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Opinions & Reviews

Two pairs of midnight black LDH scissors. One pair shows engraved letter with imadeitmyself.ca

January 15, 2023

My Stunning New Sewing Scissors

The Pleasure of a Good Pair of Scissors Sewing and crafting is such a satisfying hobby on so many

Opinions & Reviews

Babylock Euphoria

August 21, 2022

Is the Babylock Cover Stitch Worth the Sticker Price?

In the past I have owned and operated the Janome 1000cpx, the Brother CV3440 and now my coverstitch

Opinions & Reviews Coverstitch,  review,  sewing machine

First Pancake

April 12, 2022

The Remarkable Concept of the First Pancake

Even after years of developing skill and experience, the first pancake poured on any given day

Opinions & Reviews

Three tips for generating blog content Ideas - Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash

January 10, 2022

Three Tips for Fresh Blog Content

Blog Talk is Cheap If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. On the other hand,

Opinions & Reviews,  Technology blogging,  creativity,  style,  Website

Coverstich example

April 7, 2021

CV3440 Brother Coverstitch Review

What is a Coverstitch A coverstitch machine, like the Brother CV3440 or CV3550 creates a 3- or

Opinions & Reviews Coverstitch,  review,  sewing machine

Cricut maker machine

January 17, 2021

Sewing & Craft Tools I Use Everyday

Never blame your tools right? Well, a basic set of quality craft tools for the job is sometimes

Cricut,  Opinions & Reviews crafts,  cricut,  sewing,  tools I use

Canadian web & tech resources

October 15, 2020

Canadian Website & Tech Resources

Are you looking to get a website? There are so many options and choices out there it is hard to

Opinions & Reviews,  Technology Hosting,  Resources,  webhost canada,  WHC

Juki

April 8, 2020

Juki TL-2010Q Review

Getting Started with the Juki TL-2010Q Updated March 2022 Well, I got a new machine to help

Opinions & Reviews review,  sewing machine

pdf printing patterns

October 10, 2019

PDF Sewing Pattern Printing in Canada

Updated January 2022 (see below) I really wanted to solve the issue of pdf sewing pattern

Opinions & Reviews,  Sewing Projects to Make A0 printing,  Canada,  Canadian printers,  pattern printing,  pdfprint

Sangria factory

April 23, 2019

Summer Sangria

Summer is coming! (I trust). I am a coffee addict all the way, but I like to have something

Opinions & Reviews

Tim Horton's Roll Up the Rim

March 12, 2019

Tim Hortons

Finally! I won a coffee from Timmy's 2019 Rrroll up the Rim to Win! Each year, I switch from

Opinions & Reviews

Web Host Canada - WHC

January 11, 2019

PIPEDA

Well, guess what? I'm a guest blogger at my favourite hosting company, Web Hosting Canada. I wrote

Opinions & Reviews,  Technology Canada,  PIPEDA,  privacy rules,  tips

The Wedding 2018 - header

September 30, 2018

The Wedding

On September 22, 2018 @ 3:00 pm, Son married Daughter-in-law and the world is now a better

Opinions & Reviews

Thread rack for organizing threads

April 19, 2018

How to Organize Your Thread

I have been collecting more thread with almost every new project. I've also benefited from having

Opinions & Reviews learning curve,  newbie,  organizing,  threads

Skeptics and Magic Tricks

April 11, 2018

Magic and Skepticism

I have never been a big fan of magic tricks. They aren't real. I realize, of course, that magic

Opinions & Reviews magic,  opinion,  skepticism

huskystar header

February 3, 2018

The Singer Quantum Stylist 9960 Review

From beginner to mid-range sewing machine I had outgrown my older beginner sewing machine and

Opinions & Reviews huskystar,  husqvarna,  quantum 9960,  review,  sewing machine,  Singer

Canadian Blog

January 21, 2018

Canada Summer Jobs Program

The whole question of women's rights came up again recently over the new Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)

Opinions & Reviews pro-choice

Fabric from US to Canada

January 15, 2018

Buying Fabric On-line from U.S. to Canada

So much of the on-line fabric I see looks incredible, but I know I don't have enough knowledge yet

Opinions & Reviews craftsy,  fabric,  knits,  learning curve,  newbie,  online,  opinion,  shipping costs

Cover Pro CPX 1000

December 28, 2017

CoverStitch – Janome Cover Pro CPX 1000

Do I really need this coverstitch machine?  I guess I'm about to find out! I already have a

Opinions & Reviews christmas,  Coverpro,  Coverstitch,  Laundry Day Tee,  LDT,  learning curve,  LoveNotions

Serger header

November 13, 2017

What is so Special About a Serger (overlock) Machine?

A few years ago, when a good friend of mine noticed that I was doing a bit of sewing lately, he said

Opinions & Reviews Coverstitch,  learning curve,  review,  sewing machine

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Alterations

I don’t do Alterations, but …

"Why, yes, I sew. But I don't do alterations." "Okay, but could you just...." ...move the

finlayson sweater header

Sew, Sew, Repeat

I have made no secret of the fact that I love the finlayson sweater pattern, but I figured I was

Halloween 2015

Slasher Halloween 2015

This year for the Annual Halloween Bashâ„¢ I made our Halloween costumes from a rather random

Dungeon and Dragon Dice Mat

Quick & Simple Dice Tray

Something a Bit Different I was recently asked if I could make a small dice tray to roll dungeon

Laundry Day Tee 2019

Happy New Year

Time to get sewing again! I had this soft, pretty fleece in my stash and I decide to make another

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