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Kitchen Timer
Certainly, National Sewing Month is all about sewing. Fabric and patterns, not to mention tools and products to make the process easier, are THE main ingredients of sewing. However… In my opinion, a...
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Ribbon Weaving
An interesting technique I’ve seen across the Internet – Ribbon Weaving. It’s a bit of embellishment I failed to include in a previous article, Make it Pop - Embellish. It should have been there! It...
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Fabric Origami
Creating fabric origami is a new-to-me endeavor. I’ve never attempted this technique before using fabric, but I have added to my to-do list! I don’t remember where I first saw accents or whole projects...
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Sewing for Seniors
I’ve seen oodles of websites offering suggestions regarding sewing for children. No need to go there, it’s fully covered. The market is saturated. It is my mission to comprise a list of Sewing for...
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Pass It On!
Do you know how to sew? Can you work a sewing machine? Do you understand the basic sewing instructions found in a pattern? I ask these questions because if you’ve answered yes to all three, then pass...
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Why Not?
Why not enter a sewing competition? I asked myself this question a few years ago. Have you thought about it? Why not do it? A county fair maybe?Before I go any further, I must add that today is OPENING...
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Honeycomb & Gusset
There are a couple of details I’ve wanted to work into a project, but haven’t made the time to learn how! One is honeycomb smocking and the other is inserting a gusset into a bag. I’m so excited! I...
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Print Your Own Fabric
Have you tried printing your own fabric? I’ve only done the tie-dye method, decades ago. Of late, I’ve seen some really interesting articles about designing and creating the print by other means ~...
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The End
Especially during September ~ National Sewing Month ~ I enjoy searching for new (to me) ways of sewing. Always wanting to sharpen my sewing skills, I never want to stop learning new tricks of the...
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Who is on first?What is the priority?When is the best time?Where are the answers? So much to do.So little time.
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The other day I wrote, Name This Post, basically stating I had so much to do, so little time. I was totally confused as what to do, where to start first, etc. It was my way of asking for help! I know,...
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I’ve already started a few of the Community Sewing projects mentioned previously.A Veterans scrappy lap quilt is in the works. I need to finish it up before I get into the box of scraps I’ve set aside...
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When I return to the studio, I don’t plan to “cross the cattle” guard for a good while! I hope it works out this way! (It's already changed! Must attend training to work the November election! Oh well,...
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Strips of fabric, scissors, small circle of felt, and a glue gun! That's it! I just discovered A Little Shabby Chic - and had to share! I can't just watch one...And....there are so many others sharing...
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Sewing Groups
Are you part of a sewing support group? With access to the Internet, it doesn’t have to be a physical group, where you travel somewhere and gather with like-minded folks in person. In this day and...
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Fans of the television show NCIS will know what I mean. It’s a wordless, “What are you thinking?” or “Snap out of it, now!” or something not as nice like, “Get your head out of your a$$!”Rule #5I...
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Accountability to Myself
Working up my three “game plan” agendas before I left Dallas and returned home, able to get back to the studio, was the best thing I could have ever done! It so helped me stay focused on things I...
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Just One Block
I listed first the Quilts of Valor Foundation in my Community Service article back in September. Yesterday, while working on a scrappy quilt for the QOV National Service project, a light bulb went...
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QOV Community Update!
Head over to the So Sew Etc blog and read about our Community QOV Project! I'm so excited! You will be, too!Quilt blocks created and provided by Lori & Dona from Auburn, California!
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New Thanksgiving Experience
I read so many heartwarming stories and well-wishes on Facebook over the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s been wonderful to read through them all. Although several of us had a totally different from...
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