Patty Brower
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Hi there! I’m Patty. I’m a writer, innkeeper and maker. Read the blog for tutorials, tricks and inspiration. Visit the online shop and check out our handcrafted soaps, candles, cool finds and more. Or plan a visit to Northern Comfort, the bed and breakfast and antique shop in northern Minnesota that I run with my husband, Jeff, and our basset hound, Peppermint.
Are you a business owner? I also work with indie retail and creative business owners to build beautiful social media platforms, websites and email marketing programs.
{upcyle} Two Sweater Dresses Remade into Cardigans
One of my favorite sewing projects is upcycling thrifted, closet orphan, and previous me-mades that ended up not getting worn as much as I'd like. For my recent Wardrobe Capsule, I had a sweater dress on hand that was in the 'to-be-upcycled' pile that matched the...
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Bringing Home Backyard Chickens
Last weekend Jeff and I took the rather monumental step (for us) of jumping out of the intereweb research and taking action. We got chickens. More specifically, we got eight chicks of the egg-laying variety If you've thought of getting chicks and don't have...
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#CSCminicapsule – My Mini Capsule, Take #1
Woo hoo! I've gotten down to business on plotting my summer wardrobe capsule that I'm stitching up as part of the Curvy Sewing Collective Capsule theme month. I've sorted through fabrics in my stash based on my (current) priorities... more separates, especially cute...
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Fun for May: Me Made May and Curvy Sewing Collective’s Capsule Theme Month
May is here! A time of blooming flowers, buzzing bees, and warm winds caressing the lilacs. But, of course, it's northern Minnesota. So instead we got a full day full of fat, fluffy snowflakes. But nevermind! This May brings some superduper fly sewing projects...
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{finished} The Lavender Lounge Duster
Greetings you sweater wearing minxes. This make might win the award for longest-held fabric. This sweater knit has been in my stash forever. A sort of dusty lavender in a maybe 6x6 commercial knit. I've never loved it I don't know why I bought it initially....
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{finished} Tina Given’s Patricia Skirt and Tunic
Today I've got a few more entries for my Spring Sudoku Wardrobe Capsule, perfect for you sleepy orange kitty cats! This post is a two-for-one... and both of these pieces weren't in my original plan. Initially I knew I wanted to make my lime green linen into a cute,...
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{finished} Perfect Pantaloons
Greetings sea monkeys, you under-rated creatures of the deep. Next in my backlog of finished-not-blogged-makes is my newest favorite pair of pants. (Sorry Blue Jean Baby Bloomers). Meet the perfect pantaloons. This style is by far my favorite if I must have a...
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{finished} Cashmerette Concord T Pattern Review
OK, let's establish a baseline. I do not like t-shirts. I think they are dowdy and usually sloppy. I don't go in for athleisure gear and own two tshirts that I occasionally wear with jeans, but usually are relegated to yoga pant, work from home days that I prefer to...
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{finished} Spring Wardrobe Sudoku Capsule 2017
Hello sewing friends and assorted other internet dwelling creatures! I was staring at the buildup of fabric scraps in my sewing room this morning and realized that I had actually finished my spring wardrobe capsule! I'd gotten a little sidetracked with piles of silk...
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{finished} The Not-So-Sugary Sugar Slip
Whew! Today I have a newly-finished dress (ok, it's actually not all the way finished. Ten points to the first one who points out the basting stitches in the pictures...) I was overcome with the need to sew up some lovely pink and purple gingham silk dupioni this...
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