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    Matt’s Birthday Negroni #4

    April 21, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Since Matt and I live together (and have for over fifteen years), I have never been able to make him anything as a surprise. A well timed sewing weekend at Maker’s Hideaway finally gave me the the opportunity to do so! Details Pattern Colette Patterns Negroni Fabric Wool flannel shirting fabric from the Pendleton Woolen Mill Store in Milwaukie, Oregon I bought this fabric when I was down there for Portland Frocktails in 2019. My friend Kassi was still living there then and took me to all of her favorite fabric stores in the area. Pendleton fabric is very nice but notoriously expensive, so I was saving it until I…

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    Matt’s Birthday Negroni Shirt

    February 25, 2015 / 7 Comments

    Once again, I have been a bit absent on this blog lately. Between ukulele lessons on Tuesday nights (plus practice throughout the week) and my knitting group on Wednesday nights and then trying to get some exercise occasionally and balance family life (in-laws were in town, Matt turned 40), I have been BUSY! 2015 is shaping up to be an awesome year so far, so these are good problems to have. I’m just living life in real-time, yo. I have been making stuff, I’m just backlogged on blogging about it. So let’s start with Matt’s birthday shirt! I wish I could say I made him a birthday suit, because that…

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