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A Purple Batik Blouse

Sew,  I had decided to enter the Pattern Review Sewing Bee challenge. The challenge was to  make a fitted blouse, and to also use creative touches to make it our own. This contest looked like great fun,  and I was ready. This challenge was intense and was to be completed by Monday September 7th, it…

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Polka Dots and Linen a Lutterloh Dress for Summer Hell

My Beloved says that there are FIVE seasons here in Southern Baja. There are Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer and Summer Hell.What is Summer Hell? That is the time in late August to early October when we are in the middle of hurricane season. But it is not the hurricanes that are his own private hell.…

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Susan Starts a Blue Linen Baja Dress

It’s hot here! In fact we are heading into what my beloved calls Summer Hell, the fifth season of the year here in Southern Baja. We have a luscious pool, and insulated and air conditioned house and gentle breezes at night and in the morning. But  moving around the rest of the day is misery. You go…

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Susan Sews a Dress for a Wedding

Since we have been living in  La Paz in Southern Baja, we  have been invited to many weddings, christenings, business openings, buirthday parties and general parties.  We  have been invited to a formal wedding next Saturday.  I am making a floor length black linen dress ( lined with HOT pink). It is a classic sleeveless,…

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