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Supporting My Habit

In the last two months, I have spent a lot of my sewing time making things for other people. Some of the items were for the two stores in town that I supply and others were just for individuals that wanted something specific. My natural tendency is to be selfish with my sewing time, but it's good to have a bit of money coming in to keep the sewing room stocked. Not much to say about all the things, but I did want to record them here...

Bibs:
Daisy bib

Monster bib

Daisy bib

Bow Tie Bib

Pillows:
Owl pillow

Cat pillow

Cat pillow

Angels:
Angels

Pillows for charity auction:
Mr and Mrs pillows

Vogue 8828 for a client (Really? Can I have a "client?" It sounds a bit more pretentious than I'm comfortable with, but I should probably own it and add a bit of professionalism to my work. And it's much more succinct than "a nice woman I know that wants me to sew things for her." I like succinct. But you'd never guess that from this long, rambling parenthetical comment).

Vogue 8828

It's a very poor fit on my dress form, but was so perfect on my...client. Color, style, fit, everything - perfect. I also made her a skirt, but don't have any photos. I copied a skirt that she already owned and really liked.

And since all this was completed, there has been selfish sewing! Yay!

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  1. SewCraftyChemistApril 29, 2013 at 9:01 AM

    I'd like one owl pillow, and one tuxedo bib, please! :)

    What a nice arrangement of sewing there! I am trying to spend the next week sewing un-selfishly. We'll see!

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  2. MushyWearApril 29, 2013 at 5:48 PM

    I always love to see what you make. You do such a lovely job!

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  3. Ann Made StudioMay 14, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    I love all of the items that you make ~ for yourself or a client.

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  4. a little sewingMay 23, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    oh that dress for your client :) is SO pretty! Nice work!

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