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This is NOT a photo of me. I know that I need to turn the computer on in order to get it to work…. Dear Friends, I know I’m a bit late for the next pattern drafting tutorial. The hold up has been the start of a new college semester. The software I am . . . → Read More: Stay Tuned for the Next Step for the Skirt Pattern Drafting Tutorial I’m on jury duty this week so I’m not sewing anything…not even hand work…it is a serious criminal case (and that is all I can say) so they are even stricter than the TSA about what can be taken beyond the security checkpoints. At least there aren’t any pat downs…. . . . → Read More: Jury Duty (Cross posted with Modern Retro Woman Blog) Today, I am especially giving thanks for Baby Alice who chose my baby sister and her husband to be her parents (and for her birth parents who listened to Alice when she told them that she was conceived for Jill and Drew). Baby Alice and Me, Thanksgiving, . . . → Read More: Giving Thanks Have you heard? My local JoAnn Fabrics has remodeled and turned one of their storage spaces into a classroom. What that means for me is that I am now one of their teachers! Unfortunately, they didn’t give me a lot of lead time to prepare and make samples so I’m going bonkers between school and . . . → Read More: Challenge for Today I’ve given Grandma’s Sewing Cabinet a new look and enabled comments subscriptions. As with the Modern Retro Woman blog, there is still some futzing to be done but the general bones are in place. Jerry Seinfeld models The Puffy Shirt We don’t watch television as a general rule but the other night I caught the tail-end of the famous “puffy shirt” Seinfeld episode at my in-laws’ house. Most assuredly, that puffy shirt was just awful which is why it was such a funny episode destined for “instant classic” . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Bishop Sleeves I haven’t forgotten about you all. I’m studying for my final exam tonight. There is much joy and celebration in my family–my youngest sister and her husband have become “Insta-Parents.” Little Alice Kennay’s birth mother only found out last week that she was pregnant and thought she was only a couple of months along. Lo and behold, Alice, who will obviously fit in quite well in our family . . . → Read More: Help! I spent the weekend with some wonderful women at the COSIA retreat. As I was describing Tailored Curriculum to them, I shared with them that one of my goals of the program is to help create a space where parents and children can create cherished memories. Sure, I could create a program where the children . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Thank You, Grandma Lois According to the Pantone Institute’s Fall 2009 Fashion Color Report, American Beauty–a true red–is making a comeback this fall in response to our uncertain economic times. “Perfect for all skin tones, American Beauty is a feel-good color,” the report continues. I am elated that true red is coming back in vogue. I have a beautiful . . . → Read More: American Beauty |
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