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Mixing it Up in Flagstaff with Simplicity 8219
Hello my Introverts! It has been a crazy and busy January for me and I am so excited to share some of my other makes from the faux furever challenge last November. I am starting to feel like myself again, but I have some work to do to get back to doing Zumba and you guys know how much I love to dance. For now, I walk and that I definitely over did it this past weekend. I spent time with some amazing ladies from Phoenix Babes Who Create. It’s a group of creative women from all walks of life, bloggers, real estate agents, advertising agents, sewists (wink wink) and…
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It’s Official! I am a Minerva Blogger
Hi Introverts! I have been waiting for months to share the news. Minerva.com reached out to me last year to be a blogger on their site. And of course, I said, YES! How it works is I get to pick fabric from a list that they send out each month and they send it to me to make something beautiful and share with you all and their followers on their site. A lot of people would turn down the offer for free products, but seeing as I sew all the time it made sense. They are helping me feed the monster that I call my sewjo. I was so ecstatic…
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Getting Away with Wearing Faux Fur in Arizona McCalls 7257 Pattern Review
I’m guilty of being one of those people who doesn’t take down her holiday decorations after the New Year. Now I have a good reason for it this year, dealing with my post-op recovery and other personal issues has made me a little depressed. For some reason, it has been more difficult than I remember it being the first time I had a fibroid removed. I still have pain on my left side, but it seems to get a little better every week. I just thought that into my 4th week now that I would be back to my normal self or at least skipping around the house a little…
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Celebrating My Anniversary in Style with Simplicity 8739
Hi Introverts! I`m trying something new. I know a lot of you follow me because you are also an introvert. Social media and blogs allow us to express ourselves without the pressure to continue to entertain or speak up in a large crowd, usually five or more people, lol. If you are on Instagram, then you know that I announced my very first sewing challenge. So excited! (If you watched Kevin Hart`s Irresponsible comedy show on Netflix you get the reference). I have wanted to work with faux fur for a long time, but was too scared to try it. Well November was the perfect month to experiement because it…
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The Making of My Birthday Dress and Adventure to Long Beach
Hi loves, I know it has been way too long. I’m usually writing at least one post a month. That’s how I imagine it in my head. I promise I am trying to get better at this. My official birthday is in the middle of this week, Wednesday, August 21st, but being the true Leo that I am I get excited when the month comes around and the weekend before it. This year my husband and I decided to go to Cali to celebrate my birthday and catch up with some friends. Honestly, the first half of the year had been rough with all my health issues especially in May…
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Don’t be Like me: Tips to Sew Burda Pattern 6661
Happy Friday loves! I always like to search to see if anyone else has made a pattern I’m attempting that way if I get stuck I can reach out and see what they are doing and I hope that others do the same with me. The sewing community is a really open and sharing group of ladies and gentleman. If you decide to join you will not regret it. Well, on my search I only found one other person who had made the jacket. It made me wonder was it the pattern number that kept people away? I get it if it is. I decided that I wouldn’t let a…
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Everything You Need to Know About Creating Simplicity Pattern 8174 Moto Jacket
I finally got the images I needed to show you all the blood, sweat and tears I put into making my first moto jacket. If you know me then you know I don’t like to take the easy way when it comes to sewing. I am not afraid to try making something new if it will get me one step closer to my dream wardrobe. I had a moto jacket in the past, but it was faux leather and after a while, it started to pill. After that, I couldn’t get myself to purchase a new one and real leather motos were out of the question because of the cost…
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The Fear of Leggings: Pattern Review of McCalls 7261
There are many aspects of my life where I find myself being brave and then I have moments of complete fear. I usually ignore the problem until I can muster up the courage to tackle it, but sometimes that can take weeks such is the case with making a pair of leggings. The last time I made fitted pants they almost ripped on the runway and I have allowed that fear to cripple my creativity when it comes to sewing pants. Last year I only made one pair of pants and I made them so wide that I wouldn’t have to worry about my curves. Now my goal last year…
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Simplicity 8424 Pattern Review: Mesh Knit Pullover Top
Hey Loves! I know it has been a while. I have been working hard on my craft and health lately so I had to put blogging on the back burner for a minute. Good news is that my health is starting to get under control (yeah Zumba!!) and I am seeing the inches come off. You’ll see in the photos from today’s review. I can honestly say this is my new favorite top. I wanted to create something with a little more edge to it as I wanted to show that I can be edgy not just adorable or cute as I’ve heard most of my life. This was a…
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Planning for the Future
In 2019, I want to go into the year with the mindset of “Why Not” try. Too often we let Nah sayers including ourselves stop us from doing something courageous. We tell ourselves why should I even try when I will fail. We set ourselves up for failure before we even launch. This year I decided “Why Not” start that Web Design company you wanted to start. I have been studying on and off all year and am so close to being done with my first course so “Why Not” finish and do something I’m passionate about. A couple of years ago, I discovered Web Design by accident. I was…
