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• Weekend

  

  debating. The subject up for discussion was elastic and if you can believe it, women weren’t the ones were fighting over the stretchy notion – it was men! Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 LIFESTYLE

• This Is What Handmade Means To Me

  

  Lately, I’ve been more into the concept of handmade garments. Making a partially handmade wardrobe is becoming something I want and with each project, the idea... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Sewing History: Tracing Paper + Wrong Side Out

  

  The past couple of weekends, I’ve gone on scavenger hunts for things that are old. Two weekends ago, I drove north and west of Philadelphia to Lambertville and... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• How To Make A Pattern Petite: Part 2

  

  One thing I strive for my blog to be is a forum. I don’t want to be a priest, preaching my Christian sermon and not accepting other religions. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Dear Maddie: Slashing And Opening

  

  I receive a lot of questions about slashing and opening. A lot. My first tutorial explains what slashing and opening is, why it is used, and gives a simple... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Dream Sewing

  

  What do you dream of while your sleeping? Amy once wrote that she fell asleep thinking about the pattern shapes of garments, or underwear. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Dear Kate Undies

  

  It’s called ritual behavior and in one episode of Sex and The City, Carrie Bradshaw called the things that we do over and over SSB – Secret Single Behavior.... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Portrait Of A Seamstress: Nilah

  

  Every time I meet a seasoned seamstress, they have the same look and stance. Even the glare in their eye is the same. The best way I can describe it is “standin... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend

  

  was about bread making. First of all, i want to thank you for all your comments yesterday, negative or positive. I hope my choice of the word failure wasn’t... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Can You Fail and Still Succeed?

  

  At the beginner of the summer, I was contacted by the folks at The Declaration of You. Their motive for emailing me? They wanted me to be a part of their... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Playing With Paper Dolls

  

  Didn’t I say paper dolls were cool? When Anto released her first set of printable paper dolls (she just released her second set), I was one of the first, and... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION

• Make Your Own Pattern: Reese

  

  Just before the weather turned, I was shopping for the warmer temperatures at a few local stores and in the distance in one store, a blue, floral printed top... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend

  

  was about recalling and remembering. The summer of my freshman year of high school, my homeroom teacher was Ms. Schack. Boy, was she the devil. Devil! Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Happy Fourth of July

  

  In the movie, The Little Rascals, Darla says, “When he sings, it makes my heart melt like a popsicle on the Fourth of July!” Darla, you’re so right, except... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• What i Heart: Peggy Sue Is Back!

  

  Many of you have been on a Mad Men craze. Gertie, I’ve seen what you’ve made and_. All of your dresses have waists, men, and random onlookers but supposedly thi... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 FASHION

• Patternmaking: How To Make A Pattern Petite

  

  I recently participated in a Instagram photoshoot where I and several other women modeled petite clothing. As I was having my photo taken, I thought, “how are... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend

  

  the wedding that I intended to wear the red dress to happened. Did I wear my red dress? No. Did I think about wearing my red dress? Yes. Honestly, and I am not... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Kindle + Inspire: Paper Dolls + Betsy McCall

  

  Have you ever discovered something and once you start digging, you find way more than you unearth? That was the case with me and paper dolls. Okay. Stop... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Weekend

  

  Was not about hula hooping but that would have been fun, right? My brother texted me last week while on vacation with my family. “Let’s plan a Skype date. I wan... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Portrait Of A Seamstress: Jackie

  

  Jackie is ma’ girl, ma’ West Philly girl. Just like New York City, Philadelphia is broken into several sections. There’s North Philly (Northern Liberties), Sout... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE