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Treasure Island Flea Rain Check

posted June 26, 2011 / 7 Comments

So yesterday, after visiting the Ferry Building Farmers Market (and eating a lot), we headed over to the Treasure Island Flea to scope out [...]
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Friday Fabric Finds: June 24

posted June 24, 2011 / 7 Comments

This week's Fabric Finds come from a new source — The Legacy Thrift and Gift Shop up in Sebastopol. After spending the night in Yountville [...]
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Prepping for Treasure Island Flea

posted June 22, 2011 / 6 Comments

One of the great tips I took away from this post about prepping for craft shows was doing a test run of your booth setup [...]
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Selling at the Treasure Island Flea

posted June 21, 2011 / 9 Comments

On an impulsive whim, I signed up to sell as a vendor at the Treasure Island Flea. Even though I haven't attended the show [...]
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The Sew Weekly Redesign

posted June 20, 2011 / 6 Comments

Just in case you read The Sew Weekly in a newsreader of some sort, I just launched a fairly minor redesign of the homepage. [...]
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Introducing Oona Does It!

posted June 20, 2011 / 8 Comments

I'm very excited to announce a new weekly column here at The Sew Weekly: Oona Does It! Oona came to my attention as a member [...]
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MTL: Make Fleur Own Music Dress

posted June 17, 2011 / 2 Comments

For this week's newsletter*, I introduced the Make This Look feature. Here's what I wrote: Make This Look aims to break down ready-to-wear looks [...]
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Friday Fabric Finds: June 17

posted June 17, 2011 / 11 Comments

This week I wondered: is possible to have too much fabric? And then I said "no" and headed to Ikea to buy yet another [...]
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Make This Look: Night-and-Day Dress

posted June 16, 2011 / 11 Comments

Ok, I love this new feature! While I'm fairly competent at seeing the potential of all sorts of vintage patterns, I seriously can't look [...]
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Make This Look: Salty & Pepper Dress

posted June 15, 2011 / 11 Comments

If you're like me and a bit of a sewing addict, you probably can't see off-the-rack clothing without thinking "how can I make that?" [...]

Make This Look: Too Much Fun Dress in Cookout Crimson

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Yellow Inspiration

posted July 31, 2012 / 2 Comments

Next week’s theme has us sewing with the brightest of colors. Here’s a little inspiration to get you pumped for a little yellow action. [...]
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Win Indygo Junction’s Coronation Clutch Pattern!

posted June 20, 2012 / 226 Comments

It’s been ages since I’ve hosted a giveaway on The Sew Weekly! Well, readers, I have a treat for you: as part of the [...]
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Upcoming Theme: On Trend

posted June 19, 2012 / 1 Comment

Next week’s theme calls for us to integrate real Fashion (with a capital “F”) by being inspired by runway trends. While the following guide [...]
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10 Things I’ve Learned

posted June 18, 2012 / 38 Comments

I started writing in second person narrative because it felt most comfortable to me. I hope it doesn’t come across as domineering, but rather [...]
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More Diamond Jubilee Inspiration

posted June 1, 2012 / 3 Comments

Here’s a great piece from Vogue about Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime of wardrobe choices. If you’re still trying to figure out what to make [...]