tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860729612521788002024-03-05T06:36:48.930-05:00carolina fairCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-74586822332874585992012-08-08T11:28:00.000-04:002012-08-08T11:28:39.969-04:00Back to school outfit #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLhgQ13cW_0jGaSaqWDYdb562qYdnUev-SsILSEvXmg1NYJzk60fcKCgFcD-72x5OrSKixeKvcYSdEiDWOTTJKhWSK5hOJ2cSwjQ9cfbNoqy0Bx-3WzWKdpxAqXEAAV4tUnjh62zuwL7x/s1600/zoo2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLhgQ13cW_0jGaSaqWDYdb562qYdnUev-SsILSEvXmg1NYJzk60fcKCgFcD-72x5OrSKixeKvcYSdEiDWOTTJKhWSK5hOJ2cSwjQ9cfbNoqy0Bx-3WzWKdpxAqXEAAV4tUnjh62zuwL7x/s400/zoo2012.JPG" width="400" /></a>Today was the first day of school for my two oldest children. Sigh. Summer is over. We went to the community pool 5 times, to the zoo 4 times, to the free morning movie 5 times, to grandma's a bunch, and to the emergency room only once {thank goodness!}. That doesn't sound like a lot now. It sure seems like we were busier than that... probably more things will come to me later.<br />
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This is a silly picture that they took as we were going into the zoo one morning. A girl with a big camera tried to make us all stand in front of a green screen but I smiled and stepped aside. As you can see we are all perfectly coordinated in a combination of stripes, florals, polka-dots, and one adorable humpty-dumpty print on Connor. That coordination makes it easier for me to pick my kids out in a crowd. Side note: this picture now stands in a cardboard frame (that it came in) on our piano. Cadie (the youngest) loves to take it down and tell the story of how she sneaked into the giraffe pen when I wasn't looking. Never mind that her siblings are all present or that there is a cheetah there too, the story is always about her sneaking into the giraffe pen and about how easy it is to get away from mom.<br />
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You are probably expecting something about sewing here so I will tell you that I stayed up late last night sewing this little number for Chloe's first day. It's a totally new free pattern that Anna Maria Horner designed for Janome and I love it. I started it because it looked really fast and easy, and then I was delighted to see that the pleating detail is more complicated than I first noticed. I absolutely adore the little part that sticks up below the bodice and I'm tempted to try another one and make it stick up a lot more, kind of like a paper-bag effect. <a href="http://www.janomespecials.com/annamaria/projects.html#" target="_blank">Here's a link to the free tutorial.</a><br />
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Last night I took this awful phone pic of the dress on my kitchen floor so I could show off to my invisible fb friends.<br />
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Soon after that Chloe stumbled out of her room to get a drink of water (this was at about midnight - yes I am crazy like that) and she was allowed to oooh and aahh just a bit over her new dress before we sent her back to her bed. She feels very lucky that there were no openings for her at the school her brothers now go to. They have to wear uniforms.<br />
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Happy Back-To-School everyone!</div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-67126378920692386562012-06-22T22:40:00.000-04:002012-06-22T22:40:07.404-04:00Sewing Tutorial with Pattern: The Classic Romper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have a new free pattern for you and this one is so darling it's to die for! Do you remember wearing these little rompers back in the 1980's? I do.<br />
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The other day Cadie was wearing one and when she put on her jelly shoes and carried around a 'My Little Pony,' I swear she could have been me some 30 years ago.<br />
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This particular romper is made with soft and smooth organic cotton from <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-10775676472182+ruTpYy+index.html+" target="_blank">Fabricworm</a>. I love how well this fabric holds up in the wash. When you iron it, it's like new again.<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">If you've never used a pattern from carolina fair designs before, here's your chance to peek inside and see how easy the pattern </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">piece</span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> parts are to print up and put together. Most pdf patterns from carolina fair have only one pattern piece and this one is a perfect example. You won't believe how fast and easy it is to sew something when there's only one pattern piece.</span>
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The pattern comes in sizes 12mo. through 6. It works great with wovens and knits.
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Hello girls! I am so excited to tell you that I was asked to guest post in the new Purse Palooza. <a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/2012/06/purse-palooza-pattern-review-v-and-co_13.html" target="_blank">{click here for my guest post and review}</a> This is a fun event taking place in June over at <a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/">Sew Sweetness</a> to get you sewing a purse for the summer! Not only will we review all of the best purse patterns for you, but the purse you sew might win you a fabulous prize pack!</div>
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1. Every weekday in June, there will be 2 amazing guest bloggers scheduled to share with you a purse sewing pattern review. The review will contain detailed information about what they thought about the sewing pattern, modifications they made, what kind of interfacing they used, and more! Get inspired! </div>
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2. Even more exciting...<b>THERE WILL BE A GIVEAWAY EVERY WEEKDAY IN JUNE! </b>That's right, <b>20 GIVEAWAYS! </b>Your Giveaway Fairy Godmother is Kim from <a href="http://gogokim.blogspot.com/">My Go-Go Life</a> - she has some unbelievable giveaways planned!
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<b>June 4</b> - Sara @ <a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/">Sewsweetness</a> (tutorial: bag interfacing)
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Kim @ <a href="http://gogokim.blogspot.com/">My Go-Go Life</a> (Urban Jungle Bag)<br />
<b>June 5</b> - Meg @ <a href="http://fashionedbymeg.blogspot.com/">Fashioned by Meg</a> (Anna Maria Horner Art Student Tote)
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Lindsay @ <a href="http://www.lindsaysews.com/">Lindsay Sews</a> (Posie Rosie Little Things Jane Market Bag)<br />
<b>June 6</b> - Kaelin @ <a href="http://www.theplaidscottie.com/">The Plaid Scottie</a> (Oliver + S Day in the Park Backpack)
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Colleen @ <a href="http://www.thebusybean.com/">The Busy Bean</a> (something from Amy Butler's Style Stitches book)<br />
<b>June 7</b> - Bree @ <a href="http://my-crafty-crap.blogspot.com/">My Crafty Crap</a> (Jenna Lou Designs Mabel Bag)
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Ayumi @ <a href="http://ayumills.blogspot.com/">Pink Penguin</a> (Signature Bag from Kumiko Fujita)<br />
<b>June 8</b> - Tamiko @ <a href="http://patchworknotes.blogspot.com/">Patchwork Notes</a> (Hexagon Patchwork Bag from Playful Patchwork)
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Jessica @ <a href="http://alittlegray.blogspot.com/">A Little Gray</a> (Pat Bravo Verona Bag)<br />
<b>June 11</b> - Jessica @ <a href="http://sewcraftyjess.blogspot.com/">Sew Crafty Jess</a> (Amy Butler Spice Market Tote)
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Amy @ <a href="http://www.amylouwhosews.com/">amylouwho?</a> (V. and Co. Favorite Bag)<br />
<b>June 12</b> - Sara @ <a href="http://theprettypickle.blogspot.com/">The Pretty Pickle</a> (Charlie's Aunt Casablanca Clutch)
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Lindsey @ <a href="http://lrstitched.com/">LRStitched</a> (Noodlehead Envelope Clutch)<br />
<b>June 13</b> - Erin @ <a href="http://www.twomoreseconds.com/">2 More Seconds</a> (Keyka Lou Bucket Bag)
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Caroline @ <a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/">Sew Can She</a> (V. and Co. Carry All Tote) (okay, this is me... I'll be posting a link to the tutorial there and the review here)<br />
<b>June 14</b> - Ali @ <a href="http://www.asquaredw.com/">a squared w</a> (bag from I Like Orange Too)
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Rachael @ <a href="http://www.imaginegnats.com/">Imagine Gnats</a> (Jen Giddens Pocket Tote)<br />
<b>June 15</b> - Holly @ <a href="http://www.bijoulovelydesigns.com/">Bijou Lovely</a> (Noodlehead Go Anywhere Bag)
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Katie @ <a href="http://kateyz.blogspot.com/">There and Back</a> (Sweet Pea Pocket Purse)<br />
<b>June 18</b> - Monique @ <a href="http://sewfunbymonique.blogspot.com/">Sew Fun by Monique</a> (Millie's Market Tote from Happy Home by Jennifer Paganelli)<br />
Katie @ <a href="http://www.swimbikequilt.com/">Swim, Bike, Quilt!</a> (Green Bee Scoop Tote)<br />
<b>June 19</b> - Jennie @ <a href="http://www.cloverandviolet.com/">Clover and Violet</a> (Lunch Bag from Pink Penguin)
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Joanna @ <a href="http://shape-moth.blogspot.com/">Shape Moth</a> (Emmaline Bag)<br />
<b>June 20</b> - Jen @ <a href="http://www.bettycrockerass.com/">Bettycrockerass</a> (While Baby Naps Metal Clutch)
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Krista @ <a href="http://spottedstone.blogspot.com/">The Spotted Stone</a> (The Sometimes Crafter Amanda's Knitting Bag)<br />
<b>June 21</b> - Katy @ <a href="http://thelittlestthistlecraftshop.blogspot.com/">The Littlest Thistle</a> (Noodlehead 2-4-1 Tote)
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Terri @ <a href="http://sew-fantastic.blogspot.com/">Sew-Fantastic</a> (In Color Order Lined Drawstring Bag)<br />
<b>June 22</b> - Elizabeth @ <a href="http://www.dontcallmebetsy.com/">Don't Call Me Betsy</a> (Amy Butler Weekender Bag)
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Sarah @ <a href="http://fairyfacedesigns.blogspot.com/">Fairy Face Designs</a> (bag from the Bag Making Bible)<br />
<b>June 25</b> - Amy @ <a href="http://sukie.mt-wudan.com/">Sukie Don't You Know Who I Am?</a> (Amy Butler Sophia Bag)
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Heather @ <a href="http://alamodefabric.blogspot.com/">{House} of a la Mode</a> (Retro Mama Granny Bag)<br />
<b>June 26</b> - Julianna @ <a href="http://jednoiglec.blogspot.com/">Jednoiglec</a> (Charlie's Aunt Kitchen Garden Bag)
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Jeni @ <a href="http://incolororder.blogspot.com/">In Color Order</a> (Bari J. State Street Tote)<br />
<b>June 27</b> - Kerry @ <a href="http://verykerryberry.blogspot.com/">Very Kerry Berry</a> (bag from Suzuko Koseki)
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Michelle @ <a href="http://ilikeorangetoo.blogspot.com/">I Like Orange Too</a> (Left Bank Granny Bag)<br />
<b>June 28</b> - Kay Whitt @ <a href="http://blog.sewserendipity.com/">Sew Serendipity Studio</a> (tutorial: adjustable strap with metal slider)
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Amy Barickman @ <a href="http://www.indygojunction.com/blog/">Indygo Junction</a> (tutorial: installing grommets/magnetic snaps)<br />
<b>June 29 </b>- Melissa @ <a href="http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/">Bittersweet Designs</a> (Bella Nonna Boutique Shoulder Bag)
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1. Check out all the purse pattern reviews throughout the month and get inspired to sew up a purse of your own!<br />
2. Join the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/pursepalooza2012/">Purse Palooza 2012 Flickr Group</a>.<br />
3. Link up your completed purse to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/pursepalooza2012/">Flickr Group</a> <b>BETWEEN JUNE 4th and JULY 11th.</b> Your purse must be created and photographed between those dates; purses made prior to June 4, 2012 will be disqualified. The purse may be of your own design, or made from a sewing pattern.<br />
4. You may link up to 2 views of the same purse. More than 2 photos of the same purse will be removed from the group.<br />
5. There is no limit to how many purses you may enter, as long as they were made between June 4th and July 11th, 2012.
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First off, there will be a team of lovely judges that will choose 1st through 6th place. ALSO, 3 randomly chosen winners will be picked out of EVERYONE who completes a bag! Some great chances to win!!<br />
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* 3-pack of books from Martingale Publishing
* $50 gift certificate to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/zipit">Zipit</a>
* $70 <a href="http://www.pellonprojects.com/">Pellon</a> gift pack
* fat quarter bundle and sewing pattern from <a href="http://www.artgalleryquilts.com/">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>
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* fat quarter bundle and sewing pattern from <a href="http://www.artgalleryquilts.com/">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>
* 3-pack of books from Martingale Publishing
* fabric bundle from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewfreshfabrics?ref=pr_shop_more">Sew Fresh Fabrics</a>
* $30 gift certificate to <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/">Spoonflower</a>
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* fat quarter bundle from <a href="http://www.artgalleryquilts.com/">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>
* 2-pack of books from Lark Crafts Publishing
* $20 gift certificate to <a href="http://www.thequiltedcastle.com/">The Quilted Castle</a>
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$20 gift certificate to <a href="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/">Pink Chalk Fabrics</a>
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</div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-90403474620047391322012-04-10T23:12:00.000-04:002012-04-11T23:13:20.119-04:00Cadie has another swimsuit from me, and the Fabric Fairy is giving away $30 in fabric!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last month I got this beautiful swimsuit fabric from the Fabric Fairy, and as much as I wanted to make myself a suit with it, I knew I had to test out a free little tutorial that was destined to be featured on <a href="http://sewcanshe.com/">SewCanShe.com</a>.<br />
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I started with fabric and lining from <a href="http://www.thefabricfairy.com/fabrics/by-type/swimsuit-1.html" target="_blank">the Fabric Fairy</a>...</div>
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used up some rubber elastic that I bought on ebay a while ago...</div>
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But to me a little sign of home-made-ness here or there says 'my mom made this with love.'</div>
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But with all the compliments Cadie got wearing this suit last Friday, no one noticed that it was homemade. :)</div>
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So head on over to<a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/" target="_blank"> SewCanShe.com</a> today to find the tutorial that I used to make this little suit. <a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/#!KID%20LOVE|c19hm" target="_blank">It's on the 'Kid Love' page.</a> And while you're there enter to win $30 in fabric from our favorite Fabric Fairy!</div>
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Okay everyone... big news!!! Jennifer from Forty Toes Photography (who did those gorgeous pics of my Ruffle Romper) is hosting a humungous giveaway with 84 very talented designers giving away prizes. Yes, even me!!!<br />
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Someone is going to walk away with either a darling Ruffle Romper made by me, or a pattern pack with 5 carolina fair designs pdf patterns (winner's choice).<br />
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And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There's little dresses, leggings, pattern packs, headbands, fabric, rompers, even a fairy door. Eight lucky winners will get a package worth over $475!!!<br />
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Yesterday I finished sewing the matching swimsuits that I've been wanting to make for my kids for over a year now. Then I rushed out the door with the youngest two so we could pick up the oldest two from elementary school and make it to the zoo in time for a couple good hours of swim and play time.<br />
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Our zoo has the neatest swim/water play area and I must admit that sometimes we stay there until closing time and never make it around to look at the animals (sorry giraffe, alligator, and sea otter friends). That's what happened yesterday.<br />
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I've never sewn matching outfits for all four of my kids before (do swimsuits count as outfits?) and it was so nice for me because all the other moms knew exactly which kids were mine. Just standing there watching them, I met another sewing mom... Hi Melinda, email me so I can send you that pic of your kids!<br />
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Here's my little man making the suit look so good. When he first tried it on he got upset because the legs were too short. He even got out his baggy board shorts to show me how I messed up (yeah, I have a 5 year old boy critiquing my sewing abilities). But then when he saw his skinny taller brother wearing about the same size suit, he conceded that it was okay.</div>
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The boys' suit design and the girls' suit design both came from Ottobre 3/2009 issue, although I changed the girls design to have the ruffle on the top instead of their seahorse applique. I bought that adorable striped knit from <a href="http://www.girlcharlee.com/" target="_blank">Girl Charlee</a>. It's a cotton/spandex blend so I'm not sure it's specifically made for swimwear, but I think it worked great here. The girls' suits have a little lining anyway.</div>
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Yay! I'm so excited that the ruffle romper pattern is finally done.<br />
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It's available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/95190143/ruffle-romper-pdf-sewing-pattern-for" target="_blank">etsy shop</a> and <a href="http://www.carolinafairdesigns.com/" target="_blank">website</a> along with a few finished pieces that will be sold for a limited time.<br />
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This little romper is just so versatile because you don't have to use ruffle fabric, any knit will do - even upcycled tee shirts (for the smaller sizes). The ribbon tie at the top is reminiscent of a pillowcase dress and makes the romper adjustable if your little girl is in-between sizes. Use stretchy ribbon if you would like the romper to be easier for little ones to get on and off quickly.<br />
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And, typical of most patterns from carolina fair designs, there is only one pattern piece. That means fast and easy cutting so you can get down to sewing and showing off.<br />
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Many thanks to Jennifer at <a href="http://www.fortytoesphotography.com/" target="_blank">Forty Toes Photography</a> for the beautiful cover shots...<br />
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and to my testers (Liz from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlelizardking" target="_blank">Little Lizard King</a>, Jana from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Onetallmama?ref=ss_profile" target="_blank">J. Marie Designs</a>, and also Felicia, Theresa, and Wendy) for all their feedback and photos.<br />
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Happy sewing everybody!Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-45516265483459573942012-02-24T13:06:00.000-05:002012-02-24T13:07:56.164-05:00Surprise! The Ruffle Romper Pattern (coming soon)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love making these little ruffle rompers so much I think they will be both my girl's summer staple!<br />
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I guess I'm not an expert on everything giveaway, because I have never seen one as big as my friend Britny invited me to be in over on her <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PsFL7W_pw8ZQHhP6kZrgX_Va7sybY0rGszXmNf0XCHKvoU9hNBPNmQZXQzqnMTjq2SZXlDObkRbKj653bMzeoMhkwWewkd6QbhlSeqx8UOe5mkllqY0P7B4WD4qQEvYksKTI_Jiv1FeT/s320/396692_264928953573634_144541168945747_678881_1549322603_n.jpg" target="_blank">Lola Wraps blog</a>.<br />
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And it's so easy to enter (yes, I was allowed!!!). All I had to do was scroll to the bottom of the page, log in using facebook, and 'like' a bunch of super pages. Then I had about a million entries. Okay, not a million, but I was able to earn more than I could count.<br />
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I really hope I win the $35 credit to Britny's store so I can buy my girls some wraps like the beautiful one pictured above. And here are some more of my favorite prizes, just to make you want to head over there and enter...<br />
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2 petti-rompers of my choice here!!!</div>
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Just make sure you leave at least one prize for me. ;)</div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-49768936102826249242012-01-16T16:36:00.002-05:002012-01-16T16:37:57.879-05:00What I've been stitchin' up...Long time no post, I know. The new website I started last month has been taking way more time than I had anticipated. But it has been lots of fun. I really could not be keeping up with it if I did not love sewing and web browsing so much. So in case you haven't been keeping up with the new sewing tutorial every day on <a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/">www.sewcanshe.com</a>, here are the sample items that I have sewn for it:<br />
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a bapron that I mistakenly made way to big ;)</div>
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a few Christmas cards (which all got sent)</div>
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Except for the Christmas cards, all of these things were sewn this year. Whew! And I'm currently working on some sweet little fabric snack bags which will be featured soon. So back to work. And I hope you all are having a new year that is just as productive!</div>
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How have your lives changed since hitting it big with a bestselling sewing book plus a sequel? <br />
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Rebecca: <em>It is very exciting to be connected to One-Yard Wonders. We never could have guessed what an amazing success it would turn out to be! We are eagerly tracking the success of Fabric-by-Fabric and hope it follows the same path as One-Yard Wonders. I love the accomplishment of both these books, and never could have done either without Trish. We were already great friends, and the books have demonstrated how well we work together and complement each other as literary partners.</em><br />
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Trish: <em>I definitely feel like I've grown tremendously in my ability to read, understand, write, and edit sewing patterns & designs. I agree that it's been a GREAT partnership with Rebecca - we are a superb team. I've learned so much from her.... and from our fabulous contributors. I just love how we've connected to this great, truly global community of crafters out there. Every once in a while I still have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. </em><br />
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Rebecca: <em>I love to sew. Recently I decided I would make all my son's clothes. A little ambitious, I must admit. Stepping back and being realistic, it makes more sense to say I aspire to sew all my son's clothes. So far I've made a few things (t-shirts and hoodies) that we love. Beyond sewing, I love the portability and calming repetition of knitting. Currently, I'm working on knitting matching hats for my family - raccoon heads. They're very cute, and I even finished them in time for the holidays!</em><br />
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Trish: <em>Lately it's been various odds and ends for my toddler son - an art smock, a tool belt for his play tools... some clothes but it seems mostly stuff that helps further his own creativity and exploration. Theoretically I would love to explore quilting much more --- but that's mostly in my head these days (lots of designs planned out, few executed). </em><br />
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If you had to choose between a "night out" or a "night in" which would you choose and why? <br />
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Rebecca: <em>Without question, NIGHT OUT!! They are too few and far in between. The birth of my son coincided with the completion of the Fabric-by-Fabric manuscript, and I've been spending a lot of time at home since October 3, 2010 - both days and nights. My husband and I find ourselves "in" almost every night as babysitters can be difficult to come by. Sure we've been out in the last 14 months, but not enough! We have dance lessons we want to take! It would be great to see a movie in the movie theater! Send me an email if your available to sit....</em><br />
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Trish: We go out to eat a lot... with toddler in tow. Would definitely love to get out more sans child. That said, I guess I am a bit of a homebody! I have a huge backlog of books to read, movies & shows I'd like to watch, craft projects to make. Alas, the time slips by.<br />
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Rebecca: <em>DIY has always been a big part of my life, it just happens to be more widespread now, and I love it!! The internet has certainly helped the success with the multitude of crafty bloggers and on-line tutorials. I love having so many inspirational projects right at my fingertips (thank you bloggers!!). Caroline, your Little Owl Bib and Tropical Fish Mittens tutorials are absolutely adorable. </em>[Me: {blush} she read my blog!!!] <em>I don't see the current popularity of DIY waning anytime soon, thank goodness! </em><br />
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Trish: <em>If it is a fad, it's one with very long legs -- it's been going on for a very long time already and shows no sign of stopping! I think the more technologically based our society gets, people will feel even more of a need to create something with their hands; yet that same technology makes it so much easier to connect with others, find inspiration, and learn how to try new things. All signs point to the craze sticking around for a long time to come. </em><br />
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Rebecca: <em>Now that I have successfully competed crafting my holiday gifts, I'm going to rest up a bit on the DIY front and read a book or two. Hopefully also take a vacation to a warm destination to escape the winter freeze (and of course knit while on vacation!). On the book front, I think we'll enjoy a little time off to revel in Fabric-by-Fabric before diving into another One-Yard Wonders sequel - stay tuned!!! </em><br />
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Trish: <em>While Crafty Planet takes up a lot of my time, alas, I'm really hoping to do a lot more on the design & crafting front - I have ideas for my own line of sewing patterns, handmade goods, not to mention our idea(s) for a One-Yard Wonders sequel. But I agree with Rebecca, a little time off to read (something NOT craft-related) and enjoy the winter weather here in Minnesota (indoors and out) will be much appreciated! </em><br />
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And for those of you who were just waiting to hear... the winner of the One Yard Wonders book giveaway is comment number 34 (chosen by random.org). So GSFOoL, I'm going to try to figure out how to email you. If you read this first, send me your address because you get a copy of Fabric By Fabric!<br />
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Hey there, hope you're getting things done and wrapped up. I think we could be onto the hourly countdown by now, if someone cared to check how many hours are left until Christmas. I love the feeling of getting something finished. The satisfaction is too sweet, and the anticipation of starting a new project might be even sweeter! That's why I'm posting pictures of my Cadie's little quilt which I just finished not 10 minutes ago.<br />
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I think this is my favorite quilt that I've made so far. The color combination came out just to my liking. And that binding - well let me tell you that the quilt sandwich sat on my table for about a month with me having no inspiration to finish it. Then I saw this brown gingham in my stash and I was all excited to work on it again.<br />
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This little <strike>wild thing</strike> I mean angel who until this (her third) Christmas had to have a generic Christmas stocking from the dollar store. Yes, sad I know.</div>
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And she's also getting one of these (I posted a link to Hillary Lang's tutorial on www.sewcanshe.com). BTW, if you want to make bigger mermaidens like I did, see if you can make your printer print the pattern pages out with a ratio of 1:4 (4 sheets for each page). That makes about 16" dolls from head to tails ;).</div>
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<br />Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-33822645801948013652011-12-19T13:36:00.001-05:002011-12-27T01:00:37.585-05:00One Yard Wonders (Fabric By Fabric) book giveaway!<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooo... look which book recently came out, and just in time for Christmas:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I was lucky enough to have two of my patterns selected for the new One Yard Wonders sequel. It's called Fabric By Fabric, and its STUFFED with projects using </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all kinds</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of fabric. I have been waiting so long for my copy to arrive so now I can finally try out some of those projects. I actually got one almost done on Saturday, so expect a post about that soon.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, the publisher (Storey Publishing) is letting me give a copy of the book away to one lucky reader. All you have to do is leave a comment below and you'll be entered. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One bonus entry is available too: just go to our sister site <a href="http://sewcanshe.com/">SewCanShe.com</a> and sign up for the awesome newsletter so you can get a free sewing tutorial delivered to your inbox every day. (<i>Oh, and while you do that, you'll be <a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/#!giveaway">entering to win 2 lucious yards of Amy Butler Fabric</a> - talk about bonus entry!</i>) Be sure to come back to leave another comment telling me that you did. </span><br />
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I'm so excited to share my new site because who doesn't love something free??? For years now my browser's bookmark files have been filling up with project ideas that I need to try. It's helpful because people often ask me if I know how they can make such-and-such, and I tell them I'll just go home and email them the link to a tutorial. Well, now I get to share those tutorials with anyone who will look (or sign up for the newsletter). I'm going to update the page with a new tutorial every day, so you may want to subscribe to the newsletter so you won't miss anything.
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And, here's the best part... I'm <a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/#!giveaway">giving away</a> two yards of this most beautiful fabric from Amy Butler's new Lark collection:</div>
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All you have to do is sign up for the newsletter, which I'm sure you'll want to do anyway. I mean, you'll get a new sewing tutorial delivered to your inbox every day. I'm going to rotate through the categories holiday love (for the next 10 days), home love, kid love, crafty love, and self love. Who just freaked out when I hinted that Christmas is only 10 days away? Okay, <i>I </i>am freaking out so I need to get back to my sewing now. Bye!</div>
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After rifling through my stash I found some vintage crocheted lace that I picked up a yard sale last year. Suddenly I was inspired to make a pillowcase. Not just any pillowcase, but one fit to be made into a pillowcase dress someday. Because who is making the pillowcases that will be turned into dresses 50 years from now? We are, of course.<br />
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I took 1 yard of fabric to inspire beautiful dreams plus about 42" of lace.<br />
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Then I folded the fabric right sides together along the grain and stitched the bottom and side of the pillowcase.<br />
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I turned it right side out and pressed, and then turned it inside out again and folded the raw edges down 5" and pressed.<br />
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Then I folded it down another 5" (again, rolled twice) and pressed.<br />
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I folded my lace in half right sides together and layed it on the pillowcase cuff to measure. Then I marked it with a pin where I stitched to make a loop the same size as the pillowcase opening.<br />
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I turned the pillowcase right side out again, being careful to leave the cuff neatly pressed on the inside and I pinned the lace to the outside 1/2" from the top, with the part of the lace I want to show pointing downward.<br />
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I stitched close to the edge of the lace here.<br />
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More pressing.<br />
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Notice that I enclosed the raw edge of the pillowcase so if anyone should happen to look inside, that part will look pretty and neat.<br />
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Topstitching.<br />
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Now I imagine it being turned into a "vintage" pillowcase dress someday for some great niece. Love.<br />
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Thanks to black-friday specials and a very generous dad (thank you!!!!!) I desperately needed to sew a case for this cute little tablet computer. If you google kindle cover or ipad cover there are tons of tutorials and I picked <a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/2009/09/03/make-a-custom-kindle-cover-case/">this one</a> because I wanted something I could leave on the tablet while I used it (opposed to the little pouch type which is also nice), plus I loved the way you could stand it up.<br />
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The tutorial is found <a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/2009/09/03/make-a-custom-kindle-cover-case/">here</a> at chicaandjo.com. Instructions are included for customizing the pattern to any size device, which is just what I needed.<br />
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This is the first time I cut into my new Amy Butler Lark fabric which is just so delicious I want to save it all for myself.<br />
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My own little alterations to the pattern included pin fitting the bottom pocket to the device before I stitched the sides so it wouldn't gape.<br />
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And adding an extra piece of elastic at the top of the device to hold it in better. You probably wouldn't need this except that I made the bottom pocket tiny so it wouldn't hide the screen.<br />
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Oh, and now you see why I love the stand feature. This little baby will sit right in between my machines so I don't have to get up and look at the computer while I follow all the nifty blog tutorials out there ;).<br />
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And, since I have this odd habit of sewing in batches of 2 or 3, I made an extra one. I know just who to give it to and that's another name checked off my list (ho, ho, ho!).<br />
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Happy Christmas sewing!Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-28857717656031087172011-11-24T17:43:00.001-05:002011-11-24T17:55:43.494-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three days of cooking and baking have culminated in a feast of turkey, ham, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, three kinds of cranberries, relishes, potatoes, and then the dessert...<br />
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Family has come from near and far to gather and visit and soon the shopping will begin! I love getting out there in the middle of the night to get those good deals. <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/carolinafairdesigns?ref=si_shop">My etsy shop is now running it's annual black friday sale with any two patterns for $10. </a><br />
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I hope that somehow the frenzy to get more stuff won't make us less thankful for what we have already been blessed with!<br />Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-35206383846992099692011-11-20T22:45:00.001-05:002011-11-20T23:39:16.671-05:00Chloe's secrets to perfect sugar cookies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tonight I had to make sugar cookie stars for my second grader's school class to decorate tomorrow. I made the dough early and let it sit in the fridge for 3 hours to get firm. But then when I tried to roll it out and cut out some cookies the dough was sticking everywhere, I was ruining every star trying to get it off the table, and my two year old was sticking her little chubby hands in everything.<br />
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After she rolled out some dough and cut out 6 perfect cookie stars, Chloe decided to share with me her cookie-making secrets:<br />
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<br />Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-30783100902384650692011-11-18T09:01:00.001-05:002011-11-18T09:54:31.797-05:00Another cute version of Cadie's top, plus some naked babies...<br />
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Okay, good morning all of you who are just getting up from a twilight induced hangover. If you don't know what I'm talking about then I think I'm happy for you. I'm not sure how I feel about this installment. It was... too graphic and... too graphic. Honestly I had to put my head down between my knees at one point because I thought I might pass out and that has never happened to me in a movie before. But I'm not usually sitting in a movie theatre at 2 in the morning either so maybe that has something to do with it.<br />
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Anywho... I am so happy that another one of my patterns just got reviewed. Kristen over at <a href="http://threeinthenest.blogspot.com/2011/11/sweet-caroline.html">Three In The Nest</a> has made her own "top" version of my pattern <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60762439/cadies-wrap-around-dress-and-top-one">Cadie's Wrap Around Dress and Top</a>. It's so darling with a little bunny applique on it and you get to see her own little Caroline modelling it. (pssst... love the name ;) ). And, she's hosting a giveaway, so <a href="http://threeinthenest.blogspot.com/2011/11/sweet-caroline.html">head on over</a> for your chance to get the pattern for free.<br />
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Um, okay, sure I'll make you one too babe. Now let me take your picture. Can you tell my kids like to dress up? I guess it doesn't matter what the costume is.<br />
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While I'm having a mom moment going on about my kids and how much they love to dress up... I think this one really annoyed his second grade teacher with what he wore for picture day a couple weeks ago:<br />
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But it was his idea and I couldn't discourage it, what with the shuttle program getting cancelled and all :(. And I have to admit I really like how the picture turned out. He's gonna be the coolest one in their little elementary school yearbook this year. Does anybody actually buy those?</div>
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I know it's technically Halloween today, but all our costumes are done, so I got started on my Christmas sewing (yay!) by making these soft and comfy pj pants. I've made a bunch of things lately with rib knit waistbands (underwear, a skirt, shorts) so I thought this pattern might be cute with one too. <br />
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I started with this pattern that I picked up a while ago at goodwill for 59 cents. It's not bad but I thought the legs turned out kinda wide for my taste. I shouldn't be surprised because look at those wide legs in the picture! If you want an easy basic pj pants pattern for kids, check mine out <a href="http://www.carolinafairdesigns.com/html/pjbottoms.html">here</a>.</div>
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The first thing you should do is locate the waistline on the pattern. It is probably marked on both pieces (the front and back) or mentioned in the instructions. (Note: On my <a href="http://www.carolinafairdesigns.com/html/pjbottoms.html">PJ Bottoms or Shorts Pattern</a>, the waistline is 1 1/4" from the top of the pattern piece.) Calculate that you will add a 3" waistband so you want to cut the pattern off 2 1/2" below the waistline (that will leave you a 1/2" seam allowance).</div>
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Next cut out the waistband from rib-knit material. Cut it 7" tall and the width a couple inches smaller than the actual waist measurement of the intended wearer. I used the basic rib-knit that you can find at joanns. It is not 100% cotton, so it has good recovery. That means it won't totally stretch out and you can trust it to hold your pants up. If you are using something with 100% cotton or you're not sure, just cut a piece of elastic the same length and you can stick it in.</div>
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Now fold the waistband in half lengthwise with the wrong sides on the inside. Mark the waistband into quarters. If you are using elastic, stitch it into a circle now. Then just slip the circle inside. You can use any size elastic here, really, from 1/4" to 2". I didn't use elastic for these pants, and they turned out fine.</div>
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I'm so tickled that she's still wearing them, and amazed it's already that cold where they live. I guess I shouldn't be though, it's Idaho ;). I love the way that we keep handmade gifts longer than others. It's just so difficult to get rid of something knowing the person who worked hard making it.<br />
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In case you haven't seen it, the <a href="http://www.carolinafairdesigns.com/freebies">Tropical Fish Mitten Pattern</a> is a free download on my website! Check it out!<br />
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</div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-66159937385113577802011-09-17T22:05:00.000-04:002011-09-17T22:08:04.214-04:00Napping?The other day I decided to take pictures of my two littlest ones taking their naps. But then I found that they weren't sleeping, so I told them to pretend. Here's what I got:<br />
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That little dress I made using New Look 6195 (got it at goodwill for 59 cents so I don't even know if it's in print anymore). But I modified it so much, that it's probably not even worth mentioning the name of the pattern. Forget I said anything. It is also the "<a href="http://carolinafair.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-deal-with-yucky-dress-response.html">yucky dress</a>" that I blogged about a few months ago, but for some strange reason Cadie picked it out of her dresser and wanted to wear it.</div>
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<br />Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-78829062486400974832011-09-17T10:21:00.003-04:002011-09-17T10:21:35.484-04:00Carl's scrapbookToday is the last day to enter to <a href="http://carolinafair.blogspot.com/2011/09/mymemories-software-review-and-giveaway.html">win a copy of the MyMemories Digital Scrapbooking Suite</a>. I thought I'd show you some of the pages my 7 year old son made.<br />
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He scavenged his favorite pictures from our computer and iphones, and then figured out how to put in some pictures he's been drawing in paint.</div>
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[I'm on the email list at artscow.com. Their stuff is dirt cheap. His 39 page book will only cost me $12.99 including shipping. But you have to get on the email list for those codes. And the products come from Hong Kong so don't expect anything too quickly. I waited 2 months once!]</div>
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<br />Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019002306488889150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586072961252178800.post-26496530065334627982011-09-15T13:17:00.002-04:002011-09-15T13:17:55.896-04:00First dance class<div style="text-align: center;">
Don't forget to enter to win a copy of <a href="http://carolinafair.blogspot.com/2011/09/mymemories-software-review-and-giveaway.html">My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Suite (previous post)</a>! There's only two days left to enter. All week long my 7-year old has been working on his own scrapbook that I'll have to order soon. It's that easy.</div>
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Cadie has been watching her older sister take dance class for her whole 2-year life. But today was her day to finally be on the other side of the glass. Really. I had to take pictures through smudgy, finger-printy glass. But it was worth it.</div>
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Cadie's little petal filled tutu is one that my sister and I made together and it's blogged about <a href="http://carolinafair.blogspot.com/2011/02/tutu-cute.html">here</a>. Tutu cute.</div>
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As all of you know, I love to sew. Sewing is what relaxes me, inspires me, and keeps me sane. I admire scrapbookers and the lovely way they preserve family memories, but I just can't get into it because I'd rather be sewing. About once or twice a year, however, I go to one of those online photo book sites and throw a bunch of pictures together in a book (I always have tons of pictures) so I can feel like I am preserving our family's memories too. This is technically called digital scrapbooking and there are just as many (if not more) digital papers, doo-dads, and sparkly things to make your pages special. But, sad to say, making beautiful pages is not a talent I have developed much because, well, I'd rather be sewing.<br />
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So I was a pretty surprised when Liz from <a href="http://mymemories.com/">MyMemories.com</a> emailed me and asked if I wanted to test their digital scrapbooking software. I mean, of course I would love to (it's past time that I made another family picture book), but could I make anything cute enough? Would I really want to stop sewing to do it?<br />
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But I answered yes because she also offered a free software package for one of my readers too. Plus a coupon code for $10 off! I downloaded the software and then quickly added to my starter set of "scrapbooking stuff" a bunch of free downloads that they also offer.<br />
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After I got started, I was continually amazed at how easily I could put together cute pages. I guess I'm used to how <i>s l o w</i> the online photo book programs work, and having it installed on my computer made things so much easier.<br />
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Long story short, I haven't been able to sew for 2 days and nights now because I have been glued to the computer making digital scrapbook pages. And more. First I made a 45 page book. Then I saw that I could make it iPod (and iPhone) ready so I added music and exported it that way. Then I started making jpegs. I mean, really the possibilities are endless. You can even print the pages yourself.<br />
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Then I discovered that I could also open up the other digital papers and doo-dads that I already have and use them too.<br />
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So... for this to be a fair review of the software, here's my list of pro's and cons:<br />
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Pros:<br />
It is easy to use and very intuitive - like it knows what you want before you do.<br />
It's specialized just for scrapbooking - LOTS of options for making unique pages.<br />
It organizes all of the doo-dads and sparkly things (as well as word art) so you can pile them on almost effortlessly.<br />
You can export right to their site to order books and calendars, or export in other formats (.jpg, .mov, etc.)<br />
When you download extras from <a href="http://mymemories.com/">MyMemories.com</a>, it installs them automatically into the program.<br />
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It is way faster than online digital scrapbooking, but I would still love it to be faster.<br />
I did have it crash once, but to be fair, I was trying to do about 5 things at once (and it had backed up my album so I didn't lose anything when I restarted - very nice)<br />
You can edit pictures some, but not in great detail like Photoshop (but my photos were already edited so this didn't bother me).<br />
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Here are some of my pages (don't be too critical, remember, I'm a sewer not a scrapbooker!):<br />
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First entry: visit <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">www.MyMemories.com</a> and choose a favorite scrapbooking kit. Tell me what it is in the comments. (Mine is A to Zoo, I'm gonna have to get it!)</div>
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