Mendofleur

I have been quite absent from other blogs lately. My days now are completely taken with sewing projects for the wedding that is scheduled a week from today. I have finished my dress and matching jacket with the exception of the dress hem and the jacket trim. Today I completed three of the tablecloths for [...]

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I am wishing everyone a new year filled with creative fulfillment with many dreams and longings that entice you to take some unique journeys in your mind and heart. Imagine. Be bold. Risk. The days and months go by all too quickly. I am planning to accomplish some things this year that involve all of [...]

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Every year since we moved to Portland we can count on some snow, maybe a lot once, twice if we are lucky. For me this occasion is perfect bliss. The minute I can see it is going to stick, I get ready for a long walk. Only rain was predicted for today, but when I [...]

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I am hoping to return soon. Company arrives tomorrow. I am nurturing dreams and imaginings and yearning to pick up where I left off somewhere in the fog of the past. I will be posting sporadically until the middle of January.

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It seems like I cannot get back to my blog and your blogs…life is dictating my schedule. Please forgive my absence. I will be back. I have read all your comments and they are great. Honestly, it is so comforting to know there is a caring and funny and creative and animal-loving and textile-passionate group [...]

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I know that Fall is about to envelope me when I start looking at the things in the house that need to be done. The list is always very long. One has to pick and choose. I am also one of those people (a trait I have carried forever) that likes to do things myself. [...]

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As time moved forward, my stitches became steady and my presence more secure, Sam my oldest cat decided that I might, in fact, be in my space more than a half hour. As I settled into a comforting rhythm so did he, and in our own unique and silent communicative manner we became connected and [...]

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Fifteen years ago I made a dress from this vintage Vogue pattern from the 1930′s. It is one of my favorite periods of fashion. Clothes were feminine, elegant, and flattering. This particular pattern was fairly easy to make. I loved the sleeve and the way it fell in folds down the upper arm. I made [...]

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Our youngest daughter announced her engagement this afternoon. We are thrilled. They are currently on a vacation in Southern Oregon. It was a nice surprise, and now we are looking forward to planning a wedding in Southern California. As an added treat to the day, I saved a baby quail from being eaten by my [...]

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