tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274711272009-07-10T13:20:19.469-05:00Fashion, Fabric and Fabulosity!Gorgeous Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00105281854898289918noreply@blogger.comBlogger727125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27471127.post-14557498340671416332009-07-08T06:46:00.003-05:002009-07-08T07:11:16.447-05:00

I'm going to start this post off with an apology to my friends in Washington DC and Baltimore. I was down there this past weekend and I didn't have a chance to contact anyone. Renee? Allyn? Next time I'll call you before I come down and we'll all get together. Promise.Okay, so on to business. Monday, I attended the retirement ceremony for one of my oldest friends. He's a captain in the US Navy,

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Yay! Three people guessed the reason behind the 21%. They are Diane D., Marcia H., and Linda T. Congratulations to all three! They each received $10 gift certificates. Enjoy them ladies!Now, the reason for 21% is because the US was founded in 1776. Playing the numerology game, 1+7+7+6 adds up to 21, and there you have it!Honorable mention does go to Karla K., who's guess wasMy guess: the 21%

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As long as I'm plugging away, I just saw an email that came across my desk last night. My friends at HotPatterns are running a 4th of July sale too! So you can buy your patterns from them, your interfacing from Pam, and your fabrics from me and you'll be ready to rock and roll!Here's my all-time favorite, the Cosmopolitan Dress:Which would look fabulous in our Flowers in Showers jerseyI'm just

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Hello my dears! This weekend is July 4th, which is a big holiday here in the US. And to celebrate said big holiday, we're putting almost every fabric on sale at Gorgeous Fabrics for a whopping 21% off, including all the new fabrics that I've been putting up, like this fabulous extra-wide cotton jersey!Normally this baby is $14/yard, but through Sunday, it's on sale for $11.06/yard!Click Here to

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That's not a dog barking, that's exhaustion rearing its head. I took a bunch of students and colleagues to New York yesterday for a "field trip". It was a great time! We had a couple of adventures, but more than that, I think everyone had fun. And we were able to meet up with Carolyn and Lindsay T at the end of the day for dinner. As an aside, Jack's Restaurant on 40th looks like a pub grub place

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I got a bunch done on the dress today but I forgot to bring my camera so, alas, no pictures. I do want to say, I'm impressed with this pattern. It's a Palmer Pletsch pattern that has all the fitting information you could need to make it work for you. They use their fitting guidelines from Fit for Real People. I don't have that book, but everyone who does seems to love it. And as I say, I'm

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Here's the fabric I'm using for my McCall's shirtdress:It is a lightweight cotton with metallic embroidery all over its face. It's pushing the envelope for this pattern just a little, because it's lighter weight than I think is generally recommended, but I really like it and I think it will work up well.On a sadder note, one of my students sent me a note that Charrette, a local art-supply dealer,

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I am in the mood for a summer dress. I think I'll make view B, the short sleeved version. I have a metallic accented cotton floral that has been aging in my stash for about 3 or 4 years. I don't have my camera with me, but I'll post a picture of it later.The sun made an appearance yesterday, but today it's playing hide and seek. We were awakened to Bahamian style thunderboomers this morning, and

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That is one happy hibiscus. They say we will see the sun again tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see it.Happy sewing!

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June of 2009 is shaping up to be the least sunny in Boston ever. Seriously, we have had 3 days of sun this month and that is it. I decided that I need to make some sunshine, so I settled on Jalie's Sweetheart Top made up with Citrus Paisley Mesh from Gorgeous Fabrics (of course). I made the short sleeved version this time. I'm not going to review it here, since you can see everything I did in

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Yesterday was the Yankee Classic ballroom dance competition. DS the younger was competing for the first time with his partner. In the past, both kids have competed Pro-Am with Tatiana. To add fun to fun, we've had a camera crew tailing him (and to a lesser extent, all of us). I'll have more on that as the airing date gets closer. No pressure, right?We woke up to a typically beautiful June day in

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I'll do a recap tomorrow. We arrived at the competition at 9:15 this morning, and just got home an hour ago (10 at night). Yawn! I'm wiped, but here are a few pictures to give you a feel for our day.Waiting for Standard to startScoring Points with the JudgesYes, that is Maxim from DWTSOne of six cameras that were trained on them or us during the dance.We got two, they got four.It was great. But

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Check it out!If you're not a FB Peep for Gorgeous Fabrics, become one! Just search for GorgeousFabrics.com on Facebook and become a fan to get early notification of sales, Peeps-only deals and other great stuff.

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Free (that woke you up) to a good home:Exhibit A: Athena adjustable dress form. You can see her in many of my projects, but now I have four all together and even I don't need that many. Here's a picture of her in one of my projects: She's adustable from 32 inch bust to 38 inch, with waist from 26 to somthing I can't remember, and hips that go from 28 to something like 38. There is one piece

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DS the Youngest is taking part in the Yankee Classic dance competition next weekend. He's been growing like a little weed recently, and he is getting too tall for his old pants. He needs to wear black pants for both Standard and Latin. When I was at the dance store a couple of weeks ago, I checked out the pants. First off, they didn't have boys' sizes. And the men's pants started at $160 per pair

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It's a maxim in business that the customers you remember are the ones who make your life miserable. But you know what? I remember at least as well the ones who really make my day. Yesterday was a case in point. I was out of the office, but working on my computer (kid's appointment) when my phone rang. On the other end was a gentleman from Great Britain. He had found Gorgeous Fabrics while looking

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But not for me. I'm making a pair of black pants for DS the Younger using this Burda pattern:Next week he's taking part in the Yankee Classic ballroom dance competition. That is a whole 'nother story that you'll get to hear all about later. He's been growing like a little weed of late, and his pants are all getting short on him, so I thought I would make him a pair from All You Need Is...RPL in

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I was so inspired by Erica B's and Cindy's recent Maxi-dress renditions of this pattern, and I always loved the version that Cidell did last year. I wanted to make one for myself, but I wasn't sure about the longevity of the Maxi dress trend. So I called my BFAM, Emmett. The conversation went something like this."Emmett, what do you think? Can I get away with a maxi dress this year? Or will I be

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Not this gal, not this week.First, though, I would like to thank everyone for your kind wishes on my anniversary! I can't believe I have been married half my life. I am definitely not old enough to be married that long! I should have put this up the other day but my scanner software wasn't working properly. So here we are. God, we were kids then!Monday was our real anniversary. To celebrate, I

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I hope you had a nice weekend! It was a great weekend here. I taught a class on welt pockets Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon was pretty lazy, and we spent time just hanging out. Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary. We've been married half my life. Wow. That time has flown! We took the boys out to dinner last night to celebrate. Today was the boys' piano recital, and they both did great. And I

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Your Word is "Fearless"You see life as your one chance to experience everything, and you just go for it!You believe the biggest risk is being afraid and missing out on something amazing.Sometimes your fearlessness means you're daring. You enjoy risky activities.And sometimes your fearlessness means you're courageous. You're brave enough to do the right thing, even when it's scary.What's Your Word

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Image: Filmreference.comYep, that's what I have tomorrow. I was hoping that I would be let out of it, since I'm a standby juror. No such luck. The good news is that I only have to go to the district court in the next town. The bad news is that I will be out of commission for at least part of the day. Oh well. Leave a message if you need to get hold of me and I'll call you back or email as soon as

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Actually, what a beautiful weekend is more like it. We needed this. We just hung around. On Saturday we had our big cookout. Yesterday we planted the gardenand all the herbs on the deck and in the windowboxes.Last night, DH had a Booty Vortex gig, so the kids and I stayed home and watched movies together. It was great. Today, we washed the carsand made pulled pork for dinner, along with an

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Yesterday it was 90º, today it's 59º. I love New England! It's supposed to be around 80 tomorrow. Yep, like the saying goes, if you don't like the weather here, wait a minute. It'll change. To prep for summer, I made a pair of shorts from McCalls 5857. As you may know, I've been working on a pretty complex Marfy Jacket Pattern. It's great to work on, but it is intense,

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My first pair of shorts are almost finished. I like this pattern so I suspect I may make several before I'm done. I'll try to get them wrapped up tonight and review them. And wear them this weekend! But in the meantime, we're having a big Memorial Day Sale at Gorgeous Fabrics! Almost everything is 15% off our usual great prices*. And if you order $250 or more, you get free shipping! The sale

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