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March Sadness, The Blue Devil Blues…

by ilene on March 19, 2012 · 1 comment

in baby, sewing

The most anticipated event of the spring, March Madness, came to a quick and heartbreakingend for my family this weekend when our beloved Blue Devils were bounced from the first round of the tourney on Friday in a stunning upset.  What the heck happened?!  It was over before we knew it!!  I’m still getting over [...]

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My Wedding: Garter

by ilene on August 24, 2011 · 1 comment

in sewing, wedding

I think the wedding industry purposely jacks up the prices of everything because they know us brides are such suckers!! Slap on “wedding” or “bridal” onto an item and you are guaranteed to spend 3-4 times more than the actual cost.  That’s why I decided to sew my own bridal veil.  Did you know that [...]

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For Isaac, Duke Class of 2032

by ilene on July 15, 2011 · 2 comments

in baby, sewing

My college roommate just gave birth to their second child!   Since she met her husband in college, I thought it was fitting to gift her with some Duke Blue Devil onesies.  (I made onesies similar to these before here.  For those onesies, I painted the Duke logo on with fabric paint.)  For these new onesies, [...]

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