Oh, my goodness: the present Spoonflower contest is for ROBOT FABRIC. I want them all! Here’s a few that particularly caught my eye … Go vote here. Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading… Related Robots 4 UJuly 29, 2009With 25 comments Infinite Recursion!July 21, 2006 Robots! Robots! Robots!April 14, 2008
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brown leather Weekender Bag: c/o Sole society | Black and White tote Bag: c/o Sole society | Jeans: Paige denim | Sweater: c/o Reiss | Fringe Poncho: c/o French connection (similar here, here, here & here… also love this one!) | Hat: c/o Reiss (also love this one) | Ring: c/o Henri Bendel | Shoes: c/o […]
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summer dresses have it so easy. They never have to share—not with sweaters or tights or scarves or coats or anything. Me, I’m always combating with all the other layers. Well, the underclothing knows its place, which is a blessing, but the coat—lord, you’d think the coat would know by now, but every single time […]
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this one is definitely dug out from the time capsule. It’s been hanging in my “active duty” closet, but I’m not sure if I’ve worn it in the past year. It’s (mostly) Butterick 2344 — I know I used a different (circle) skirt pattern: I originally made this dress in early 2006, to give one […]
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The ACPT (otherwise understood as the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament) was held a few weeks back in Brooklyn. You all may keep in mind that I made & used a crossword-puzzle themed gown for last year’s tournament; this year I resolved to do the same. (It was much simpler — as well as much, much […]
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So I purchased some of this cotton lace (58 inches wide, $6/yard!) and now I’m at a loss as to what to finish with it. It seems sunny … in a Sophia Loren kind of way. I’ve never been much good at Sophia-Lorening, so any alternate ideas of What To finish with Black Cotton lace […]
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The leather treadle belt on my singer 328K was slipping when I sewed over anything thick or utilized twin needles. I tightened up the belt, however even with the belt tight, it was still slipping. I believe there were a few things triggering it to slip. The primary reason is most likely since the treadle […]
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The arrival of the fall fashion magazines has always been my signal to think about fall clothes, even when I’ve lived in places like Florida and North Carolina where, in August, fall is just a hazy promise. (In Chicago August was a reasonable time to think about fall, so that you wouldn’t be caught out […]
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I am verrry lured by this Lands’ end Canvas plaid shirtdress. I’ve been searching for plaid material to make some shirtdresses, however I haven’t seen anything I like that isn’t an authentic tartan (at a kajillion dollars a yard). This gown is only $80 (and there are many, numerous LE promotion codes for $15 or […]
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Pink: There! On the horizon! might it be … my long-lost love? Or perhaps … an ice-cream truck? Polka Dot: Her hat looks delicious. perhaps I can make some bet I can lose? “If that isn’t an ice-cream truck coming, I’ll eat your hat?” worth a shot. Inexplicably small Person: Now! While my guards are […]
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