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another day, another tee
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 – 3:47 pm | 3 Comments
another day, another tee

Yep, I made another tshirt today. No, I’m not done yet. I still have a few patterns I want to try out and a lot of stash fabric to get through. Not …

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go green
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 – 10:06 pm | 2 Comments
go green

Today is Blog Action Day and the theme for this year is the environment.

I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see so many people making small (or big) changes in their day-to-day …

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Blogger’s Guilt
Saturday, September 22, 2007 – 2:54 am | 11 Comments
Blogger’s Guilt

Yes, yes I know it’s been ages. Hello again. I will try to be less slack about posting from now on. Did you miss me? Did you even notice? (sniff sniff)
If it’s any consolation, I …

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Pillowcase Dress updated
Monday, September 10, 2007 – 7:02 pm | 7 Comments
Pillowcase Dress updated

I have finally updated the original Pillowcase Dress Instructions that I put up about 18 months ago. At the time, I was really only posting it because I knew a lot of people were searching …

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sew and tell
Monday, July 2, 2007 – 8:27 pm | 4 Comments
sew and tell

I forgot to tell you, dear readers, that last week I sold my doorstop old coverstitch machine (Brother 2340C) because quite frankly, we had never bonded.

I had fallen in love since the first time we …

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blue moon
Sunday, July 1, 2007 – 6:38 pm | 2 Comments
blue moon

Last night was a blue moon. I was able to loudly proclaim “We only EVER get to go out on a date night once in a blue moon!” and it was true. Paul and I …

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grey stripes
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 – 8:24 pm | No Comment
grey stripes

More refashioning. Making new from old, I am so loving this!
I found this 3/4 sleeve tee at the op-shop (thrift store) on the weekend and picked up a matching plain long-sleeved tee at the same …

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no more trains
Monday, June 18, 2007 – 7:53 pm | No Comment
no more trains

Here is a top that I decorated (with a train applique) for Jack last Winter. He loved it at the time but this Winter (ie. right now!) he has informed me that trains are just …

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stain busting
Friday, June 8, 2007 – 8:22 pm | 3 Comments
stain busting

What to do with a much loved piece of clothing that has a stain that just won’t come out? I have had a couple of tops waiting for some kind of transformation and today was …

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oversized tee to wearable singlet
Saturday, June 2, 2007 – 8:20 pm | 3 Comments
oversized tee to wearable singlet

My first refashioning project since signing up. Four months of not buying any new clothes - instead I will be sewing and refashioning thrifted or other clothes.
I had bought a few very cheap on-sale oversized …

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I pledge…
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 – 11:30 pm | 3 Comments
I pledge…

I, Jen Leheny, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of “new” manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 4 months.
I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself …

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Pillowcase Dress Instructions
Thursday, March 23, 2006 – 10:12 pm | 142 Comments
Pillowcase Dress Instructions

How to make a Pillowcase Dress - new and improved instructions!

So, I thought it was high time that I updated these instructions. Now, let me make it clear - people have been making dresses like …

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