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I wore my new Megan Nielsen Briar top to drop off my son at summer school this week, and I felt like I was nailing that “effortlessly cool mom” look. My clothes said, “Oh hey, I know all the best playgrounds AND hip local coffee shops.” I was winning at style for the day. I wasn’t wearing workout clothes OR a graphic T-shirt AND I was still comfortable. […]
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I wanted to post a blow-by-blow pattern review and tips for sewing McCall’s M6696 shirtdress, sewing friends. Alas, my fitting skills came up short. […]
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We’re halfway through 2017 (this year is FLYING by π), so now’s the perfect time to see how I’m doing on my 2017 sewing goals. […]
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Instead of a straight-ahead sewing pattern review, I thought I’d walk through my process for making aΒ muslin. I stitched the Sew Caroline Larchmont T that appears in the newΒ “Weekend Style” sewing book. It’s a simple woven T-shirt pattern that was a freebie in the spring issue 2017 of Sew News magazine. Because it’s only three […]