Monthly Archives: February 2010
A Quick Project
Good news on the sewing machine front! Well, half not good and half good. A local sewing tech guy took a look at the machine and said the problem *was* electrical/computer–something to do with “the board.” (That’s all I know, … Continue reading
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It’s Electric
One of my high school teachers told us our senior year that when she’d been looking for a job after graduate school, the search had come down to two choices: teach at a funky alternative high school or work full-time … Continue reading
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How to Make an Unconventional Wedding Quilt
1. Use whatever imagery speaks to you, not just the traditional wedding symbols. A floral turtle appliqued onto turtle background fabric? Of course. An iris with multicolor leaves? Why not? 2. Mix the old with the new. Whenever possible, include traditional … Continue reading
The Sewsterhood
So I was just listening to Pandora when this song I’d never heard before, “New Clothes” by Rachel Zylstra, started playing. Here’s her MySpace page, where you can listen to it. (*And in case that’s acting up, as MySpace sometimes … Continue reading
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Bridesmaid Revisited (Or, Part 2: The Quest for a Pattern)
Moving on to the pattern for my bridesmaid dress. In December, I made a series of mockups from Big 4 patterns, thinking some of them wouldn’t be suitable for the lawn but that would be fine because I’ll need a … Continue reading
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The Bridesmaid Dress, Part 1
June is really not so far away. Not when you’re planning sewn things for your brother’s wedding. Especially not when the date was set a whole year ago, when 2010 seemed liked a distant future, and now a whole twelve months have … Continue reading
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Adventures in Hand-Sewing
I woke up this morning, turned on the sewing machine, and the problem was not solved. Sheesh. Here’s what happened when it first malfunctioned last night: I was in the middle of sewing a seam, the machine set to straight … Continue reading
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Dum-dum-da-dum
There is to be a wedding in June. Not mine, but my brother’s. Bruddy and bruddy’s fiancee, you don’t read this blog, do you? Well, if you do, and if you don’t want to know about your wedding present, you … Continue reading
High fashion?
If I’m standing on a step stool, does that automatically make these pants high fashion? Ba-dump-bump-schhhh! Okay okay, maybe not high fashion, but comfy as all get-out. I love these pants, even though they start to sag about 20 minutes … Continue reading
Let’s not skirt the issue.
I’m going to state it plainly: There’s a waste bin trying to get attention in three of these photos. Best not to pretend there isn’t. It’s a newly-emptied one, at least. So that’s something. That’s just my mad photography skills … Continue reading
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