Category: 1000 Things to Do with a Sewing Machine

What can I say? I still had some denim strips left!

And I’m certainly not one to waste recycled denim! So let’s make another bag. This one is not quite big enough to hold my…
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How to sew a recycled denim handbag. Part 2

Back again! To recap last week’s post … I wanted to make myself a 100% recycled denim bag, using denim strips like those bags…
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How to sew a recycled denim handbag.

I was trying to think of an eye-catching, mysterious title for my blog post. I couldn’t. I have too been immersed in bag making…
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… future’s so bright I gotta wear shades!

Seriously, it’s been a HOT summer. No rainfall the whole month of July, not a shower or drizzle. The temperatures are supposed to get…
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… with the kindness of strangers.

I was determined to clean up and oil Barbie, my Singer Slant-o-Matic 500, my “Rocketeer”, while I was on holidays from work. Before I…
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I learned something new…

Just by chance actually! As a matter of fact, I learned a couple of things. I’ve decided I need more dresses in my life…
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One step closer to the beach …

My sewing days are running out. Soon my sister and I leave for Mexico. As usual, I have a dozen ideas but only so…
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So I like it …

and it takes A LOT for me to like the style, colour and fit of a swimsuit. With a few changes, this one was good…
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Photos really help!

Every time I make a pair of pants (trousers) for myself I first take a look at this photo. No, I did not make…
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Amber is put to work …

Perhaps you remember my Singer 421G, a convertible free arm sewing machine made in Germany in 1954. “Amber” for short! Since purchasing Amber, she…
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