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The Selfish Seamstress loves to design and sew garments, but only if she gets to keep them. I'm Elaine, known in the online sewing world as elainemay, and welcome to my selfish sewing blog.
Recent Posts
- Free pattern: Make your own Kate Spade-inspired faux fur pullover!
- Fur shirt? Fer sure! Kate Spade faux fur pullover knockoff
- DIY leather and knit long gloves
- Butterick 9927
- From Coffee Date to Knockoff Kate: Selfish copies the Kate Spade polka dot “Jillian” dress
- The villain at home: Helmut Lang-inspired pants
- Idiots on the Internet Part II: Seriously, Lorriange??
- Idiots on the internet
- You scratch my back, I throw you a bone
- The strangest fabric on the internet?
- Simplicity 2473 again, and a mini Roman fabric tour
- Burda 3-2012-108: Not just for tall girls anymore
- Selfish Seamstress Nemesis: Gorgeous Ann + Vogue 1236
- Burda 9-2006-115: Stretchy and giraffey
- More Milly lust and the Selfish Seamstress learns to “share”
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March 2, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Anonymous
ROTFLOL
March 2, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Byrdie
I’m glad I am not the one this is directed to! Ha ha!
March 2, 2010 at 4:52 pm
CindyC
Haiku are clever, yes I agree,
But seventeen syllables is a tad wee.
There’s not enough time
To make decent rhyme,
Although short and sweet they would be.
March 2, 2010 at 8:43 pm
BeckyMc
I am always so excited to see another Haiku! I love your attitude and hope to emulate your fine example one day soon.
March 2, 2010 at 9:02 pm
BeckyMc
LOVE IT.
March 2, 2010 at 9:02 pm
LynnR
ROTFLMAO!!!
March 2, 2010 at 9:20 pm
LynnR
LOL!!!
March 3, 2010 at 6:37 am
Liz B
*love*
March 3, 2010 at 8:24 am
thelandofka
You are too funny! I did a repair on a skating outfit skirt for my neighbor this weekend. I think she gave it to me sometime last Fall LOL! I told her I’d do it…I just didn’t specify WHEN. ;)
March 3, 2010 at 8:41 am
Darci
TOTALLY. Love it!
I was thinking about you this week… I took on a Sewing Project for Others (something simple, I THOUGHT) and am regretting, regretting, regretting.
Lesson learned. Again. :)
March 3, 2010 at 10:34 am
wan-nabe
i just spit coffee all over my desk. fantastic.
March 3, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Susiexoxo
XOXO it!
March 7, 2010 at 5:51 pm
rach
agreed.
March 9, 2010 at 10:35 am
amber
“you bloodsucking leech”
<3 <3 <3
My sewing bag is still the biggest hit at sewing class. :)
March 25, 2010 at 10:35 am
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