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Turkey Day Sale is Up at Gorgeous Fabrics!
Fabulous Designer Silks, and Lots More! I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is a week away, can you? Holy cannolis, I better go get a turkey and start brining! I’ve been incredibly busy this week. I went...
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Tip – Check The Grain on Knits
When cutting out patterns, many people use the fabric’s selvage as a guide for pattern placement. In woven fabrics, this is often a good guide. Place your pattern with the grain arrow parallel to the...
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It’s All About the Butterfly
Have you seen it yet? If not, you must Last night I had a tussle with my 17 year old. He wanted to watch “Glee”. I was recording “Project Runway All-Stars”, and I set the DVR to record the HBO...
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Pattern Review: Vogue 8663 Dress
Pattern Description: Dresses A, B have fitted, pleated bodice, front neckline finished with bias tape, back zipper, flared skirt and stitched hems. A: armholes finished with bias tape. B:...
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Pattern Review – StyleArc Eva Knit Top
Pattern Description: From StyleArc’s website – This staple piece is a great wardrobe builder with comfort and style. Soft gathers over the bust stitched into the neck band makes this top very...
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Pretty!!!
I haven’t worked with beaded laces in a while, other than to cut them for customers, but these ones would sorely tempt me! I got several 4-yard cuts from the Haute Couturier. You know, the one that...
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On the Worktable – Butterick 5678
Happy Sunday! Today we woke up to snow flying sideways. I hear that Cape Cod got blizzard conditions, and this storm thankfully went east of us, so we didn’t get nailed again. We have about 4 inches of...
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Pattern Review – Butterick 5678 Shirt
Pattern Description: MISSES’/MISSES’ PETITE SHIRT AND SASH: Semi-fitted shirt has shoulder princess seams and stitched hems. B: button tab belt carriers. C: roll up option with button tab on sleeve....
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Pattern Review – Vogue 8825 Dress
Subtitle: Never Give Up; Never Surrender! (Can anyone name the reference? 100 points on the nerd scale if you can!) What is with the pigeon toed stance? Several people have made this dress. The version...
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Happy Birthday to Gorgeous Fabrics!!!
It was 6 years ago this week (yesterday, to be specific) that I put This Blog Post up and sold my very first bolt of fabric. What a wonderful 6 years it has been! Through ups (lots!) and downs (only a...
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FotD Emails – Yea or Nay?
Good morning campers! Many of you received email from me yesterday about a brand new feature at Gorgeous Fabrics, Fabric of the Day! Almost every day, we’ll post a fabric at up to 40% off our regular...
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Everyone Gets a Pony!
Well that was informative. Thank you all for your comments, emails and votes about Fabric of the Day emails. A couple of people suggested adding an opt-in mailing list at Gorgeous Fabrics. Of course –...
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Pattern Review – BurdaWOF 08-2011 121 Tunic
Ah, Burda, how you taunt me. Every time I am tempted to make one of your patterns, I am confronted with your spaghetti bowl of patterns that I have to trace off. And then I have to add seam allowances....
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Pattern Review – StyleArc Karen Walking Shorts
Pattern Description: Stylish, comfortable walk short with side angled pocket, belts loops and optional jetted back pockets. Can I just tell you? One of my favorite things about StyleArc patterns,...
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Milly Top on the Hoof
This week was… it was a week. There was some wonderful stuff that went on – the HS band went to Disney, and we got to see DS the elder lead the band as they marched down Main Street, and DS the younger...
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Not So Much of a Pattern Review – Simplicity 5581 Men’s Top
I’ve made this pattern many, many times, but not recently. It’s one of DH’s favorites, and my go-to pattern for Aloha shirts for him. I’ll spare you too many details, since it’s a repeat, but here’s...
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Tuesday Miscellany
Howdy, campers! It’s been quite the week around here. DS the eldest graduated high school with honors on Sunday… Seems like only yesterday we were putting him on the kindergarten bus. Now that the...
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Pattern Review – McCalls 6756 Shorts View B
If you recall, I made a Modified Version of View A earlier this month. I wore them yesterday and I got a ton of compliments on them. They are a little shorter than I like to wear all the time, but I...
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Gorgeous Fabrics is on Vine!
I hope you had a great 4th of July! While we were shut down for the holiday, we did some cool things that will lead to an even better experience at Gorgeous Fabrics. Some of these will take a while,...
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Pattern Review: StyleArc Gabby Woven Jacket
Pattern Description: “ GABBY WOVEN JACKET: The stylish sleeve head and reverse revere of this jacket gives the look of now. Wear it with jeans for a casual look or with a skirt for the office or...
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