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My Sewing (& Knitting) Plans for 2018
My Sewing (& Knitting) Plans for 2018

What are your Sewing Plans for the New Year?  I already have a long list of things I would like to accomplish with the knowledge that there probably won't be time for everything on my list.  In any regard, I'm very excited to get started.  Take a look below at some of the things in the works....

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Sewing My Gatsby Prototype - Using a Vintage Dress as my muslin....
Sewing My Gatsby Prototype - Using a Vintage Dress as my muslin....

After all your wonderful suggestions, I did end up choosing Ladies 1931 Dress from Vintage Pattern Lending Library for my Gatsby Dress.  I just can't seem to get enough of those VPLL patterns!  More on THAT later.  Here is the story of how I came to use a Vintage 1940's dress for my "muslin" prototype....

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The Making of a Hat - How I achieved my 1920's Miss Fisher Look
The Making of a Hat - How I achieved my 1920's Miss Fisher Look

Having acquired all the materials - wool hat (a la Old Navy), millinery wire, ribbon aplenty and a beautiful feather rose, I was ready to make my hat for the Girl's Inc. Hat's off to Women Who Dare event.  Yay!  I love decorating hats and making them very special.....

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Out with the OLD! - Let's finish those UFO's (Unfinished Objects)
Out with the OLD! - Let's finish those UFO's (Unfinished Objects)

Since my last post (and because it was the end of the year) we've been cleaning up a bit and getting ready for new things. We've had a build up of projects left behind at the shop......

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the sewing room, unfinished objects, cleaning upJennifer SerrThe Sewing Roomcleaning house, purging, new projects, knitting, ufo's, unfinished objects, 2017, new year traditions, sewing machines, dublin sewing center, recycled materials, scrap sf, east bay depot for creative reuse, donating materials, donations, sewing supplies