I’ve been seeing lots of trinket trays (usually in leather or imitation leather) lately, and I really wanted to make one to help keep clutter organized in my sewing area. The problem is that I didn’t like the idea of the wrong side of the embroidery used to embellish them […]
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Our local guild is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and our guest speaking on Saturday will be Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life. As it happens, it was from her blog that the circle I attend chose this year’s BOM as a group project, so we’ve been asked to […]
There are times when a sewist uses a machine needle for a very short time and then has to change types. What to do with the partially-used (but not used up) needle? I’ve always simply put them back into their little plastic boxes, making sure they were as far to […]
… and thousands of stitches! That’s what is included on my new Bernina 790Pro machine. I like to have a visual of what a stitch looks like, so for this machine (as for my previous one), I’ve made a stitch book, following directions on the WeAllSew site. Yes, it takes […]
I’ve been trying to deal with some issues in my hands — and especially in my fingers — for some time now. I have Reynaud’s, meaning that the circulation in my hands and feet is poor. Lately, though, my fingers are especially affected, even without very cold temperatures. At times […]
I’ve mentioned before that I’m doing a series of classes — given by one of my favorite teachers, Philippa Naylor — online. Class #8 was a couple of methods of doing trapunto. I used some boring beige fabric I happened to have in the right size for this, thinking I’d […]