Category Archives: Sewing

Sewing Room Update 4-5-20

Posted on April 7, 2020 by civilwarrose5

(I am writing this on Palm Sunday, but I won’t schedule it for posting until Tuesday. I’m hoping that by the time you read this I am moving things INTO my sewing room!) When I last showed you my “easy” … Continue reading →

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Traveling Monitor Bag

Posted on December 21, 2019 by civilwarrose5

At the beginning of December I had to travel for work. I had to go to our facility in North Carolina in order to help with the physical year-end inventory count. I was taking my laptop, but our ERP software … Continue reading →

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Bodycon Dress – Continues

Posted on November 26, 2019 by civilwarrose5

It’s been a little bit, but I posted about the bodycon dress that I am attempting to make for my friend, Jamie. When I last posted about this dress I was at the point where I needed to grade from … Continue reading →

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Project Custom Clothes- Bodycon Dress

Posted on November 1, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Have you ever heard of the term ‘Bodycon Dress’? I hadn’t until I asked “Jamie” to look around and determine what garments she would like to have in her custom clothing wardrobe. A Bodycon dress was on her list. I … Continue reading →

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Meet Addie the Dress Form

Posted on October 25, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I have a very lovely friend whom I’ll call “Jamie.” I have known Jamie for almost 20 years (YIKES!!) and she has always been petite and wispy. Just don’t piss her off because you will rue the day! Anyway, last … Continue reading →

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Sewing for Crutches

Posted on October 18, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Last week my coworker broke her leg. She broke both her fibula and tibia. OUCH! She is unable to use the fun little scooter like what Jay used when he broke his foot. She is stuck with crutches for the … Continue reading →

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Real Life – 10-11-19

Posted on October 11, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Have you been feeling like life is a real drag? Do you think that everybody else on social media has a wonderful life? Do you think that you’re the only one who is trying to get into her sewing room, … Continue reading →

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More Woodworking Updates

Posted on October 4, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I guess this first one isn’t so much a woodworking update as it is an update on a Jay project. Do you remember the Lean-To that he’s building? After Jay put the plywood on for the roof we had quite … Continue reading →

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2019 Quilt Show – Part 2

Posted on October 1, 2019 by civilwarrose5

One thing that I noticed at the quilt show was that a lot of quilters were using embroidery in their designs. Most of it was machine embroidery, but I took a picture of a sweet little barn because it looked … Continue reading →

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2019 Quilt Show – Part 1

Posted on September 27, 2019 by civilwarrose5

My mom and I attended the local quilt show again this year. We were a bit disappointed, though. I had hoped for some vendors that were selling regular sewing notions. She was hoping to see one of the local sewing … Continue reading →

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