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Replenishing the soul: Aspen wildflowers. Lovely. 16 Jul 2013 | 11:33 pm
You saw Pink Martini. You saw my dress. Now, see the natural beauty of the Aspen wildflowers. These poppies are huge. That's the hand of His Bertness to give you an idea of their size. My soul was ...
My closet: Pink Martini, Aspen and a 1950s Vogue pattern. 15 Jul 2013 | 10:41 pm
Saw Pink Martini in Aspen Saturday a week ago (that's Storm Large, the girl singer, above), and I wore Vogue Special Design 4515. I confess: I did not make this. I had Leslie, my sewing teacher, whip ...
And the winner is . . . you'll have to click to find out. 3 Jul 2013 | 03:05 am
Erin! And Erin, please contact me, because I don't have your email or snail mail address. You have won a $35 Blue Gardenia gift certificate, Claire Shaeffer's excellent book Couture Sewing, MAC RiRi W...
A lazy Sunday afternoon at a favorite coffee spot in my new skirt. 1 Jul 2013 | 08:47 am
We are having a heat wave here in ABQ. The weathercasters promised a cooling spell today. But the proof of their failure is all too evident in the numbers: It was 103 degrees downtown. Yeeeeoooowwwl. ...
The perfect dress for feeling irresistible, strong and independent. 27 Jun 2013 | 05:57 pm
You've been dumped. Unceremoniously, as the ubiquitous they say. He didn't deserve you. That's what you say. Call it justification, if you must. You're not going to stay home and empty a box of Puffs....
150 followers! Let's take some time to celebrate with a giveaway. 26 Jun 2013 | 05:41 am
I am all atwitter. I am. Somehow, during my sporadic and dismal blogging habits of late, I hit the lovely number of 150 followers. Isn't that grand? Of course, 200 followers will be even better. (Yes,...
And the winner was . . . someone else. Oh, well. 25 Jun 2013 | 08:33 am
The truth has been revealed. I will hide it no longer. I'm a procrastinator. But you'd figured that out already. Right, dear readers? No flies, and all that. So. The bad news is that my Gertie coat d...
I completed a sewing challenge! Let me share my Mad Men dress. 22 Apr 2013 | 09:44 am
So. Here it is: My interpretation — or rather Vogue's – of a Joan Holloway dress, made for Julia Bobbin's Mad Men Dress Challenge. I chose not to make mine quite as figure-revealing. And I can hardly ...
Sew how? Marie's odyssey has been successful. Absolutely. 2 Apr 2013 | 10:16 am
Marie of A Stitching Odyssey is as delightful as the blog she writes, as cute as the clothes she makes. And she was kind enough to share her experience. Take the trip with me. How long have you been s...
Shame? What's that? It's my birthday. I have the cake to prove it. 27 Mar 2013 | 09:52 am
It is my birthday. It is. And I know I should be a quiet little mouse, and keep it a secret, but I love birthdays! And I love birthday blessings. So. I say, bring them on. Don't be shy. I...
