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It’s hard to get into sewing for fall when it’s in the 90s every day but I found the perfect fabric for my Indygo Junction Trench Topper pattern and had to make time in my schedule to sew it up.

The fabric is from Denyse Schmidt’s home dec line for Free Spirit (I can’t remember the [...]

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I’m still pretty surprised about my enjoyment with this quilting stuff. Although technically, I’m not quilting; I’m piecing quilt tops.
Regardless, I’ve done far more this year than I ever expected to sew in my life. Among them is this lovely top, made with Alexander Henry’s Sprites of Tillbrook line of fabric. The pattern is called [...]

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When I saw the Tina Givens patterns at Market last fall, I was excited at the prospect of sewing them. The look is so different from the children’s clothing out there! Just funky and bohemian, not fussy at all.
The reality of sewing the Little Goddess (made with Laura Gunn’s Lantern Bloom for Michael Miller) was [...]

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In spite of the total lack of blog activity, I actually have been sewing this summer. The pace of life changes during these months and I often find myself lazing poolside or just hanging with the kiddos, but there has been a bit of sewing fun involved.

I whipped up this KeykaLou purse for a friend [...]

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Back in May, I had the pleasure to meet the lovely and talented Genevieve Gail at Market. Imagine my surprise when she sent me pictures of a new necklace she designed and asked if it would be OK to call it the “Craft Addict Necklace.”
And then she sent me one! I love it and think [...]

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