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Boylston bra from Orange Lingerie Bras, I want more bras I seems like bra making has taken all the space in my sewing world. I have to "force" my self to look at and sew other projects, or else, this is all I dream about. If I suffer of insomnia, no problem! I simply have to think about the lace, mesh, elastics, and...

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It is with humility that I am showing the results of my lingerie sewing projects. I mentioned previously that my learning curve when it comes to elastics and tiny curves is very slow. But, I am progressing... this is good news;-) Be merciful with me Ces jours-ci, je suis obsédée par la confection de sous-vêtements. J'ai dévoré le livre de Norma Loehr, je...

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For those of you who do not know, I spend lots of time cycling the beautiful roads in Quebec. During one summer I can cycle up to 3000 km. On top of keeping me in an excellent shape, this activity also contributes in relaxing me from work. But the negative effect of this activity is of course that it keeps me away from...

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The first garment to be sewn with my new machine is finished and it was worn for the first time last Friday by my gorgeous friend Florence. As I mentioned in my previous post, I used the Vogue pattern # 8358 as a base. This pattern is designed for knits, but I used it with a woven fabric that has 5% of stretch....

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Why on earth did I wait 25 years before I buy my self a decent sewing machine ???  I wonder how I was able to sew all my garments with a machine for kids! Ciel, j'ai peine à comprendre pourquoi j'ai attendu 25 ans avant de m'acheter une machine à coudre digne de ce nom. Quel miracle cette machine.  En couture, je ne...

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I have been working on a new look for my blog for the past few weeks. I still have some bugs to fix and I appologies if certain functions are not available yet. It should be fully functional soon. Durant les dernière semaines, j'ai procédé à la mise en place d'une nouvelle interface pour le blog. Je la trouve plus contemporaine et comme...

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It is done, I chose my machine. Some of you will agree and some of you will not. As Einstein said, everything it relative to the position of the observer. But before I tell you which machine I bought, I have to say that Bernina, Juki, Janome, Brother, Pfaff, Viking, Elna all make very similar machines in terms of power, stitches, functions and...

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Though it has been finished for almost three months, I did not take the time to post a picture of my Chinese silk top before now. I made this top for my son's high school graduation. The top is worn with a silk skirt that has a golden shine to it. I am not used to wear pale colours like those. Though I...

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Photo taken on Pfaff's web site Ho I need help on this one. I am shopping for a new machine. My mind was set on the Janome 8900 but when I saw the size in real life, I changed my mind. I don't have a sewing room for the moment, so it needs to fit in a closet. Normal size or slightly bigger...

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Malborough bra samples all sewn by Norma. Des échantillons de soutiens-gorge Malborough - un patron génial At the end of June, encouraged by Carmen (CarmencitaB), I enrolled into a bra making class in Boston. The class is given by Norma Loehr from Orange Lingerie. Norma is a very skillful seamstress as well as an excellent teacher. She teaches the class in her quiet...

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