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Howdy do! Thought I'd share that the  McCall website  is having a huge pattern sale that lasts until tomorrow, November 30th! McCall's and Butterick patterns are $1.99 and Vogue patterns are $3.99 (including repro patterns)! I took advantage and bought several patterns yesterday, so go forth and enjoyeth thyself!  One more sentence makes for 5 exclamation points in a row!

Wow, it's been too long since I last posted. Sheesh. Anyway, I am *this* close to completing a second Colette Oolong dress so hopefully I can include it in this week's Sew Weekly "Do Over" challenge! I shared this Lullaby Lamb felt doll project over at the Crafty Christmas Club blog and have the all-clear to post here since I gave it to the little girl recipient on Thanksgiving (won't be able to see her on her birthday, which is around Christmas). She's turning 1 so I wanted to make her a doll for the special day! The pattern is a design from Gingermelon , an Etsy shop with a bunch of adorable doll patterns available (I want that owl doll. I mean, can you go wrong with an owl named Orlando complete with spiffy hat? Genius.). She's based in Canada, but her patterns are sent through e-mail and I received mine almost right away. Must give credit to  Paunnet for featuring her as part of her Etsy shop series. The lamb came together pretty easily and I'm ve...

I've reached my first goal of the holiday season - joining the Crafty Christmas Club to help inspire and motivate me as I attempt to make some holiday goodies for friends and family. The CCC was started by the talented Tilly  and I hope to make a good showing on the blog (I'm not always the most productive when it comes to making things for others, this being that I'm too slow of a stitcher when it comes to my own clothes to get to sewing things for anyone else, ahem!). The CCC blog is also a great way to share projects with fellow sewers without having friends and family see your creations before the mad-dash-to-rip-off-the-carefully-taped-wrapping-paper moment arrives (unless they are gently-open-the-gift-tape-by-tape kind of people, which is sometimes the case). So, basically, if you think you might get a handmade gift from me this holiday season don't click through to the CCC blog! No fun in ruining the surprise, right? Or just look really, really excited and grate...