! It’s midnight, we leave at 3:00 a.m. and I decided that I need tropical color masks to wear. My husband thinks I’m nuts. Oh well!
Because upcycling! Vintage tablecloth into suspe Because upcycling! 

Vintage tablecloth into suspender skirt. One of a kind size 4 in my Etsy shop.
Because poufiness! Sometimes those vintage styles Because poufiness!

Sometimes those vintage styles need a bit of fluff. Hidden nylon “horsehair” to the rescue. 

Adjustable-waist petticoat just added to the collection in my Etsy shop. 

#vintagestyle #vintagekids #vintagedress #vintagedressing #childrenswear #childcouturemagazine #kidsfashion #kidscouture
Because new year, new projects! Vintage lace, de Because new year, new projects!
 
Vintage lace, deadstock cotton Muslim, and nylon horsehair from @wawaksewing.

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