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Category: Sewing

  • Whenever I go to a bookstore I am always checking the clearance shelves for cheap books.  Tuesday loves book as much as I do and new ones (to her) are a special treat. I tend towards classics, beautifully illustrated books, and lovely prose. But I made an exception lately and got a book that makes […]

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  • I just started throwing fabrics on the design wall yesterday, no plan. I started sewing it together. Turns out you need to have two straight edges for fabric to lay flat. Enter seam ripper. I’m not sure what is going to become of this, but so far I’m learning a lot and having tons of […]

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  • While I was going nutso trying to finish my monochromatic quilt Tuesday was definitely interested in what I was doing. I got out the design wall for her and let her mess around with her fabrics. For a while that appeased her, but then she wanted to “ho!” (a.k.a. sew!). As you saw in the […]

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