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~ easy bitsy top

Thank you all for leaving comments on the coverstitch machine question. I really appreciate every input....... I still keep my fingers crossed, our anniversary is coming soon, that might be an opportunity to ask for a new toy.........lol,....In another news, I recently made an easy top, just to jump start my mojo. It's a simple [...]

By |April 15th, 2009|Top|Comments Off on ~ easy bitsy top

Finally……and a coverstitch question

Wao, it's been a long time....... I honestly miss blogging and sewing, but I am glad to be back.......Life has been so busy but proud to say my thesis is corrected and submitted. Now I am seriously thinking about what to wear for my graduation . I will love to wear a dress and if [...]

By |April 4th, 2009|Thoughts|Comments Off on Finally……and a coverstitch question

Thanks sistahs……

Finally, I came out of my shell. I have been pretty busy lately..... work, home, kids school and so busy correcting my Msc. thesis.....I have also been nominated for the sisterhood award by these my lovely sistahs in the blogland. Faye Lewis:KnitmachinequeenMimisatinJCSew passionistasewuptightThank you all so much for your thoughts, I really appreciate it.Now to [...]

By |March 11th, 2009|Award|Comments Off on Thanks sistahs……

Tunic Top (M5666 View B)

If you want to make something very fast, easy and right from the envelop , try this pattern, it's an easy , the instructions were straight forward and I did not have to do any alteration at all.I used kind of batiste fabric , and I used french seam throughout for clean inside. For the [...]

By |February 15th, 2009|Top|Comments Off on Tunic Top (M5666 View B)

Spring Jean Jacket (S3628 View B)

Yes, I have been sewing, I actually finished this jacket and another top last week, but didn't have my camera to take the pictures. Here is a review of my lovely jean jacket, I used the one and only Simplicity 3628 pattern, and cut out view B. This time I used Denim fabric and cut [...]

By |February 10th, 2009|Jacket|Comments Off on Spring Jean Jacket (S3628 View B)

My First Award………Kreativ Blogger

Wao Wao, what do I say to this surprise honor. I have been nominated by JC for Kreativ Blogger. I am highly honored, thank you JC for this nomination, and my appreciation to my other sisters in blogland who visit my blog and leave encouraging comments all the time. I am most grateful. You've all [...]

By |January 26th, 2009|Award|Comments Off on My First Award………Kreativ Blogger

My First Vogue pattern V2850

I have been so afraid of buying, talkless of sewing a vogue pattern, I just talked to myself , "if you don't try you don't fail and if you don't fail you don't learn" , so I gave vogue pattern a shot, and so glad I did, and as from now, I guess no stopping.............but [...]

By |January 12th, 2009|Top|Comments Off on My First Vogue pattern V2850

Holiday , Fabric and Goals

I have been so busy since I came back from the States, lots and lots to catch on. My trip was so lovely , my kids enjoyed every bit of it, they even asked if we could visit Obama ....lol, my 6 yr old son would have loved to have dinner with him ahahaha...... They [...]

By |January 12th, 2009|Fabric|Comments Off on Holiday , Fabric and Goals

Happy Holiday

HAPPY ! HAPPY!! HAPPY HOLIDAYI wish you all a happy holiday and a prosperous New Year. As for me and the kids we are having a nice holiday right in USA. For the first time , my kids get to meet my sister and her family in GA, I haven't seen her in 8 years, [...]

By |December 25th, 2008|Holiday|Comments Off on Happy Holiday

Fitted Pant (Simplicity 4366)

Fellas, hope you've been having fun sewing!!!!!. I have been busy working on this simplicity pant for some days now. I made three different muslins , read lots of books and visited some blogs just to make this pant as fitted as I can, in the end I guess all my effort paid off. Here [...]

By |December 19th, 2008|Fitted pant.|Comments Off on Fitted Pant (Simplicity 4366)