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Happy Birthday to ME
I've already had one week of celebrations and have another week planned out of going to wonderful places! I've gotten birthday cards, travel, and many gifts! How wonderful! Barbara in COLD central...
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Using stash!
I bought some rayon/wool/(poly?) blend (washable!) suiting fabric at Fabric Depot a couple of years ago, enough for a suit jacket and two pair of slacks. Today, I am cutting out the jacket, to be...
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Quilt Show
I have recently watched The Quilt Show, where Sharon was featured. She indicated several products were available on her website (such as liquid stitch & glue tips). I have been unsuccessful in finding...
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Yet another book added to my collection
This book just arrived: I have promised I will not even open the package until at least two more sewing-for-the-trip projects are done. ;-D The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's greatest...
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TSWLTH
I am not getting ads in the Sunday paper anymore for them, and their e-mail ads are not very useful. I went in today to buy a pattern and expected to pay full price, (!!!) as I have to have it NOW....
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Re-lining a coat
I have a favorite raincoat I intend to take to London, but it does not have a hood, so I bought some very similar fabric and made a button-on one. While I was doing that I kept looking at the hideous...
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Sewing Bee series 3
Yes I know I am obsessed by this program. I thought I would give you a heads up series three starts imminently . Catch up with Season 2 contestants tonight and the new season proper starts next week.
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Sewing and Mending
Seems like most of my current sewing is mending and hemming. DH has lost weight and I've been taking in the waist of his shorts. Also, son's pants need to be hemmed up. DH had a shoulder operation 4...
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will not sew backwards
**I have a white rotary I have use it before and it sews backwards. Well, I tried today and I cant get it to do it now.
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Compare Viking Rose 605 & Viking Lily 555 sewing machines vs a Singer
I know someone who passed away and her husband wants to sell her sewing items to clean out the house. I have a chance to buy either a viking Lily 555 or Viking Rose 605 sewing machine in great shape....
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<OT Ping> Folks who live in England
My DD and I are working on our itinerary for our trip in March. One of the things I really, REALLY want to do is visit the Cotswolds and Blenheim. The only tour we can find in March is this one: Since...
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For your reading pleasure
My older DD gave me this book for Christmas: I already have a few of the pictures in other MMoA books in my growing library, but it's a clever format and a quick read. I enjoyed it very much. NAYY,
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Fun project
My great niece, for whom I made a going-to-college throw last fall, recently asked if I could embroiderer a blanket for her newest sorority sister. "Sure I can," says I. She sent me a picture of the...
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Real work denim!
I started to pick up the papers in the sewing room, but got side-tracked by a Gohn Bros. catalog. They gots work denim!! The information isn't of immediate use, because I still have enough of the...
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So, what does this year bring?
For me, I have decided that I must rationalise my sewing machine collection and get rid of some of the machines. I can't use all of them so I must move them on to someone who will appreciate them or...
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