susan on December 6th, 2009

My dear friend (and sister) Linda loves pink  and green. She says that when she sees them together it makes her heart sing. And just as her birthday was  approaching, it occurred to me that nobody  deserves a heart-singing pink and green uno by sumo more than she  does.
I found a pink and green striped [...]

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susan on August 11th, 2009

 My Aunt Emma is elegance personified.  So when she  told me she wanted a sumo original, my suspicions  were confirmed: I rock.
 Emma liked Kika’s purse, but wanted a smaller bag.  She chose a red and cream toile, which we coordinated  with a deep red silk.  The lining is ecru silk, with  pockets and a key [...]

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susan on December 21st, 2008

My dear friend Tahra showed me this beautiful piece of Egyptian print fabric, and I guess she saw me drool, because she gave the fabric to me.  I made it into a skirt for my mom, and lucky for me, she didn’t care for it, and gave it back to me.
I made it into a [...]

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susan on December 8th, 2008

bridesmaids threaten to throw down

When my sister got married 35 years ago (yikes!), these were the bridesmaids’ dresses we wore. I recently found my skirt in my mom’s attic, and thought it would be cool to make Sis a purse from the floral skirt fabric.
I used a tip from Mary Mulari, Queen of ReFashion, [...]

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