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		<title>Tutorial: Crate Pads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I accomplished yet another of the projects on my priority list today. The dogs now have some nice mats for their crates. They are even personalized! They were very quick and easy to make. Materials: One yard each heavy denim and polar fleece. This is enough to make two mats approx. 35”x28”. I just cut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s official</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are having a Swimsuit Sew-Along! Please join us. How you ask? Well for one how about you start by deciding to try your hand at sewing your own swimwear? Then you can follow along as I and my fellow blogger-sew-alongists (it IS a word, okay maybe not, be we can pretend) jump into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Done &amp; Done</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Theater Aprons are done. I knew they wouldn’t take long. I layered the two lengths of fabric and cut them with the rotary cutter at the same time. I also assembly line sewed them so they went pretty quick. I love this fabric, it is some Moda that I’ve had since my very first order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just keep swimming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I promised yesterday to post about my next sewing obsession, sewing my own swimsuits. I recently had to take Emma shopping for a one piece swimsuit for “swim gym”. It is mid-January in Illinois, I thought we’d be Sh*t Outta Luck as they say. So I started turning the idea of making her a simple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Priorities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been stashing fabric and projects like the end of the world were coming or something. Seriously. I decided it might be best if I document them all here and make a list to prioritize what needs to get done first and what I want to get done next. I need to throw a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kwik Sew 3315: Jeans that fit!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KS3315: Stretch Jeans VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL I apologize up front for not having any photos of me modeling these yet. I have worn them a few times since completing them but never seem to have enough light or a willing photographer about to help me take them. This is my second go at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myeclecticmess.com/blog/2012/01/kwik-sew-3315-jeans-that-fit/</link>
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		<title>16 Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Except that I got my original braces off when I was about 14. That was 30 years ago.&#160; And I couldn’t wait until that day came. But here I am again with a mouth half full of metal. I had braces put on my top teeth yesterday. I may or may not get them on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myeclecticmess.com/blog/2012/01/16-again/</link>
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		<title>Bernina Foot #70: Run and Fell Foot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bernina USA website for #70/71 foot. This is one of the feet Steve got me for Christmas. (I think I wrote down the wrong number when I gave him my list, I really wanted the #71 which is wider and for denim but I’m not complaining, I’ll buy that one myself and still get use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Out with the old, in with the new</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Minerva is being put out to pasture. She’ll be kept around for decorative purposes but I’ve removed her extra waistline padding and returned to her original Edwardian shape. She’s been a fun old gal and come in handy if for nothing more than company and to model the odd garment here and there. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myeclecticmess.com/blog/2012/01/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new/</link>
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		<title>Vogue 8597: Green Wool Jersey Top</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally had a little time in my sewing room this week. The show I’m co-directing at the theater (Best Christmas Pageant Ever) opened last Friday night so I’ve had some time to breath. I’m happy to say that the show is going great! It has been an interesting experience to be on the other [...]]]></description>
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