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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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'Icing On the Cake' - Couched Detail
During a sewing class here in my Sunroom Sewing Studio with a student, it was SEW MUCH FUN to introduce my student to COUCHING! She was...
He Did This For You
At this time of year, I remember what I was sewing in the weeks leading up to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday... I do believe, that...
Sewing in the Bible
During my One-Year Bible reading this morning - in Exodus, I was reading about the Tabernacle and Priestly garments.Exodus 39:1 through...
Navy Ponte Pant - How-To's for a Flat Elastic Waistband: SWAP Wardrobe Installment #2
While I've come realize that I truly WANT the comfort of a stretchy elastic waistband, I ALSO do NOT like the puckery - gathered look of...
Navy Ponte Jacket - SWAP Wardrobe
LONDA'S SWAP Wardrobe - Installment #1 I've been promising this SWAP (Sewing with a Plan) Series for awhile now... so to start off 2024, I'll begin with this 1st LONDA'S SWAP Installment. Below, I have pictured all 13 garments + accessories I actually stitched - a Bus Trip to Washington, DC being my 'excuse' for creating some new clothes! Sorry they are all 'posed' on my Studio floor, but for now, that's the best I can do. Don't miss my 'helper', Musty - my new most wonderf
Nanas Create Doll Clothes
Yes - I'm a 'Nana', as I imagine many of you are blessed to be as well. We have 5 grandchildren, and the 6th (another girl!) on the way! Granddaughters aged 7, 5, 3 are my excuse for lots of fun sewing - especially at Christmas. Kids have way too many clothes today - at least that's what THIS Nana thinks - and the 'heirloom' type I'd prefer to make would never be worn - much less cared for in the laundering process, so I've just accepted that and have LOTS of fun at Christ
Transform Your Old T-Shirt: Easy Upcycling Style Tips for a Fashionable Upgrade
Our We the People 2nd Amendment T-shirts arrived yesterday - just in time for a couple hours of creative fun before we embark on a bus...
Fun Accessories to Sew
My current sewing of a SWAP (Sewing with a Plan) for a travel wardrobe has been very rewarding. I decided a scarf was needed, so I took a 'dive' into my navy and taupe STASH BOXES and found some lovely silk ties to utilize. My stash also produced a pattern for a Moebius Scarf, so that's the direction I went. The picture below shows it doubled, and worn as a 'Smoke Ring'. Finding Fabric Before ever landing in my Stash, with men's silk ties, I rip them all apart, completely
Loveliest Ponte Knit I've Ever Found!
One of my students came to class with this lovely ponte knit and I hopped right over to joanne.com to order some for myself! This...
Apron Strings with Yvonne Cory
I met Yvonne about 10 years ago when she attended one of my Sewing Retreats - back in my Illinois Days - held at a retreat center in...
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