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Friday, November 26, 2010

Elphantine island

A view of the archeological site. In the upper right, I think that is the mausoleum of the Shah Aga Khan.

Posted by Rose at 6:37 AM

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Miette Sweater and another knit dress! (V8871) - I finished this dress a couple years ago but just wore it again today with a sweater I just finished and remembered how much I love this pattern! I've mad...
Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing

Australia Trip Nostalgia - I've been back from my whirlwind Australia trip for two weeks, and it was so fabulous that I feel the need to sit down and write a little recap. Overall...
MochaStyle'.........style that flows

M7579 | Nicole Miller Asymmetrical Seam-Detail Top - When I first saw this Nicole Miller top in the McCalls spring release, I knew almost immediately that I was making it! I love practically all her patter...
Amanda's Adventures in Sewing

Simplicity 8296 - Navy + White Off-The-Shoulder Blouse - Off-the-shoulder blouses are currently everywhere: in stores, magazines, and pattern catalogues. I don't always make the newest trend right away, probably ...
The Surly Seamstress

Style Arc Rosie top - I have had this pattern in the stash for a while, and finally got around to making it up just in time for the end of summer! Oh well, sitting in the cupboa...
Vacuuming the Lawn

Happy Valentine's Day! - [image: IMG_20170211_191953] *"Just got Botox"* Happy Valentine's Day! Sending y'all love and warm, soothing, healing energy today. Love these lips craft...
Polka Dot Overload

Harry Potter family cosplay (or how I sewed a Dumbledore costume out of random thrift store items in just 2 nights) - Have you ever tried to knit or sew nice things for someone you love to find that they just don't ever... actually wear them? Yeah, me too. I gave up kni...
Everything Just Sew

The WOW jacket saga continues - It feels like I have been at this forever. (Which I pretty much have.) This jacket has been an extremely time intensive project! I have to confess that it ...
Gelbean Sews

How To Connect A PS4 Controller To PC - Come other small details to Titanfall 2, the new video game he's working on the Respawn team. We currently have very few details, whereas the release shoul...
A Life Without Clothes

That’s a wrap - As of the winter of 2016 the IWOM has gone capsule, so that’s it for A Life Without Clothes as a refashion blog. You can see my last refashion here. Funny ...
little el

Gandalf (Burda 2483) and „Indian“ Costume / Gandalf- und „Indianer“-Kostüm - (scroll down for English...) Am Aschermittwoch ist alles vorbei... und ich stelle vor, was ich dieses Jahr für die kleinen E's genäht habe. Gandalf Mei...
Boo Dogg and Me

Our Move Back to Queensland -- and a Ruby Hack - Hi everyone! We are now Queensland residents again - Brisbane to be more precise. I could no longer hack the 9-month long Melbourne winter, and wanted M to...
SONOEMI

Und hier ist es endlich- mein D&G- inspiriertes Seidenkleid (V9062) - Ich fang mal mit dem Walkmantel an: Der Schnitt ist aus der "Fashion-Style"- 10/2015 in Gr.46. Der Mantel ist ungefüttert und ohne Belege gearbeitet....
Sewing with cats

2015 wrap up - This may be 4 days late but better late than never I say. 2015 has been a good sewing year with 34 items sewn. I don't think I blogged about them all thoug...
A Fashionable Stitch

lumberjack - You may recall, I made Mr. AFS a plaid flannel shirt a little over a year ago from Simplicity 1544. Since then I’ve gone on to make more versions of the sh...
yoshimi the flying squirrel

How do I? - How do I start a blog post after this long silence? It's been long since the last post. I wouldn't apologize about it, because this is a tiny space that is...
StraightJacket Muse

Shooting the moon - Those of you in eastern North America that follow the media have perhaps taken note that today - the 27th of September 2015 - we'll have the very rare tre...
DD's World

BURDA 6858 - Well, I got it together and took a lot of pictures this weekend. So more reviews are coming. First up,… Read more BURDA 6858
j.kaori designs

Starting a New Venture - I haven't been a very consistent blogger these days -- I can't believe my last post was in May! Well, the reason for my absence is that I've been focused o...
Sew&Craft-Raindrops & Bellyflops

Mini Capsule Wardrobe 2 - For those of you who missed it, in my previous post I showed you my mini capsule wardrobe (which I did not sew-with-a-plan). Instead, I created six garmen...
Sew Silly

Pattern Review Wardrobe Contest 2015 - I have not blogged in FOREVER! I have been so bad about blogging. I barely even get garments reviewed on Pattern Review. I have been sewing, quite a bit ...
Sew, I've Been Thinking ...

Shetland SWAP complete at last!! -
1 Seam at a Time

Dipping my toes into ... quilting ? - Another new kind of project. I've had it in the back of my mind that I'd like to make a quilt someday. Even got so far as cutting flannel remnants into squ...
~E Made This!

Recovering my couch: the first steps - Do you ever have a gigantic project that’s so big you’re a bit scared to start it? Maybe you’re aspiring to make a coat, but you’re having visions of cutt...
Bitter Betty Blogs

Teaching and Learning - my "determined to learn to weld" face... Awesome workshop... Scared me EVERY DAY... and I felt like a superhero by the end. I'm kind of a class and worksho...
Sew Store-Bought

Pattern Review: Butterick 5610 Yoked Tee with Pleat Detail, Option A - I bought this pattern a year or two ago because I like the yoke that stretches into a cap sleeve on Option A. Using two remnants I cut a wearable muslin t...
Sewforward

A new route: sewing knits! Simplicity 1255 - Back when patterns were on sale at JoAnn’s – Wait? What am I saying? Aren’t there always some patterns on ... Continue reading
Pins and Needles

Thank You! - I was surprised as the number of responses to my most recent post! I am thankful to have you as readers, and would like you to know how special each one o...
Seamstress In Training

Simplicity 1254 Progress (and zipper clarification) - I was finally able to order my fashion fabric (it's a royal purple wool from mood) so the motivation to sew up my muslin has finally arrived. There's been ...
Sew June!

Reminder - Hello, everyone. This is just a quick post, and a last post, to remind you that the blog has moved to The Serial Hobbyist Girl. Please, please, please, up...
west 38th

Sunday evening muslin - This is Butterick B5490, Suzy Chin pleat front dress, made up as a muslin. I was semi-careful with the bodice pleats, but the skirt pleats are pretty muc...
LEFT BRAIN STITCHER

varat arī valkāt uzvalku - Tas nav nekas neparasts, līgava ir diezgan picky, kad runa ir par izvēloties līgavas kleita valkāt pie viņas kāzas. Kā cinisks kā pasaule var saņemt tad, ja...
Sew There Tammy

Grainline Studio Scout Tee - *I * purchased t*he Grainline Studio Arch*er Button Up Shirt *pattern eons ago. I even went so far as to print it out though the sheets never got taped ...
Invisible Flower

Happy 4th (and Emery #7) - I realized I had a red, white and blue Emery that I hadn't posted: what better day to do it than US Independence day, aka 4th of July! I don't usually ...
UglyCute Designs

Trying to Sew More...PR Wardrobe Contest July 2014 - I'm attempting to enter the PR Wardrobe Contest this month. Whether I have time to finish or not, I think this will force me to goal-oriented and it is a ...
Sew What

Production vs Design and UFOs - If you are like me, the pile of unfinished objects - UFOs - in your sewing room bugs you from time to time. You think, I really should finish that last th...
The New Vintage Wardrobe

Sew for Victory 2.0 - Rochelle from http://luckylucille.com/ has announced Sew for Victory 2.0. This is perfect timing, as last summer’s clothing doesn’t quite fit anymore. I ...
The Long & Winding Bobbin

A Nautical number: Hello Sailor! - Ahoy there mateys! What a week it has been... Amongst working full time, being unwell, sewing 2 bridesmaids dresses, going to a poetry reading, eating dum...
Myrna Giesbrecht

It's Not Neon Yellow In Real Life - Yesterday morning, I finished the muslin and then pinned and tucked the fabric until it fit the way I wanted and then I transferred those changes to the pa...
Sew Much Ado

Huge Pattern Bundle Sale! - I am so excited to be part of the Sew Fab e-Pattern Sale once again and have our Gathers & Giggles Quilt Pattern as part of the bundle. The last sale was ...
sew country chick

A pinafore and blouse from a 1981 pattern - When Jodi from Sew Fine Fabric contacted me to ask if I would like to try out some of her fabric for a project, I was like " Ummmm... YES!!! So I made a pi...
Fashion Maté

Bloglovin' - De justesse, mais quand même... Google, tu me brises le coeur! Follow my blog with Bloglovin A bit last minute but still... Google, you break my heart!
pattern junkie

Monday Morning Eye Candy: Summer Perfection - I NEED McCall 9321. The one on the left. Not the pattern. That very dress. Doesn't it just sing of summer evenings and fireflies and sherbert and dancing a...
Paradise for Me

Making of Alabama Chanin dress - First a bit more earthly things, some new mags, the Threads special issue is all about fitting, only skimmed it thru this far, Patrones issue 326, La Mia B...
Sew On and Sew On

A Bit Of Catching Up - Sorry for my absence for a while. I've been helping my husband with work this past month and after a full days with him, I have been exhausted,both physica...
cici speaks

10 Penemuan hebat yang kabarnya hilang - Daftar ini isinya penemuan2 yang kabarnya pernah ada dan hilang ataupun dibredel, disembunyikan ataupun dilarang oleh pihak tertentu. TS yakin pasti bakal ...
A girl, a sewing machine and a mission: 12 dresses in 12 months

Nesting Boxes, or Cubes, or whatever..... - I hinted at another sewing project in the last post. In addition to elves, I also tried sewing some other toys. Before the time of Elves, it was the time...
:: clevergirl.org ::

230. P.S. - This blog was put to bed nearly 3 months ago, and some 100 or so folks just started following it via Bloglovin' in the last week. Looks like maybe some of...
The Selfish Seamstress

Free pattern: Make your own Kate Spade-inspired faux fur pullover! - Well, Selfish readers, you’re in for a treat today because Selfish has a prezzie for you! That’s right, it’s another freebie pattern to download, and all I...
All Toile And No Reward

Meet the new Hoots! - At last, I've made some new Hoots! These little ones are ready for the Shirt and Skirt Market at Abbotsford Convent this Sunday 20 January. I am having a ...
All things quilty... and sewy.

1920's Chemise set. - I've moved to a new blog! Find me at *BuckinghamRoad.blogspot.com* to keep up with all my sewing, knitting, and spinning projects. Sam xox
FeatherPetalSilk

Back to V1239 - Hello everyone! A sewing post again. My garden didn't turn out super great, I have a lot to learn, I think. I got a few things out, but not the veggie ...
Kathi Garnett

dragon tattoos for images -
HAUTE CHOCOLATE FOR MY SEWL

I'M BACK!!!/ MCCALLS 6562 - Hello all!!! Whew, It sure has been a long time since I have blogged...That last baby slowed me down, but now I am back. I have been sewing over the las...
Lazy Stitching

Saffron Vogue 1250 {on lazystitching.com} - New Post on lazystitching.com
THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion

Shingo Sato Designer part three (Trompe L’oeil) - Another post about an inventive design by Shingo Sato, but this one is not as long as the previous one. Trompe L’oeil which is French for Cheating the Eye...
Polly Esther - A Sewing Obsession

The Blonde Phantom - Life's been overwhelming these past months and it doesn't look like it's going to be any less overwhelming the next couple of months, as my days as a stude...
Eugenia's (fabulous) world of fashion

Butterick 5602 - the shapely shift! - As my last two makes were useful wardrobe basics I gave myself permission to indulge myself with another dress – I just love to make dresses! Since finishi...
Sewing in the City

- This is now OOP McCalls 5764, view B. A very quick and easy project that I modified slightly by adding a lining. The cape itself is camel camelhair from f...
Timo Rissanen: Fashion Creation Without Fabric Waste Creation

New home - please update your bookmarks - I am now at timorissanen.com This place isn't going anywhere, but nor will it be updated. I am expanding :)
Sew A Beginner

We broke up - My boyfriend and I broke up. You remember him, don’t you? My ruffler/gathering foot. I don’t know what I did wrong, but suddenly he gave me the cold shou...
The Messy Method

Comparing things is easier than sewing. - What with the holidays and the root canals and the laziness, I haven’t had time for actual sewing lately so I have embarked on a little bit of sewing geek-...
Visual Obsessions

OMG. Luxirare has done it again! - Knocked it out of the ballpark! Considering my love of hardware, I'm swooning over how she used hardware when designing and making a leather travel bag and...
Lorellesews

Need to catch up on project posts. - Wow. Its been a long time since I posted anything so I have a lot to catch up. I will start catching up with some of my project very soon.
A Sewn Wardrobe

Cynthia Rowley Simplicity 2586 Sundress - My husband and I went to a concert in Boston recently, and I wore this dress, which is Cynthia Rowley Simplicity 2586: This dress was so easy to make....
The Bitchin' Stitch

Giving up the dotcom - Hello reader(s), I'm giving up my dot com address, which has always redirected here to my blogspot anyway. If you have the site bookmarked for any reason,...
Alex's Ramblings

- Well the 2 week resolutions didn't last too long, but I have made some progress on other projects. After a wonderful PR weekend I was inspired to start sew...
The Seam Ripper

It's been awhile - I'm a slacker! I've been so busy I have not been able to sew! (that is the worst feeling in the world) I do have to admit I am rusty! I made this New Look ...
Aspiring to be Stylin'

Kwik Sew 3567 - While working on another pair of Amazing Fit pants, this time in denim, I had a craving for a cosy top. So I whipped off a variation of KS 3567. While I w...
Sew and Sew

Practicing - The machine quilting isn't going so good. It. Is. Hard. And I'm not good at it. I did try tracing the stencil onto the sticky saran wrap...my BSR doesn't r...
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