I'm absolutely ecstatic to introduce you to my newly rebranded site! By Gum, By Golly is now Tasha Could Make That. Friends, I've needed the change for a long time. I've been blogging here since 2010 (much love to those of you who've stuck around that long! ♥) and for a good few years or more, I've been tired of my username. You never think when you pick a username for something that it might be kicking around more ... Read more »
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Test
This is just a test post. Feedly hasn't been showing my posts for several months and I tried to work with them and my blog host to get this fixed. I couldn't get final confirmation from Feedly if the changes my blog host made worked, and if Feedly could still 'see' my blog. So I'm posting a test to see if it's finally it's working yet. I'll delete this soon, and sorry if another follows at some point. This is a ... Read more »
Hate has no home here
I've been trying to come up with a post for a couple of weeks. The election changed everything in this country. I have no pretty images for you today, I just have my words. This is a frivolous blog about things I mostly do for fun and pleasure, so politics don't come up much. But this isn't politics, not now it's sure not. This is humanity. This is (slightly less than) half of my country voting for someone who is the ... Read more »
Pre-empted
I try to keep most things personal and deep off my blog. On a rare occasion however, I feel it's important that I share a little more with you. Recently, the tragic and unexpected death of a close friend of Mel's from Atlanta has left a huge hole in not only our circle of friends, but in all of the widespread and various circles of people that she touched (and believe me, it was a lot of people). Mel traveled quickly ... Read more »
Giveaway! Mrs. Depew digital vintage patterns
I've got something fun for you today—a giveway! Yay! Yesterday, you got to see my accidental playsuit, the top of which was made using the Mrs. Depew 1950s beach bustier pattern. Thank you for all the compliments! Because I had several comments about one particular aspect and forgot to mention in the post, I should clarify that I was not wearing a bra with my beach top. The top itself was doing all the work...which is ... Read more »
Giveaway winner
Whoops, I was supposed to draw the winner for the giveaway yesterday! So let's get on with it, shall we.The winner of both sewing patterns is Rebekah of St. Gemma's Art and Needlework!And I suggest you check out her blog, one of her recent posts is on how to find the straight grain of fabric without the selvage...super helpful, as I know I've definitely puzzled over fabric with no selvage any longer.Congrats, Rebekah! ... Read more »