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My little gardening buddy....happy to sun himself on a rock while I worked around him:

       Simplicity 2369 is a very popular and often reviewed pattern on the sewing website PatternReview . It's been sitting at the top of my to-do list for quite awhile, so I gave it a try. I had this yellow knit in my stash, so I used it to test the pattern. It really wasn't the right fabric, tho....too thin and clingy. But now I know why this is a much-loved pattern! I did make my usual FBA, and added stretch elastic to the neckline to eliminate gaping.  I'm looking forward to making up the dress, when I find the right fabric. In the mean time, this will work well as a PJ top. Speaking of PJs, a couple of bloggers like Karen and Barbara have been posting about PJs, so I guess I'm right on trend!                                           The PJs top needed some bottoms, so I got out McCall's 5248 . Not much to say here, just your b...

My husband and I are blessed with these amazing daughters and sons. (Matt-21, Kristen-26, Kenny-24, Libby-28) Mother's Day blessings to all Mothers everywhere :-)

I wanted to make another messenger-type bag, but without the detail that I put into the last one that I made. Lori posted these projects of the Alice book bag on her blog, and I really liked the ring detail so I thought I'd give it a try. I like the handle option: it can be opened out full length to be a cross-body bag, or doubled up and worn under the arm. These rings were in my stash.....a little larger than the pattern calls for but they still worked okay:   The pattern allows for one interior pocket, and I think if I made this again I would add a zipper pocket inside also. I added a zipper to the exterior pocket for security. This is the second bag I made using this pattern. The first one was a fail. I used a very heavy weight Pellon, fusing it to the bag and it was sloppy looking, too stiff and very difficult to work with. I wanted to try something new, but I still prefer using craft fleece, with canvas sewed in for support. The bag above doesn't hav...

Today I am the featured blogger on the Simplicity FaceBook site for my Easter outfit: Simplicity 2345: Coincidentally, I wore this dress to work today and had a couple of pics snapped showing the alternative styling with a cardi instead of the jacket: Thanks, Simplicity, for the nice shout-out to those of us in the sewing community!