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Swirl Sew Simple: May 2014
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Sharing my Success and Failures as I Learn to Sew. Link Party (wanna be). Monday, May 5, 2014. Thrift Store: Kelly Green Shirt. The flash on my camera made this green shirt light up neon- it is not this obnoxious. It is a happy Kelly green. I bought this shirt at that 1/2 off sale at my favorite thrift store. This shirt is XL, but I really liked the color- so I looked forward to resizing it and structuring it. I had great expectations for this green blouse. I really. See how it kinda puckers? Here's my r...
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Swirl Sew Simple: My Goal
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Sharing my Success and Failures as I Learn to Sew. Link Party (wanna be). I'm Laura (aka SWIRL). When I first started blogging- I had a cute blog called. Girl in a Swirl. I blogged about my every day life- raising 4 boys. It was mostly to journal our life, share our comings and goings with my family and friends who lived far from us. (We were living in Hawaii at the time.). When I created this blog. 2010)- I was serving in my church as an advisor to young women in our congregation (ages 12-17). I want to...
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Swirl Sew Simple: March 2014
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Sharing my Success and Failures as I Learn to Sew. Link Party (wanna be). Friday, March 28, 2014. Inspiration: From Some Where. Have you ever been blog surfing and found a movement- that you just didn't know was out there- but you are so "into" already? I have loved thrift shopping. since I was a teenager. (We're talking 30 years give or take.). I love that up-cycling and re-fashioning clothes is now trendy! Not just "socially acceptable" but. I found this designer label from the UK called:. It's a chari...
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Swirl Sew Simple: Inspiration: From Some Where
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Sharing my Success and Failures as I Learn to Sew. Link Party (wanna be). Friday, March 28, 2014. Inspiration: From Some Where. Have you ever been blog surfing and found a movement- that you just didn't know was out there- but you are so "into" already? I have loved thrift shopping. since I was a teenager. (We're talking 30 years give or take.). I love that up-cycling and re-fashioning clothes is now trendy! Not just "socially acceptable" but. I found this designer label from the UK called:. It's a chari...
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Swirl Sew Simple: FAQ
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Sharing my Success and Failures as I Learn to Sew. Link Party (wanna be). Why do you have a closet of clothes that don't fit you? Valid question: I would say there are. ONE- I am a thrift shopper and rarely can find clothes I like- in my size. THREE- I am a PEAR shape. I've read conflicting advice about dressing my PEAR body. Some say. Add bulk to your upper body to balance out your larger lower proportions. (So I buy bulky tops.). Why are you so picky about colors and patterns? I am a sign language inte...
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Swirl Sew Simple: My Quere
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Sharing my Success and Failures as I Learn to Sew. Link Party (wanna be). I looked through my closet and started pulling out items. I would like to refashion/fix this year. I bought this skirt in Hawaii and love it. The lace detail is beautiful and it fits me! It is not at all flattering. You might ask, "why buy it? In skilled hands I can see has potential. I bought this at a garage sale along with a cute jean jacket- it looks pretty cute together. I love that this dress has pockets- the sleeves are ...
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Swirl Sew Simple: Sew Old School
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Sharing my Success and Failures as I Learn to Sew. Link Party (wanna be). Friday, July 4, 2014. So- I thought this whole, up-cycling and reconstructing clothing was so new! A new concept for a generation more aware of reduce-reuse-recycle- how naïve of me! Is how I feel now. I found a blogger at. Of Dreams and Seams. Who has a couple of original German Pattern Magazines from the 1940's! How amazing is that! She says in each copy there is a page- of refashioning ideas! I hope Of Seams of Dreams. This is t...
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Sew Much More...: Creating a Capsule Wardrobe from a Goldhawk Road Visit
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My sewing and other journey's by Jan Brown. Australian Adventure - Week 1. Monday, 17 October 2016. Creating a Capsule Wardrobe from a Goldhawk Road Visit. Oh if I'd only stopped after a couple but with so much choice, what was a girl to do? These pictures will give you a little bit of the flavour and how exciting the whole day was for us. In fact I forgot to take any more pics after these as I needed both hands for touching and feeling the fabrics except for this one below. Later in the day and in other...
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Sew Much More...: Tunics - What a super garment!
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My sewing and other journey's by Jan Brown. Australian Adventure - Week 1. Saturday, 22 October 2016. Tunics - What a super garment! I decided on a lilac cotton lace with a scalloped border which brought about its own challenges. Firstly, with no hems to the body or sleeves I had to work out the lengths exactly so that the scallops were at the correct position - no room for error. I have made many mistakes on my sewing journey and I always get annoyed at having to undo bits after construction but finding...
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Sew Much More...: Pin stripe trousers and peacock feathers
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My sewing and other journey's by Jan Brown. Australian Adventure - Week 1. Sunday, 18 December 2016. Pin stripe trousers and peacock feathers. I am today showing you my latest pair of 'smart' trousers and a blouse I made a few weeks back that I never got round to blogging about. I faced the pockets with fabric and made the pockets from some scrap cotton that was once a duvet cover! I had the peacock feather fabric in my stash for some time and I can't remember where I bought it although it was probably i...
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