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Almost done!
All over bar the final Director's Cut of the pix Himself took of the wedding. At the last ends I ran out of time to do much in the way of taking pix. Too tired and too busy! This one went to the...
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Friend's SM abuse
A girlfriend and I went to lunch and she was telling me how she had been sewing and her 1950 Singer started doing all kinds of messy things and she asked if I would take a look. It is a beautiful SM...
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fabric choice
I agree with Kate. I would line, but not interline. I would go with a zippered waist (not elastic.) And I would use a pretty stout interfacing on the waistband. Couple of French tacks to keep the...
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Mostly OT: weekend
We went to our middle daughter's this weekend to watch the three girls. Mom and Dad had a chance to go to a conference in Aruba and needed us to stay from Friday until Sunday. it turned out to be a...
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OT What happened to all the good reading?
I received the note from Ursula today, but no other messages on her for a couple days. The NE has been suffering froom rains, and too much water; CA has had all the heat. I thought it was too hot...
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Yummy-yumm!
Just for a little treat after, or rather inbetween all the hardships, I went to a 'Dutch fabric market' in Dortmund today. DM is to go to hospital next week for something with her pancreas; they don't...
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Advice to make this jacket?
I want to make this costume for the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows part 1 movie premiere. To those familiar with the series, I will be dressing up as Nymphadora Tonks. I want make this jacket as exact...
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Done and dusted!
Well, almost! One pin to sew on one wrap, the mother of the bride's outfit to put together, and a dress to make for me. Should be done by Friday! Meanwhile......
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lengthening Butterick 5423
I have a jacket pattern that I'd like to lengthen - Butterick 5423 but I'm struggling! I can see how to lengthen theback but the front, with it's curve, is beyond me. I've tried to search out...
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looking for a source
------------------------------------- I am looking for a source for the stretch binding usually color coordinated to the polarfleece colors to finish edges. Is there such a thing anymore?...
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OT: Flu Shots
Got mine yesterday and hope everyone else here is getting one soon. There is a good supply of the vaccine this year and out now for use. The shots are available almost anywhere, drug stores, malls and...
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Interesting, weird, odd?
I am having some difficulty with newsgroup feeds, for some reason several recent messages (mine and others') have not downloaded here, even though I see them on the archive. I have deleted the entire...
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Ping Beverly, news
Yesterday, Beverly, I set up and turned on my XL-6000 for the first time, and at 6 P.M. attended the webinar during which we got through Page 9 in the workbook. I knew you would be excited to learn...
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The last (?) dragonfly
I wasn't too happy with the design, there were lots of very long jump stitches in the wings left hanging, but he is here, bottom of the page:
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Vintage Lace for sale
I have many VINTAGE LACE items from my mother's collection. My mom, Marie, died in 1993 leaving many boxes of old lace stored in the basement. She was a porcelain doll maker and dressed her dolls with...
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