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a little career change
Editor’s Letter for Vogue Patterns Magazine August-September 2012 issue. Today is the first day of my new job as Editor of Vogue Patterns magazine (VPM). Finally I can tell you what has been going on...
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a look inside the creative process
Melanie Kobayashi is an artist living in Vancouver. In addition to her art, she writes 2 blogs, one on Vancouver street style called Culture Serf and the other is her personal style blog called bag...
View Articleengineers are people, too
A little off-topic, OK – totally off topic. My husband had insomnia one night and wrote a song. He is not just a plain song-writer, which would be wonderful enough; he uses advanced tools to achieve...
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COLORS for sewing
me in black with brights and the Prada 2012 Cruise Collection pastels (blogged here) COLORS! I’m for ‘em. Aren’t we all?! Seeking to mistake-proof my sewing, I have studied the subject on the...
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why I blog, the short version
muslin fail, pattern fail, bad boy goes to the garbage pail Q: So Robin, why do you blog anyway?A: One reason is to keep track of my sewing. By documenting my work as I go, I build a reference library...
View Articlehula hoop!
I have wanted to find a hula hooping class for a long time, and it was very exciting to give it a try. The nice person from Chic Physique provided tips to get me going. They have a lot of other...
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we survived Sandy!
And I learned how to make a GIF over the weekend in my PhotoShopDC class. I sincerely hope all those affected by Sandy are coping and recovering from the massive damage. My thoughts and prayers are...
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shopping, accessorizing and winning
I wear camisoles with shoulder pads quite often. And I shop almost never. Yesterday, I shopped. I am experiencing a rush of enthusiasm for accessories, and one must enter a shop now and then to procure...
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Planning 2013? Calendar Giveaway!
The comments are now closed and a winner chosen! Carolyn, comment #21 – I have sent you an email with further instructions. Thank you all for entering! And thank you to NeuYear for offering this great...
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always the innovator
Raise your hand if you used computers in the 1980′s. I owned a Compaq 286 portable computer and it weighed 30 pounds. We called them luggable computers and it amused us at the time. I paid about $2,500...
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