Category Archives: Finished Objects

me and gerry brave the cold

Posted on February 2, 2015 by puu

so some friends and i have this joke. basically, every time things seem to be particularly wretched in our lives, someone sends out the call: is mercury in retrograde again?! and, as of this writing, the answer is indisputably yes. … Continue reading →

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drape drape does comfy

Posted on November 5, 2014 by puu

i know these aladdin-style knickers from drape drape #1 come in for their fair share of ridicule, but i rather love them.  and here is why. a month or so ago i was invited to a big girls’ night lasagna … Continue reading →

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jean-ius strikes again?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by puu

another pair of my elizabeth and james “crosby” style jean-ius jeans.  i got much better at my topstitching on this second pair, which i think shows, and i love the print on the denim. it’s liberty of london stretch denim … Continue reading →

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what jean-ius have i wrought?

Posted on September 22, 2014 by puu

many, many, many moons ago i set out to re-create my favorite pair of RTW jeans: the elizabeth and james crosby. it’s a carpenter-style jean, with patch pockets, not a classic five-pocket variety. i loved the slim fit, the industrial … Continue reading →

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crescent moon power, make-up!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by puu

because, look, i can be one of the cool geeks making stuff out of awesome sheets too. it will likely surprise NO ONE reading this that i once owned a set of sailor moon bedsheets, in the late nineties and … Continue reading →

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simplicity 2192: i promise that no muppets were harmed in the making of this garment

Posted on September 12, 2014 by puu

i swear that it is oona’s fault. have i ever told you guys (excuse me, gudes) this story?  the story of the terrible influence we have on each other sometimes when we shop?  classic examples include clio buying ewok fur; … Continue reading →

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vintage simplicity playsuits for the end of the summer

Posted on September 9, 2014 by puu

gudes*, let’s get real.  summer’s over (in the northern hemisphere), the wind is starting to smell like fall.  days are shorter.  the world is (yet again) going to hell in a handbasket.  and this past weekend was the two-year anniversary … Continue reading →

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#fqchallenge bonus garment! because i use all the parts of the buffalo

Posted on September 2, 2014 by puu

of course, technically it wasn’t allowed, but i did have some scraps left over from my #fqchallenge masterplan. see, originally i was going to really go overboard and make a skirt and blouse to go over my playsuit, sort of … Continue reading →

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a quickie: megan nielsen crescent blouse

Posted on July 29, 2014 by puu

speaking of my constant stash of nearly-finished UFOs (hereafter referred to as area 51), i seriously have four of these happening right now. they’re just so cute and easy and don’t take up too much fabric! perfect for a few … Continue reading →

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a NY-Lon FO: 1930s sundress in liberty

Posted on July 24, 2014 by puu

confession:  most of my NY-Lon fabric haul is already cut out and in various stages of assembly. but this is my first finished, worn and photographed make out of the haul.  the fabric is liberty of london Lanthe which i … Continue reading →

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