Thanks to Shruti for putting on this little blog tour of sewing machines. It’s been quite fun following along to see all the variety of machines and, especially for me, what makes them special for the owner. Thanks to Shruti for inviting me and thank YOU for coming along! Now to the questions… What machine(s) […]
I keep thinking that this job/housemate/idea will be the one that changes things for me, that makes life easier. But I’m often wrong. This past month, it’s been made all the more obvious that I was wrong yet again. I’ve realized that some people just won’t click, no matter how much I cheer from the
I’m a big fan of Threadbias, even though I don’t seem to get over there as often as I’d like. It’s a great site for sewists and quilters to share their projects and be inspired by the amazing work of others. One of the best things about it, honestly, are the people there. Everyone is
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Quilt Market is coming next week and while I don’t get to go this time [insert tears here] I did get to do a little work on a piece that’s going. Melissa created a wall quilt based on Crissy’s I Love My Local Quilt Shop logo–both are super cute, of course. Melissa needed some help
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I got the Clover Clam Shell Accessories Case months ago and its just hung out in my sewing box, waiting for the perfect time. I’d thought the perfect time was a week or so ago when I started sewing together hexies in the new “Simply Color” fabric by Vanessa Christenson. Well, despite all that work,
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Thank you so much for each an every one of you that donated to the Sewing for Orphans drive. It was successful beyond my wildest dreams with more than 350 items donated. I’m thrilled to be able to help out with donations being sent to orphanages in Tam Ky, as well as to the orphanage
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I want to thank Teresa for the opportunity to sew for the orphans of Tam Ky, Vietnam. I’m Mary Striegel and when I’m not working as a chemist for the National Park Service, I’m teaching 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls to sew. The girls are part of the Girls in Action mission group of
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I spent an hour or so packing things into a big ol’ box this afternoon. about 2/3 of the donations fit into the box and I’ll be sending the rest after the next paycheck. This box will be winging it’s way down to Los Angeles to be brought back to Tam Ky by the lovely
To put it mildly, this sewing drive has been more than expected. I was hoping to round up enough people to make a hundred items. In the end, I have more than 100 dresses. {and then I was interrupted by the doorbell and more packages arriving} I don’t know how many items I received in
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From Vanessa Christenson’s new “Simply Color” line from Moda. I have no idea what I’m doing with them yet. I just find them slightly addictive to make.
