This is a jacket I made the other day. It is made from repurposed wool from an XL gap womens trench coat. I had the design drawn in my idea book for quite a while, but never got around to making it. The seam ripping was brutal to get the fabric apart, but I did it! I salvaged part of the button band from the original coat, which made it a bit ( Read more... )

More sewing! I made another bear, this little guy's name is Reggie.


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Yesterday marydotmusic called me up in the afternoon asking if I wanted to go hiking. Seeing as I am always up for a hike, especially on lovely, sunny days like yesterday, I decided to take her up on the offer ( Read more... )

So, I know this is technically a knitting blog, and all you knitters out there are probably thinking "what the heck Nessa, why are you blogging about sewing so much lately ( Read more... )

I am relieved to tell you that final exams are final(ly) over!
Last night was beerknit, with the bitchybees! Which came just in time. I really needed a beerknit after all the crazyness of the last few weeks ( Read more... )

So Long Miss Shania Twain!

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Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary, and since we got married on our 2nd year dating anniversary, it is also our 5th "being a couple" anniversary!
We had dinner at at Swans which is fitting, since we also got married in the penthouse three years ago. Jeff told the waitress this, and we got a free cheesecake dessert :-)


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So ever since Thursday night I've been mega, super, uber-ill! I haven't been truly sick since I dunno, 2 years ago? And this time I've been hit hard with a mega-flu-bug. Body aches, fever, chills, headache, sore throat, painful swollen lymph nodes, runny nose, icky ick double ickness ( Read more... )

I hope you are all having a lovely Easter long weekend!
I just *had* to make cupcakes today to celebrate.


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