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Oct 13, 2018

Sewing For Children

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Readers, I can hardly believe it, but my little twin niece and nephew are about to turn two!
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Oct 7, 2018

My Haute Couture Construction Class at FIT!

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I'm back at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) this fall!
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Sep 30, 2018

Style Maker Fabrics Fall Blog Tour -- My Color Blocked Shirt REVEAL!

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I was excited to be invited to participate in the Style Maker Fabrics Fall Blog Tour this year -- I love this kind of challenge and it...
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Sep 25, 2018

Streaming Online Sewing Classes -- YEA or NAY?

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 Readers, have you ever taken an online sewing class?
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Sep 23, 2018

First Vintage Sewing Machine Purchase of 2018!

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Do you recognize this sewing machine, readers?
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Sep 17, 2018

Return to Color Blocking

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Readers, how do you feel about color-blocked shirts?
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Sep 9, 2018

Cathy Models the 1959 McCall's Luis Estevez Dress!

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I know many of you never thought you'd see the day when my cousin Cathy Lane returned to modeling.
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Aug 28, 2018

Adventures of My Bernina, Part 2: The Dramatic Conclusion!

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My Bernina 930 is back home again, readers!
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Aug 24, 2018

What Would YOU Make With This Lemon-print Fabric?

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When life gives you lemons...
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Aug 17, 2018

The Adventures of My Bernina, Part 1

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Readers, I have owned my Eighties-era Bernina 930 for more than five years now and have never had it serviced.
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Aug 12, 2018

MPB DAY 2018 -- Wet, Wild, and Wonderful!

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Friends, I won't lie: when I saw that the forecast for yesterday's MPB Day festivities called for scattered thundershowers, I wa...
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Aug 10, 2018

MPB DAY PREP + Could it rain on MPB Day?

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Friends, my staff has been working round the clock and I'm happy to say that on MPB Day tomorrow I am going to look my glamorous bes...
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Aug 8, 2018

Drafting a Men's Shirt Pattern From Scratch

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Readers, it is time I drafted a shirt for myself entirely from scratch.
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Aug 4, 2018

Listen to My (Free) THREADS Podcast!

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I think you already know that I currently contribute online content to Threads Magazine as their first "Digital Ambassador."
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Aug 2, 2018

The Finished Double Gauze Shirt!

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My shirt is done! (and I think I know what I'll be wearing on MPB Day )
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Peter Lappin
I'm a native New Yorker and sewing fanatic! I started sewing in 2009 and today make all my own clothes using vintage sewing machines and vintage patterns, in addition to sewing for private clients. Welcome to the warm and whimsical world of Male Pattern Boldness, where the conversation is sewing, style, fashion, fabric, and more!
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