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good day making a repair

Some days you do something that makes you feel really good.Just a little sewing job. My 24 y.o. DGD asked me if I could...

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posted by oldcodgers

7 comments posted 12yrs posted by oldcodgers

Spring fashions must haves

Be prepared to go dumpster diving for "surplus olives"! http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/sep/09/celebrities-turn-low...

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posted by nospam_beidesign

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My serger will turn on, but won't run

Perhaps someone might be able to help me. I was given a Kenmore serger from a friend. I threaded it, plugged it in an d...

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posted by kerushiicosplay

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Fray block - what's it like once dried?

Is it hard like plastic or soft like rubber? Would it survive in a high stress application such as a repair to jeans wit...

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posted by someone

8 comments posted 12yrs posted by someone

Ping: Polly

Hi Remember a few days ago talking about the unusual fork with one long middle prong? You mentioned how it is unusual t...

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posted by baraper

0 comments posted 12yrs posted by baraper

I'm home from Cape Cod

Hi everyone, I returned last evening from my second stint of the summer on Cape Cod. I was there for 3 weeks in July, h...

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posted by oldcodgers

3 comments posted 12yrs posted by oldcodgers

Sewing with DGD

This summer I have been doing some hand sewing with granddaughter and talking about sewing in general. She has been wat...

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posted by baraper

1 comments posted 12yrs posted by baraper

950 Back in Action

I finally managed to get time to take the 950 to my service man on Tuesday. Very luckily for me he had a quiet morning...

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posted by claire

8 comments posted 12yrs posted by claire

An amazing project

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23935135

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posted by lizzy

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Spoiled dog alert!

Younger daughter and her husband don't (technically) have children. They have an adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel...

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posted by nospam_beidesign

6 comments posted 12yrs posted by nospam_beidesign

fantasy hat pattern

picture of a hat in a back Burda issue surfaced in my mind as a pattern. but it wasn't. oh, well, I did get out all the...

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posted by cycjec

0 comments posted 12yrs posted by cycjec

baby Quilt

Here are a couple of pictures of the baby quilt I made on Monday. I hope the client comes for it this weekend. It's a q...

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posted by claire

6 comments posted 12yrs posted by claire

Lower bust adjustment

Hi everyone, I'm adjusting a princess-seam blouse pattern where the full bust adjustment is only ~3/4in. but I also hav...

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posted by Betty

4 comments posted 12yrs posted by Betty

Tale of A Little Black Dress

My DGD the bassoon player was one of 110 young Amercian musicians selected for the first National Youth Orchestra tour:...

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posted by nospam_beidesign

9 comments posted 12yrs posted by nospam_beidesign

A little eye candy

For those who get a kick or are inspired by this. http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/these-close-ups-of-game-of-thrones-fash...

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posted by nobody3

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by nobody3