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Just a sewing funny
My neighbor has two Yorkie puppies, double trouble. She was sitting on the floor cutting out some knit baby daygowns. After a while, she realized that her fabric weights were missing. You know - those...
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6 fabrics
I am looking for 6 different fabrics to make a tactile cube as a baby toy. So far I have come up with: plain cotton corduroy polar fleece fur/plush fabric I could do with 2 other that feel different...
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Doll measurements
I am looking for a chart of measurements for the most common antique dolls I haven't found anything on the internet. Can anyone point me in the right direction? -------------------------------------...
 
upcoming project
Our horse trainer, Heidi, has a gorgeous AQHA 3 year old gelding that she is training to drive (ie pull a cart). The goal is to show him at the Quarter Horse Congress this october--the congress is one...
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I am STEEKING!!!
NO, I don't need a shower: slow but sure. ;-)
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[OT] Downton Abbey
Anyone else here watching?
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Totally OT: Sad news
I shall post this both in and Dear Friends, thank you for your good thoughts, prayers and warm wishes towards my mother. Much to my regret I have to say that she passed away on Saturday morning at...
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A really special baby gown pattern
I'm thinking I've tested and discarded dozens of baby clothes patterns. 'Ease' is good if you're a grown up and just want something comfortable. Not so good if you only weigh 8 pounds and the pattern...
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what a great hubby! (and not OT!)
It appears that hubby has felt bad that i did not get the pfaff this past fall. Last night, he offerred to go with me to see the Husqvarna VIking 870 that I did like...and to "perhaps find it a new...
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LITF: toys
Living in the future: I walked through a dollar store yesterday, and in the paper-and-pens department spotted a pair of "school scissors" -- almost lying on a counter; dollar stores get more like dime...
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My Christmas project
finally have all the Christmas stuff boxed up and put away, so I resume working on the kilts tomorrow. Yay!
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Tidy Up
Well I have procrastinated long enough I have finished my mornings rub down of statues in the Marble workshop, drunk a whole pot of tea, and read this group. I must begin the big Tidy of the sewing...
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and one more coat
This is for the waitress at a local restaurant who saw my niece wearing her coat. :) The gal hasn't come to pick it up yet. If it's alright with her, I will add pictures of it on her when she comes to...
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a couple more coats
I am turning into the sweater queen. ;) I got a call from my DSIL asking if I could make a coat for a friend of hers in green. I asked her to define green a little more narrowly and she said "Green....
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Wenco Sewing Machine
In the early 1980s I bought a used sewing machine bearing the Wenco name. I'm guessing it was made in the 1950s. I've been searching for a manual for it but haven't even found a reference to Wenco...
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