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		<title>I Wish This Were Mine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My daughter rarely asks for specific toys, but this year, she asked for an American Girl doll. Even though it was terribly expensive, I caved in and got it for her. Naturally, this has sent me and my mother into a frenzy of sewing, knitting and pseudo-carpentry. I built a bed, roughly following the guidelines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>These Trousers Kick A$$</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If unfettered bragging makes you want to throw up, you better turn away from this blog. I&#8217;m about to pull back the curtain on my conceitedness. Behold the wonder that is Vogue 1051, an Alice and Olivia design: Slightly flair legged pants with contour waistband, fly front, and welt pockets, with optional turned cuffs. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pencil Skirt and Puffy-Sleeved Blouse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A short while before my job fizzled out, I started sewing a pencil skirt and blouse to wear to the office. I thought the combo channeled the funky secretary look. Unfortunately, I was too short on time to finish it before the job ended. Now that I&#8217;m unemployed, I have plenty of time. It may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catching Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve sewn quite a bit in the past few months, but just haven&#8217;t blogged about it much. I&#8217;m going to try catching up, so bear with me. Let&#8217;s start with the Halloween costume I made for my daughter. Claire LOVES penguins. Emperor penguins are her favorites, but she likes the Humboldts at the local zoo. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week of Jackets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was working, I had little time left for sewing, but that didn&#8217;t mean I gave up on fashion altogether. I decided to take a different approach. Instead of focusing on the skill-building in clothing construction, I focused on styling clothes. I thought it would be an easier task, but it&#8217;s proved challenging to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Wore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! Life is pretty good, but I haven&#8217;t had a whole lot of time for sewing and knitting lately. Instead, I&#8217;m doing more shopping. *gasp!* I know. But I need to get my work wardrobe up to snuff more quickly than I can create things on my own. While I feel a little like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Butterick 5559</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Hancock Fabrics had a sale on Butterick patterns and I immediately went for 5559, a Maggie London design. I loved the creative placement of the tucks. Underneath many of those tucks are the darts that give the pieces a nice shape. It&#8217;s very clever! My first version turned out ok: It&#8217;s very, very snug, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank you!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for all of your supportive comments in response to my last post. I also appreciated all the suggestions you gave me for creating a work wardrobe. Keep the suggestions coming! Love them. I&#8217;m still reeling from how crazy last week was. On the same day I sent the kids back to school, I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.quixoticpixels.com/blog/2011/09/thank-you-3/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=thank-you-3</link>
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		<title>Transitions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing is for certain. Life is never dull&#8230;and it&#8217;s expensive. I&#8217;m contemplating going back to work to help out with all the expenses, but of course I have to consider the cost of childcare and updating my wardrobe. At one time, I had little to no casual clothing. Then, I quit my job and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading &amp; Relaxing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been silent because it&#8217;s been hot and sunny here (yay!) and I&#8217;ve been sitting out on the back patio reading and relaxing. I&#8217;m going to enjoy every minute of this gorgeous weather while it lasts! In addition to trashy adventure novels, I&#8217;ve been devouring books on fashion. Tim Gunn is my new hero. Not [...]]]></description>
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