Recently I was moving and cleaning in the storage area of the store and came across a quilt that I had started almost 14 years ago (pictured to the left). Back then, the top of the quilt was nearly finished and I must have noticed a mistake in it, taken 6 of the blocks...
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So, we took an inventory of all my unfinished quilt projects. There are 13 completed tops, most of them from before we moved two years ago. Three are mystery quilts from before 2000. There are store samples, table runners and toppers, all of no use to anybody since they are not finished. Now, eleven...
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Today was a great day. It started out with a lady stopping by with a car full of vintage clothing. Beautiful pieces – not in the best condition, but beautiful anyway. The workman-ship was amazing. The darts, the pleating and tucking, the stitching (mostly by hand), the seam finishes all of it done with...
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So, you are going to buy a sewing machine so you can make things. That is wonderful! Please, please, please buy the best machine you can afford. Save yourself a big headache ending in disappointment. Now, I said the best not the most expensive. Of course I have my opinions and do not like...
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Even though I have been sewing for a very long time, both for myself and for other people, there are quite a few construction techniques that I had not been practicing. Some I did not know, some I skipped for speed of construction, never realizing what a difference they made!
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