Hawthorn blouse

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Last Saturday I was able to sew the majority of Colette Pattern's Hawthorn blouse in one sitting. Of course, for me at least, sewing a blouse in one sitting means a couple of mistakes are guaranteed to happen.

I guess that this is technically a wearable muslin, as I didn't make an official muslin. Kind of crazy for me seeing as I am a stickler about making muslins. Apparently, I am "living on the edge" with this sewing project (I'm so wild). I had a lot of this Betsy Johnson fabric from Mood, so I figured that if the fit was a total nightmare I would just make another blouse.


After tracing the pattern I made a FBA to the paper, but did not make the excess fabric into a bust dart, which I should have. It seemed to throw off my button placement, which I just redrew... incorrectly. Where the peplum attaches to the rest of the blouse there is a gap because there isn't a button and it looks weird on me. After reading about Lauren's sewing tricks I am totally going to steal her idea and put in a hook and eye at the waist and just know that this blouse is going to have to be worn with a belt.


When I make this pattern again I am going to make a few changes. One, I think I need a bigger FBA. Two, make a side bust dart. Three, actually put the buttons in the correct spot. These changes need to be made because I need a sleeveless version of the dress. I just ate a peanut butter and jealous sandwich looking at all the cute versions on the Flickr page.

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Camera recommendations

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I'm in the market for a new digital camera (which is funny because I posted a picture of a vintage one... What can I say, it's so cute!) and I wanted to ask you guys for recommendations. I have a point and shoot right now (Sony Cyber-Shot), but I'm looking to upgrade. A high end professional camera isn't what I'm looking for, as the camera will mostly be used for blog photos, but the point and shoot doesn't exactly have the most amazing quality.

What kind of digital camera do you have? What do you love or hate about it?

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I'm back!

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Hello, hello, hello! No, your eyes are not seeing things, I'm alive and posting on my blog! I didn't plan to be away for so long, but life happens. Work has been REALLY crazy and I haven't had the energy to write about sewing, however, I have managed to squeeze in some actual sewing. There are quite a few projects I want to share with you guys, but first I'd like to talk about some highlights of the last month and a half.

1. Have you seen these Mood buttons on blogs? Did you know that if you post the badge on your blog and then send Mood an e-mail letting them know, you could win a $200 gift certificate? Guess who won the last drawing, ME!!!!!! You could not believe how excited I was to win something, anything, from my all time favorite store. I haven't bought anything yet (and I kind of want to because today is my birthday...), but I'm sure I will soon. Thank you so much Mood, I love you!

For information on how you could win a gift certificate then check out the rules.

2. I made a new sewing/blogger/IRL friend! Her name is Melissa and she blogs at Scavenger Hunt. It's a funny story of how we met and it's all because of Colette Patterns! You might recognize Melissa as one of the winners of the Laurel sewing challenge that Colette hosted a few months ago. I was lucky enough to be one of the judges for the contest and Melissa found and contacted me through that. Turns out that she works down the street from my house, lives fifteen minutes away, and we have a bunch of mutual friends! It was a match made by the sewing gods, I think. How had we not met before???? Since our initial meet up we have sewn at my house, her house, and taken finished garment photos for one another. Last weekend we drove around town on the hunt for "some good walls" to take photos in front of. It is SO nice to have a friend that sews the same patterns as me and is a blast to be around!


3. I learned how to knit! I'm about to get personal with you guys, I have been dealing with some anxiety over the last few months and it was suggested that I try out knitting. Not only has it been a lifesaver, but it has been fun! I learned from Stefanie Japel's Craftsy class, which I cannot recommend highly enough. She has a great personality and explains things in a way that is easy to understand. I like her so much that I bought another one of her classes on making hats. I don't even wear hats. But I want to learn more and support her while doing so.

The next project for me is the Miette cardigan. Unfortunately, I need to go buy more needles because the swatch I made was wayyyyy too small and I probably need to go a size up.

Do any of you knitting experts have any tips for a beginner like me? Have you knit the Miette? Have I missed anything super exciting over the last month? Do you have any good secrets you want to tell me?

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