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My name is Mary Ruth Anderson (My nickname is Essie) and I’m a blogger that focuses on illustration, sewing, and nature photography. I currently live in Arizona.

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  • Costume,  My Blog,  Patterns,  Sewing

    New McCall’s Costume Sewing Patterns for Spring/Summer 2020

    Hi everyone! After talking about the new costume sewing patterns from McCall’s patterns, I wanted to talk about the costume patterns that were new for the Spring and Summer 2020. I didn’t talk about them earlier because I didn’t have…

    By essieofwho August 26, 2020
  • Costume,  My Blog,  Patterns,  Sewing

    New McCall’s Costume Sewing Patterns for August 2020

    Hi everyone! After my last sewing pattern themed post about the new rebranding of The McCall Pattern Company, I wanted to talk about something less investigative: McCall’s has new costume patterns. This collection of sewing patterns include two new Angela…

    By essieofwho August 20, 2020
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    Thoughts on McCall’s, Butterick, Kwik Sew, and Vogue Pattern’s 2020 Rebranding

    Hi everyone! Recently, while browsing for new McCall’s, Butterick, and Vogue sewing patterns, I discovered I completely rebranded themselves. The rebranding started in early 2020 before the shut downs due to the Covd-19/Coronavirus pandemic with McCall’s. McCall’s new sewing patterns…

    By essieofwho August 18, 2020
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    Etsy Sewing Pattern Haul Part 1- March 2020 YouTube Video

    Well, for the first time in months, I uploaded a video on my YouTube channel! I had so many delays because of computer and video editing software problems its not even funny. I finally got them straightened out and uploaded…

    By essieofwho May 13, 2020
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    McCall’s 8029 Work In Progress Thoughts and Photographs

    Well, I’m in the process of making McCall’s 8029 and, even though I would like to make a YouTube video about how I made this pattern, I wanted to sit down and write a post about my sewing progress. McCall’s…

    By essieofwho February 18, 2020
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    McCall’s Sewing Pattern Haul- November 2019 Video

    I’m still in the process of sharing my videos from YouTube, so today’s post is another sewing pattern haul. This time, it’s all McCall’s brand sewing patterns. I purchased all these patterns in November 2019 during a McCall’s sewing pattern…

    By essieofwho February 6, 2020
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    Sewing Patterns I Want to Make in 2020- Part 2

    In my last post, I talked about sewing patterns I want to make in 2020. In this post, I wanted to continue to talk about the sewing patterns I want to make in 2020 and why. You can read the…

    By essieofwho January 27, 2020
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    Sewing Pattern I Want to Make in 2020- Part 1

    Although we’re over halfway through the month of January, I wanted to talk about my current sewing plans. I have too many sewing plans to talk at length about (And the piles of fabric I need to sew to prove…

    By essieofwho January 20, 2020
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    Thoughts on McCall’s M7965- Potential Fit Issues, Underthings, & More

    Hi everyone! It’s been way too long since I talked about sewing anything. I talked about my sewing break in my post here, but since that post the only thing I had time to make was a scarf I’m knitting.…

    By essieofwho September 6, 2019
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    McCall’s Sewing Pattern Haul- July 2019

    Hi everyone! I have a new video on my YouTube channel. It is a McCall’s sewing pattern haul for July 2019. That’s all for now! Thank you for reading!

    By essieofwho September 1, 2019
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