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Category Archives: Misc
Not Martha/Not Sewing
(With apologies to the actual Not Martha. Real Martha, America’s favorite domestic diva and best-known upper-crust felon, wouldn’t be impressed with this project, either, but there you go.) Our pull-down attic stair was replaced recently, first, with a horrible, flimsy … Continue reading
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AG Doll Clothes, Vintage Version, With Bed and Trunk
They’re vintage because I made them for Noilette, when she was very little. Years ago, before Mattel bought American Girl, the dolls (and their clothing) were excellent quality (unlike the books, which, despite their “educational” pretensions, are pretty weak all … Continue reading
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Zoë
Peter, of blogging fame, is apparently not content with collecting a small army of sewing machines, or an actual army of Ken dolls (all of whom look as if they’re ready for some sort of leisure-suited Armageddon). Nooo, now he’s … Continue reading
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MPB Day!
I’m back home after several days in New York, including a Saturday spent celebrating (the first annual?) Male Pattern Boldness Day. (Photo cribbed from MPB; that’s our fearless leader, front and center, looking, as he himself points out, quite tall. … Continue reading
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Münchausen-By-Cat
Sally lives for the day when anybody is sick. She’s been known to herd people to the bedside, madly hoping one or more will spend the day sick in bed, next to the desperate cat. A laid-up human! Oh, the … Continue reading
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Buttons Galore
I think JoAnn’s just supplied me with the button box of my dreams. It’s sad, though: At least in my area, JoAnn isn’t going to carry JHB buttons any longer. I walked into our local stores and discovered that all … Continue reading
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Tilton “Original”? Vogue 8761
Have you seen this new Marcy Tilton pattern, Vogue 8761? Have you ever noticed the logo in the upper right corner? It’s Marcy Tilton’s logo: If you can’t read the small print under, it says “Vogue Patterns Designer Original”. Vogue, … Continue reading
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Quality control. Of a sort.
The cat who used to be the baby of the family thinks the sewing room is incredibly boring, which was a much-appreciated surprise, as Baby is incredibly persistent, and forgets nothing that interests him. We have two new boys, though, … Continue reading
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FIT Exhibit: The Sporting Life
One of the myriad nearly-secret pleasures of New York City is the museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Admission is free, and the gallery is always full of slightly eclectic, fascinating garments. Until November 5, 2011, the exhibit is … Continue reading
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Toilets Can Be Fun
Really. When you do your own repair, you get to be quirky: 1952 toilet (the date of manufacture is stamped inside the tank), 2010 push button. Fun, no? I did this repair a couple of years ago, but decided that … Continue reading
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