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Comfy Yet Attractive Elastic Waistline Finishes
For comfy yet a ready-to-wear look on elastic waistlines, follow these directions from Londa.
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My Blog here is a work in progress...having just brought over all 618 of my posts from my 'Old Blog' which I began in 2005! Please excuse the duplications for a spell while I go through them all.
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Transform Jeans into Maternity Jeans
UPDATE on MATERNITY JEAN Design…. OK – so after the ‘jury’ is in when I presented DD with her favorite jeans back to her (those on the...
Wedding Pillow Tutorial
One of the most fun parts of creating garments for special occasions is having ‘left-overs’ with which to create gifts! That was the...
ULTIMATE Sewing Studio + Stash Storage
TEXAS gals never cease to amaze me! By FAR, for fabric stash size…TEXAS is the WINNER! My good friend and Houston hostess par...
Society-Changing Birth of the Sewing Machine
A History of our Beloved Sewing Machine Continuing with our ‘Back-to-School’ history lessons related to our beloved needle arts/sewing...
AMAZING Garments at American Sewing Guild Fashion Show
‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Let Your Creativity Roar’ was the theme of this year’s ASG Conference Fashion Show and I can honestly say that...
‘Creative’ Quotes
In my ‘cleaning out’ lately, I uncovered my ‘Rag’ newsletters from the late and wonderful Lois Ericson. I have no idea if the quotes...
Logantex Knit Fabrics – My Favorites!
I’m often asked , “WHERE do you get the fabrics for your knit tops?” My answer: here and there and everywhere, but two of my absolute...
Teaching Kids to Sew – Londa’s Techniques & Projects
Alexa had a great time – see this precious picture she made me! Christy (and her wonderful Mom) crafted this memento I’ll ALWAYS...
Travel SAFE – ID ON your person!
A friend that travels internationally a lot shared with me her travel wallet back in January – citing that men have their wallets ON them...
The Lost Art of Dress – Sharing Session 1
I learn so many great things when meeting other ‘sewing women’ as I travel and teach!!! One of those blessings was a gal sharing with me...
Fibers of Love – Beautiful Sharing of Stitching Skills
Trish could hardly contain her enthusiasm as she shared about Fibers of Love… Discovering what you were ‘put on earth to do’ is a...
Share your Creative Sewing Skills….at Church!
I thought I had ‘blogged’ about this another year, but I can’t find it – so I thought it would be good to share anyway – this time on my...
Trim Up Towels…Quick & EZ!
We are starting to ‘spruce up’ our family home in preparation for down-sizing sometime in the future. Since wallpaper is now ‘out’, my...
No more ‘Dog-Eared’ Pillows!
A few years ago, I decided to attack some of the ‘projects’ for around the house to spruce up for the Holidays and to get some items off...
UTAH vacation highlights
OK – forget the technology-free idea…I’m hooked! Praying for an ’emergency at-home free day’!!! We have a new sump pump in the basement...
Sewing Superstitions
If you’re pined to your slip during a fitting, you’ll enjoy wearing the dress. If you drop a needle or pin and it lands eye or head up,...
Touching Travel Sentiment & Londa’s Lodging Tips
My sister (who travels ALOT in her work), warned me that I would quickly become a ‘hotel snob’. Well, I pray I will never be a ‘snob’,...
OK – so I can’t BAKE any longer!!!!!
Londa’s Baking Skill No need to laugh – I’m certainly laughing at myself!!! And – believe it or not – most of the day now under my feet...
Houston Quilt Market 2012
I’ve been home a week now – HOME SWEET HOME – after the marathon 2 week trip to Houston for the Quilt Market and Festival. Quilt Market...
Listen TODAY – Londa’s interview with Pat Sloan – Quilting Radio
Here is the link to go listen TODAY – 4 pm Eastern 3 pm Central, 2 pm Mountain 1 pm Pacific Time – If you have a quilting/sewing-related...
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