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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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Try a SEWING Retreat …. to RELAX
Prescription for sewing FUN – a Sewing Retreat where you can… Sew 24/7 Sleep – whenever! Food prepared and served Friends: old + new...
Shop to Find Design Ideas = Snoop Shopping
I’m traveling and shopping more than actually sewing this summer, hence my current blog direction. The ideas at United Apparel...
MORE Couture Inspiration at United Apparel Liquidators
Continuing with MORE couture sewing inspiration as I stumbled upon in New Orleans at United Apparel Liquidators on vacation… This could...
Couture Outlet Snoop Shopping-United Apparel Liquidators
United Apparel Liquidators is a Couture Outlet that every sewer needs to know about. You’ll not find any better ‘snoop shopping’ as I...
1st Birthday TuTu & T Ensemble
Special Occasions call for Special Clothing Birthdays are special – but for a little girl’s #1, a sewist pulls out all of one’s skills...
New Orleans Machine Embroidery Inspiration
In my dreams, the day will come when I can ‘get into’ the embroidery capabilities of my Brother machine. Til then, I’m always on the...
Embellishment Inspiration from New Orleans Snoop Shopping
The design and embellishment ideas were plentiful as we ducked in and out of shops in New Orleans this week. Shop-owners were all most...
World War 2 Museum Textiles – Part 2
We returned to the WW2 Museum to complete our visit – so enjoy the final installment of the textiles and clothing found there. Below:...
WW2 Museum Textiles/Clothing
The WW2 Museum here in New Orleans is not to be missed! Following up on my posts of a few weeks ago, here are some REAL garments and...
How To Shorten a Skirt with Elastic Waist
Short and Simple: Shortening a skirt with an elastic waist is SO easy! Here’s how I did it just now as I wanted to take this skirt on...
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