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Vogue 7862 – Brocade Bag
One of the gifts I received this holiday season was this beautiful brocade fabric, which Mr. Noile’s mother Trilby and I had spied earlier in the year at a favorite shop. Trilby snuck back later and...
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Vogue 8485 – Linen Handbag
I started this handbag in the first week of February, but then Noilette had appendix surgery and I spent a week in NYC unexpectedly. (All is well; she got through with no complications at all, thank...
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Hot Patterns 1092: Nouveau Pyramid
It’s the really, really big bag: First, the good news: This really is a fun bag, in the sense that it’s got a lot of style and dash. I love it, and, although it’s not really appropriate for everyday...
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Carry-On Only Travel
Sewers, I am back from a travel-mad summer and fall, and determined to write about luggage and packing. Ignore this post if you prefer — I’ve got a bunch of real sewing articles lined up, which will...
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My New Bag: ZÜCA Sport Pro Review
Dear sewers, hot on the trail of my last post (which was mostly written BEFORE my last two trips!), I am trying your patience with yet another luggage/travel post. Bear with me; shortly we will return...
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Well, this is interesting. A ZÜCA employee attempted to leave a comment on my post about the ZÜCA Sport Pro without identifying herself as an employee. Comments on this blog are moderated, and,...
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Felt Gift Bags
Just in time for Boxing Day — that is, if you’re doing nothing else today — are these felt bags, shamelessly copied from ones Starbucks sells every December. (Or, at least, for the last few.) The...
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Tilton “Original”? Vogue 8761
Have you seen this new Marcy Tilton pattern, Vogue 8761? Have you ever noticed the logo in the upper right corner? It’s Marcy Tilton’s logo: If you can’t read the small print under, it says “Vogue...
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LBD Jewelry Organizer
On a trip to New York this past fall, a sudden, violent, downpour hit, and I ducked into The Container Store to wait it out, knowing that I’d find lots to look at. The Container Store seems like a...
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Whimsical Purse Mod
I love Baggallini purses; there’s one for (almost) every occasion, and I own way too many as a result. Usually I want a purse that can be used as a shopping bag as well as a handbag, and Baggallini...
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