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Skirt-A-Day Sewing Book Launch Blog Tour!

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It’s here! I’m so excited! My latest book, Skirt-A-Day Sewing, is available now! And to celebrate, I’m having a blog tour that launches this week, where you can win copies of the book and see sneak previews of the projects inside. To kick things off this week, the tour started at Jane of All Trades. Jane actually made a version of the very first wrap skirt in the book. From Jane:

Jane drafting her skirt.

Jane drafting her skirt.

This book walks you through the steps of creating your own customized sloper (a pattern made exactly to YOUR measurements)…

To start, I went with the author’s advice and sewed a wrap skirt. It was hard to choose because all the skirts are so cute!

Creating a sloper, and the subsequent patterns takes time. These are not one-hour projects. But, the time put in is well worth it as you’ll create a skirt that fits you EXACTLY how you want it!

I’m looking forward to trying more skirts (27 to go!) and working more with my sloper. For never having done sewing like this, Skirt-a-Day Sewing is a great resource for construction, drafting, designing and sewing.

Jane's version of the wrap skirt

Jane’s version of the wrap skirt

I love Jane’s skirt! She did such an amazing job with the fit and construction!

Want to win your own copy of the book and try a skirt, too? Comment on Jane’s blog post before Monday, September 16th at 11 p.m. EST to be entered in the drawing (open to U.S. residents only.)

Stay tuned for more interviews and giveaways soon!

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Custom Wigs by Sweet Hayseed
Macaroni Dandy wig by Sweet Hayseed Planning is well underway for this year’s Mermaid Parade costume. Last year I ended up sewing incredibly too much incredibly too late. Each year I promise myself that I will not be constructing things at the last minute, and always end up pulling an all-nighter... Continue Reading
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Scales and all
I also wanted to do a quick post on how we did the makeup for the parade. We had so many people asking about it, that I wanted to be sure and show off our technique. First, I used concealer and powder all over my face and then put on... Continue Reading
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Mermaids 2010
The parade is over, but the remnants remain.... Permalink
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and the sea beckons…
Last year Jessie and I pulled an all-nighter right before the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, getting our costumes together. Typically the Mermaid Parade is an excuse for folks to done themselves with body paint and little else. However, that’s not really my style so Jess and I usually like to... Continue Reading
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Californ-i-a
Ooohhh California. My knee is still healing. Officially, I was in California for Maker Faire to help man the CraftStylish booth for work. Little did I know, the weekend was also a time to catch up with friends in the Bay Area. (You can see my wrap-up of the event... Continue Reading
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BUST’s Spring Fling Craftacular
BUST’s first Spring Fling Craftacular came complete with ’90s jamz (yes, with a z), a photobooth, 50 indie vendors, booze and some super tasty polish food. It didn’t seem anywhere near as busy as the holiday Craftaculars of the past couple of years, but it still looked like there was... Continue Reading
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Weekend Happenings
If you are in the Brooklyn area this weekend, be sure and check out the grand opening of Brownstoner’s Brooklyn Flea. It promises to be the largest outdoor market in New York City and will be happening every Sunday in April this year, rain or shine, from 10 am to... Continue Reading
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Handmade Nation!
Just in case you haven’t heard about it yet, there’s a documentary being made about the crafting community in the United States by Art vs. Craft coordinator Faythe Levine. I had the honor of meeting the lovely Faythe through work at the Renegade Craft Fair in ’06, but also re-met... Continue Reading
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Me + Teen Vogue = Love
Why, oh why did Teen Vogue not exist when I was a teen? I actually find myself more inspired by the pages of Teen Vogue than almost any other fashion rag these days (and I just turned 28), although I could never even fathom affording anything they feature. And speaking... Continue Reading
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