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For an Archive of valuable info-packed past newsletters, Click HERE Starting August 14, 2010:Â Click HERE for an archive of my VIDEO EMAILS!Â
August 15, 2010
DA DA..... with this newsletter, my Video Email debuts - if I should feel famous...hardly!
Your input will be most appreciated. These will be archived for you as well - and, as I explain - will NOT take the place of - but HIGHLIGHT the written emails.Â
These will come straight to your email box as a video screen to click on IF AND ONLY IF YOU HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO MY VIDEO EMAIL THROUGH THE FRONT PAGE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF MY WEBSITE. Â
Otherwise, they will be at the Newsletter Tab on my site, and archived as well.  I'm learning all this techie stuff - so for this first one, you may have to turn up the Volume on your computer to hear me!
Click HERE for the first Video email! I just returned from the Annual American Sewing Guild Conference - such fun!
- Of course - I went fabric shopping - see those 'additions to what I learned is called a "Resource Center" at the video email! If you get to Atlanta, don't miss Gail K. Fabrics!Â
- ASG participates in wonderful l service projects - and the newest one I learned of is the Dump Bag Project. Here is a photo of this great bag that hooks onto a wheelchair - developed by a member of the Atlanta guild...AND you can request a FREE kit to make one! All they ask is that you be SURE to take it to a VA center - or give it to a veteran. I will certainly do that - and then want to make one for my dear Mom in a wheelchair at the Alzheimer's Unit at a nearby nursing home. Find all the details HERE. In addition to being a great project for yourself or group - the story is also wonderful about how this member got a grant to fund it all!Â
  - For great deals on 3 Shirley Adams Alternative Pattern collections - just use the search tool at my site and input Shirley Adams. Shirley was inducted into the ASG Hall of Fame at the conference. I have to admit that I just got carried away at her booth - everything was half price. I came home with TOO many patterns! I initially thought I'd use her patterns as springboards for more jacket ideas, but decided that my jacket designs need to be totally my originals - and realizing I would never get around to using these patterns - have reduced the prices a bit more, put them into collections, and have them on my site for the first 3 lucky customers to get to them! Shirley says she is retiring (for good) at the end of this year...we'll all miss her greatly!
- I even filmed the process of setting up and tearing down my booth - so as soon as that video gets uploaded by dear son, I'll put it on my BLOG. I think you'll be amazed at the work that goes into having a booth at the expos!Â
New ProductsActually - you'll find MANY new products at my site, but especially fun are these: - Socks Appeal - the cutest book on stitching up a sweet and silly critter from socks! Bunnies, kittens, hamsters, turtles, penguins, and more... just $17.95. GREAT gifts!!! Seem to be all done by hand as well - so fun work while watching TV at night. Suggested on the back...great solutions for partners of socks the dryer eats!
- Creative Jacket Journey DVD - we're so delighted with the reception so far and Pre-Order level from the first quick email I sent out about 10 days ago, that my hubby said to "Do that again!"Sew... I just did. Save $3 and FREE USA destination shipping on any order for JUST the DVD. THROUGH Wednesday, August 18. It chronicles the complete design, fit, construction and embellishment process of TWO jackets. For photos - check out the recent post of them at my BLOG.   Comments at the Blog are always welcome - but know I have to approve them, due to all the mean people who post about non-sewing related things...Â
Favorite Notions for Under $5 ... as shown on the Video Email! Quick links for quick ordering... FREE Gift of an oriental frog, ball button, etc. (my choice) if you order all three. Order good through Wednesday August 18. Talking Patternâ„¢ UpdateWith my new DVD onto the editing and duplicating phase, I return to a task I have about 2/3 done - and that is transforming my popular REFINED pattern into the Talking Patternâ„¢ format. This is a long, arduous, very detailed process, I assure you. I am re-making each jacket - and have one yet to do. As I do so, I am adding immensely to the pattern. For example, the Moss Oriental jacket had 31 photos. The NEW jacket I just completed has 90+ photos. Then...I have to mesh, write the directions. Then I have to tape the audio. Then it all goes to the printer - and I have to proof that many times. Then, I also need to get all the photos labeled, and up on the online album, and THEN my professional web son has to transform it all into the format that works! Note the â„¢ after each pattern name, Talking Patternâ„¢ and also my name... At the advice of my patent attorney, I started this patent application late this spring...and it is moving forward. Quite exciting, actually!  Â
Anyway - I share all that to let you know that the new Talking Refined pattern will be available early September. Â
Meanwhile - I had to reprint the 'old' non-talking version since people always want it... but have it on sale for $10. If you don't mind that there are no photos in the printed booklet, and that the printed part of the pattern will change significantly with the new version, save $5 and get the 'old' one - knowing that you WILL HAVE ACCESS to all the new Talking Patternâ„¢ elements - including the NEW jackets when the new one is released!  That is the case, as I never, ever take away from a product you've purchased from me, but rather ADD to it. All the new aspects will be linked from the old webpage associated with Refined as given to you in the pattern booklet! Click HERE for the 'old' Refined pattern.Â
Speaking of 'old' non-talking and/or discontinued patterns, I have the following patterns available in limited quantities at just $5 each...
And finally - details and registration is now open for my
As part of this exciting event, I've put together a Thursday evening only event for those who can't come all weekend, but just for an evening.   I'm hoping to have the opportunity to re-connect and catch up with with many of my old customers/friends from shop days for Londa's Sewing Etc., Inc. Read all about it: Thursday only     Full Weekend And... or course, if you have ANY questions - call. You might consider asking for this getaway for a Christmas gift???? I'm off to relax in front of a Netflix movie, and the Socks Appeal book - selecting my favorites to get busy on! Sewing hugs,  PS. Would you believe...my #1 most wonderful, perfect grandson starts Kindergarten on Monday??!!!
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