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Hi Friends! I made a few adjustments in the paper pattern. First, I cut it down to just half the size since it was a mirror image. Then I lowered both the sides and the front curves... ...and added a side seam. I thought this would work better for Fat Quarters and Half Yard Cuts. … Continue reading Re-Usable Grocery Bag Pattern Testing Part 2! – Small adjustments
I'm re-posting this for Ray. I have been following Ray for over a year now and was stunned when he shared this news. Let's all go over to Etsy and buy a print....
Here is a new post I wrote for Stashtraders. I think you'll enjoy it! Refresh an Old Ironing Board with a New Cover!.
Hi Friends! Well this new venture has really been a learning curve for me. I just finished my year end bookkeeping and I'm happy to say I'm ready to take on this new year! I've decided to focus my efforts on an Etsy shop. I had originally opened a stand alone e-commerce website but after… Continue reading Getting the Shop In Order!
Ok. Is it just me or did this year go by WAY TOO FAST? I'm looking back at all the photos for the year and even though we did do A LOT there was still more I'd wished we'd completed. I guess the biggest highlight for the year was seeing our Jamba head off to… Continue reading Last Day of the Year 2014
Well, Thanksgiving happened and the 3rd round judging was announced for the Surprise Sewing Bee and I, sadly, was not picked to go forward. That was the first competition I've ever entered and happy that I did get down into the top 25! To read up on all the competition entries please pop on over… Continue reading Sadly, I’m OUT…
Wow! And another round of the Patternreview.com Sewing Bee contest results are in and I'M STILL IN!!! Now there are 25 contestants left! Yikes! So that means, just to re-cap, there were 343 entrants to the competition. Out of those 343, 140 finished and created an entry for the first round. Out of 140 only… Continue reading Now onto the 3rd Round, I’M IN!!!
Yay! I'm finally finished with this project! My entry for the 2nd round of the Surprise Sewing Bee over at Patternreview.com is all finished and up on the site! https://www.flickr.com/photos/17438256@N05/15184814844/in/set-72157648752883658 Sorry that I haven't really posted anything this week on this but I've been slaaaaving away at the machine... To read the review of this… Continue reading PatternReview Surprise Sewing Bee Round #2! Finished!
I'm biting my fingers! I've never entered a contest on Patternreview.com before UNTIL NOW!!! The first challenge is an A-Line skirt. Here is my entry: This pattern is from Burda Magazine. I pulled out my archives and found this one in the October 1997 edition! Yikes! It is classic though! Entries are due TODAY and… Continue reading Surprise Sewing Bee Round 1 Entry!
I just looked at my in-box and I saw this awesome contest happening over at Patternreview.com! So how fun is THIS going to be? I've never been much of a contest enter-er but this one I couldn't pass up! Wish me luck friends!!! Happy Sewing! ~Cathy
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