Monthly Archives: September 2012

White but Not Bridal

Posted on September 29, 2012 by mrsmole

From time to time clients come to me and ask if I can “help” them out with a prototype of some product they have dreamed up that will certainly make them a fortune. Once I sign the ubiquitous non-disclosure agreement … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Your Dress, part 2

Posted on September 21, 2012 by mrsmole

Another day, another bad bridesmaid dress ordered too large arrived in my sewing studio. Usually the dresses need an inch or so taken out but this puppy was 6 inches too big in the bust and graduated down to 2 … Continue reading →

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Never Turn Your Back on Zucchini

Posted on September 16, 2012 by mrsmole

Zucchini…what happened while I was away? My dear neighbor said she would pick all the zucchini we had as her plants were not producing much this summer. So for 8 days she came over and picked tomatoes and string beans … Continue reading →

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Where am I?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by mrsmole

This week I was taken away by Mr. Mole to a cottage far away from my sewing studio. He decided that it had been 9 months since I got out for some relaxation so off we went across the region … Continue reading →

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Custom Coni Crawford #2

Posted on September 3, 2012 by mrsmole

Let’s start with a pattern I fell in love with a year ago…cut it out on my 2 week escape in Jan 2012 and finally found some time to finish it (along with 2 others in different colors) just this … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Laugh

Posted on September 2, 2012 by mrsmole

Even on National Holiday weekends people want you to respond and solve their problems. So I am sharing an email I received this morning: Mrs Mole, You hemmed a pair of lined linen trousers for me back in June. Excellent … Continue reading →

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