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		<title>A Hat for Harry.  A Hat for Hailey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See the hat, Harry. See the hat, Hailey. Crawl Harry, crawl. Giggle Hailey, giggle. Oh&#8230;where was I! Sorry, but Dick and Jane became Harry and Hailey for me just now! I saw a newsboy or flat cap hat on our friend&#8217;s infant son a few months and fell in lust with it! Ever since then, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/09/07/a-hat-for-harry-a-hat-for-hailey/</link>
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		<title>Lekala Patterns &#8211; heads up!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are at all interested in free patterns-and who isn&#8217;t!- head over to Lekala Patterns. For the month of September, all of their women&#8217;s patterns are free to download in sizes 42 or 44. It would really be worth your while to snoop on over there and download a few of the pdf&#8217;s. Most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/09/06/leko-patterns-heads-up/</link>
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		<title>Wow! I forgot to mention&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;that I was featured in a human interest article about sewing and blogging! Here is the link in case any of you missed it. All of my Facebook and Twitter peeps couldn&#8217;t miss my heralding of it! London Free Press- Online Passion for Fashion Just some mending being done- it is way too hot in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/09/03/wow-i-forgot-to-mention/</link>
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		<title>A Princess and a dress.  Oliver + S Bubble Dress Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  I just love it when a spur of the moment decision turns out well!  I was laying in bed the other night reading patterns.   &#8220;What the what, Connie?  Reading patterns??&#8230;..&#8221;  &#8220;What&#8217;s the matter&#8221;, I ask  innocently, &#8220;Doesn&#8217;t everyone lay in bed at night with a stack of patterns perusing their virtues and shortcomings?  And listen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/08/26/a-princess-and-a-dress-oliver-s-bubble-dress-review/</link>
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		<title>Vintage styling &#8211; A Review of McCall&#8217;s 4746</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you stand two pattern reviews in a row?  This one is worth it, I promise!  I made this dress 3 years ago to wear at a municipality event.  I recieved the pattern in a lot purchased off of Ebay and it has continued to be one of my favourites.  What do you think?  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/08/19/vintage-styling-mccalls-4746/</link>
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		<title>From Sunglasses Bright, to Great in Grey!  Pattern Review of McCall&#8217;s 5621</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One pattern with two very different looks!   I first made this dress as an easy, casual cruise type outfit.  To my thinking, I was pushing the envelope  with the style, thinking it was a tad on the young side.  It turned out to be a fun, sunny dress, and it gave me some ideas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/08/15/from-sunglasses-bright-to-great-in-grey/</link>
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		<title>Ladies who Lunch&#8230;and shop for fabric! The low down on fabric shopping in Toronto!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Claire left a cryptic message to me that ran like this&#8230; &#8220;Connie, I think I&#8217;m going to be close to your area next week as we are vacationing in Toronto&#8220; I immediately knew that her fingers were hovering over the keyboard saying&#8230; &#8220;Come and meet me and we can add to our fabric collection [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/08/09/ladies-who-lunch-and-shop-for-fabric-the-down-low-on-fabric-shopping-in-toronto/</link>
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		<title>New Magazines!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been neglecting my sewing for a week or two.  It&#8217;s a sad, sad situation!  MyMike has been away for almost two weeks on a cycling trip and that means I am the major general on the farm.  I think in my last post I whined about that.  Mike is home now, and that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/08/04/new-magazines/</link>
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		<title>The not so lazy days of summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I envy people who get to take summer holidays!  I ache when I hear someone say that in France, things basically shut down in August because everyone is on vacation.  I know I shouldn&#8217;t complain, and I&#8217;m not- not really.  I have a pretty amazing life- my home to work commute is 2 minutes, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/07/27/the-not-so-lazy-days-of-summer/</link>
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		<title>Marfy 101.01</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s fun to open your mailbox and find a surprise!!  Today I recieved a lovely package in the mail from my friend (and kindred spirit) Annette.  In it was a copy of a Marfy coat that she has made.  She wore it at the Philadelphia Pattern Review Weekend, and I loved it!  I thought it would be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://couturesmith.com/2010/07/21/marfy-101-01/</link>
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