Stuff 'n Thangs

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When Jeff and I lived in San Diego, we always drove by this little thrift store on our way home. It was called Stuff 'n Thangs. Since then, that's been my favorite term for any seemingly random assortment of items. Which is what I have for you today! Many things to share, readers. (Oops, I mean thangs to share.)

*The book giveaway! Would it surprise you to know that I received over 700 email entries for my scholarship book giveaway? It's true. I will be sorting through them today (thank you, Gmail filters!) and sending notifications to the winners. 

*I have a book trailer! It's very Bewitched-inspired. Love twitching whiskers on Henry. 

*Also: a new Creativebug course! This one shows you how to make a 40s-inspired peasant dress from the Portrait Blouse pattern from my book. (The pattern is included as a PDF printout with the course.) Don't forget that until the end of October, you can get $10 off a Creativebug membership with the code GERTIE10.

*Here's the sample dress I made for the Peasant Dress Course.

In the course I show you how to elongate the Portrait Blouse pattern for a dress, add gathers at center front and back, add rows of elastic at the waist (my method uses channels rather than elastic shirring thread), baby hems, and a delicate little bias binding at the neckline.

*If you'd like to see a video of me walking around San Francisco in the Peasant Dress, you're in luck!



*Creativebug is also doing a fab giveaway for my book and a three-month membership. Once you enter, you get my waistband finishing class for free!

*I'll be working on a coat sew-along post today, so watch out for that later on!