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Y’all, I’m Moving the Sewing Party to Substack – Come On Over!
Y’all, I’m Moving the Sewing Party to Substack – Come On Over! Hey there, Sewing Friends! 🧵✂️ After a lot of thinking (and maybe one too many cups of coffee), I’ve decided it’s time to pack up my virtual sewing basket. I’m moving our little corner of the internet over to Substack. It’s where more folks are gathering these days, and I want to stitch and chat with every single one of you! Click right on this post preview to read the rest of it! The New Plan So here’s the plan:
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Two Things to Understand Regarding Serger Threading
Take 3 minutes to watch this quick serging video where I explain the 2 things I learned (while selling sergers at my shop years ago) that...
Silk Dupioni Vogue 1182 Tailored Dress Sewing Story
I procrastinated too long – but did end up with a roaring success for my dress to wear to stand up for my little sister at her wedding...
Wednesday Wardrobe Hint: Don’t Believe the Lie of Fashion Magazines
Thanks (again) to Nancy Nix Rice for sharing this video at the beginning of 2017 for a dose of reality as many of us look again at our...
Travel Pillow Wedding Gifts
Making gifts to give is just…the BEST! Yes, I could have gone and bought my little sis and her new hubby some neck pillows for resting...
T-Shirt into Tunic Up-Cycle
AFTER I made myself narrow the legs on that pair of pants, THEN I let myself float into my ‘sewing heaven’ to re-create this 15 year old...
SILK Notions You’ll LUV
While creating a dress for my sister’s upcoming wedding, I turned so some of my absolute favorite notions made of…SILK. Silk Thread &...
PROPER True-ing of Seam Allowance Shapes
Years ago I was lucky enough to take a class from Roberta Carr. I really don’t even remember when/where it was. I make it my goal to...
Professional Pinning for Sewists
No Kidding…Treat yourself to a PIN Clean-out! Do you have any idea of how much time you waste fishing pins out of boxes or tins???...
Dress in Color Value to Match … YOU
For the Wednesday Wardrobe Hints, I’ll often be directing you to the wisdom of Nancy Nix-Rice. She and I are definitely ‘on the same...
How To Sew A Narrow Pant Leg Silhouette
To get a ‘job’ out of the ‘To Do’ Stack DONE and back into my wardrobe took bribing myself! I had this great CREATIVE sewing up-cycle...
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