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My grandmother the Marine

Roena "Ronnie" Scherl c. 1942

She outranked my grandfather. As she should.

I miss you, Grandma.

Happy Memorial Day.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moeEeny, meeny, miny, moe

I have a very long Memorial Day weekend coming up, so in addition to all of the gardening stuff that needs to be done, I thought I would also get in some sewing.

However, as my stash of patterns has grown quite a bit lately, I’ve had difficulty deciding.  I narrowed it down to one [...]

Off the hookOff the hook

Capelet started

Since my knee has been hurting (an inflamed bursa from my foray into running), I’ve been spending a lot of time sitting on my ass.  This gives me plenty of time for handsewing, as well as crocheting, though it has totally stalled my weightloss.

A few weeks ago, I started a capelet, [...]

A dress for a weddingA dress for a wedding

Simplicity 3230 for the wedding

Not mine, though our eighth wedding anniversary is this coming Tuesday.  :)

I made my final version of Simplicity 3230 for a wedding I attended earlier today.  If you’d like, you can read my review of the pattern here. You can see the previous version I made of this [...]

Hobbit shoes & HighbanksHobbit shoes & Highbanks

Cordy enjoying the dame's rocket during a break

This Sunday, I took my new Vibram Sprint barefoot shoes to Highbanks park to take a hike with Cordy.  It was a pleasant cloudy-into-sunny early morning in the high 50s.

Since I had Cordy with me, we took the Coyote Run trail, which is a combination [...]

Retro 1943 giveaway winner!

The winner of Butterick 6701, the reprinted blouse pattern is …

(drumroll, please)

Inky!

Congratulations!

Here’s how she answered the question: What is your biggest sewing challenge?

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time to actually sew up all the patterns and fabrics and ideas!!

Please contact me at jessica @ kusine . com [...]

The front garden

Baby pie cherries

Baby prairie spy apples

Peonies, which usually don't bloom for another two weeks

Flowering sedum

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Retro 1943 giveawayRetro 1943 giveaway

The giveaway

Butterick 6701

The description of this reprinted, but out-of-print, pattern from 1943 is “Fitted blouse, has shoulder pads, princess seams, shaped hem and button trim with snaps. A: lines, above-elbow sleeves. B: long sleeves with slits.hooks and eyes and back peplum.”

The pattern is multi-sized 12-14-16 (bust 34-36-38). I’ve never so much [...]