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Sewing Then & Now Series

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March 15, 2018

Sewing Then & Now Part II: PDF Patterns

As I do for nearly everything nowadays, one day I thought to look online for sewing patterns and my

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February 18, 2018

Sewing Then & Now Part I: Sewing Machines

If I really thought about it at all, I may have thought that sewing was a dark art. Mum never swore,

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February 10, 2018

Sewing Then & Now – An Introduction

This is an introduction to the new series, "Then Vs. Now" Sewing. Numerous, vivid memories of my

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Halloween 2016

Sock Hop Halloween 2016

In past years, our adult costume ideas have become somewhat elaborate and often ended in something

h20 to go bag by Linds Handmade

The H20 to go Bag

This is my review of the H20 to go bag pattern by Linds Handmade. First off, let me just say

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How to Sew Lined Curtains – Sewing (3 / 3)

Sewing Curtains Phew, so much prep to get to this part, the actual sewing. But seriously, this

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Schoolhouse Tunic – PDF Pattern review

I found a nice looking pattern at Sew Liberated called the Schoolhouse Tunic pattern. The front is

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Sew, Sew, Repeat

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

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