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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

Sewing Then & Now Series indie pattern maker,  learning curve,  now vs then,  online,  online patterns,  opinion,  pdf patterns,  then vs now

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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 2010

King & Queen of Hearts Halloween 2010

This year is the first time that we went all in and dressed up for Halloween as grown-ups

Halloween 2013

Halloween 2013

UPDATE 2022: I was looking at this older post, and I noticed that our halloween costumes in 2013

Hub in Finlayson Sweather by Thread theory

Finlayson Sweater for Man

Thought I would do some man sewing.   I downloaded a beautiful .pdf pattern from Thread Theory

All black bag with cat features sewn on.

Dinah Bag by Catsiopeia

Is this the Cutest Cat-shaped Bag Ever? Well, look what the cat dragged in! My latest make is

Just a few sweaters

Just a few sweaters

As expected, Winter can be darn cold here in Canada.  It has been especially cold in the last

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