Category: 1000 Things to Do with a Sewing Machine

What do you get when you cross a …

needle with a tiger – A pinstripe! What do you get when you cross a bodice pattern block, a Sewaholic Hollyburn skirt and a vintage…
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My “burrito” experience.

I have pretty much finished my cotton/Tencel Sewaholic Nicola – after sewing on the last of my buttons the only thing left for me to do…
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I’m still here!

No, I haven’t run off to join the circus. Yes, life has gotten a little busy right now but it’s interesting that during all…
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McCall’s “Learn to Sew for Fun”

Perhaps you remember? I wanted to make a shrug to match this dress… Then my eyes fell on this cardigan. I couldn’t believe my…
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Jungle January and a black & blue Ocelot!

I love starting the year off with #JungleJanuary at Pretty Grievances! (Above image property of Pretty Grievances.) I usually don’t add jungle prints to…
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It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! And I’m So Pleased!

It’s done! And I’m so pleased! For a while now, I have been eyeballing this outfit from Marina Hoermanseder. I just had to have…
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DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! Another lovely find!

Just browsing through blogs today, I found a lovely Designer Garment COPIED by Amanda of Sew Deputy, which fit the #DESIGNINDECEMBER theme exactly. I…
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DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! Speechless

Just Speechless… Tonight for DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER I have the pleasure of introducing the one and only Mads of Life in A “Mads” House. Mads…
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It really is BLACK!

Honestly, why is BLACK so difficult to photograph? It must just suck in all the light around it! Anyway… I have finished my 4th pair…
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Betcha by Golly ya thought it was gonna be about a UFO!

You know how it is. You finish a garment and there is something that is not quite right about it. So you put it…
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