Crafting and Sewing in Canada

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Sewing for a Baby at 3 months

I really like sewing little baby things. Sewing for a baby is so quick and uses a lot less fabric that I’m accustomed to using per pattern. Well, some of the tiny things can be kinda hard to get right, but she never complains 🙂 Baby Booties I started with making a little pair of […]

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First Halloween Baby Costume-Pattern Review

So our little grand daughter is only 2 months old this year but it is her first Halloween. So, she needed a costume to mark her first All Hallows day. I have recently discovered the most wonderful place to get patterns for babies & children called the Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop. The range and uniqueness of […]

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Sewing Patterns for Men – A Big List of Handmade Ideas.

Many of the sewing patterns for men listed below are really great. I’ve purchased and sewn several of them already and plan to make and buy more. However, I have NOT vetted all these sources. Accordingly, I cannot and do not endorse all the designers listed here. Many are completely unknown to me and listed […]

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Canadian Website & Tech Resources

Are you looking to get a website? There are so many options and choices out there it is hard to know where to start. Well, I hope maybe this little list of mine will help you narrow things down – some affiliate links included.

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PDF Pattern Printers in Canada

PDF Pattern Printers in Canada Yes, you can get your PDF or A0 size patterns printed in Canada! There are a number of local options, but also many will print and ship. It really is worth it. Read about my own local experience here.

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Biggest List of Online Fabric Stores in Canada

Over 130 Canadian Online Fabric Shops For us Canadians, it is just so much easier, faster and (usually) cheaper to buy fabrics online from within Canada! I kept finding new exciting shops and wanted a place to keep track of them all. No, I have NOT ordered from ALL (most) of these, so please use […]

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Let’s Start Sewing for a Baby

Start with the new Mum! Our first grand baby was born August 20, 2020. So, off to the sewing machines and back to knits! It opens up a whole new world of wonderful fabrics and patterns for me. Thanks Rhea! First off though, before she was born, I made some burp cloths, leggings, beanie and […]

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The Cricut Maker – first impressions.

And so continues my journey down the rabbit hole of crafting with the purchase of a Cricut Maker (pronounced like the insect). Like all my explorations into new territory, I did a lot of research first. I finally decided on the Cricut product – mostly because it is capable of cutting a wide range of […]

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Where has all the Elastic Gone?

It would have been hard to predict the items that went out of stock early in the quarantine. Toilet paper, yeast and flour and especially (for me), elastic and cotton fabrics. It is very difficult to make masks without elastic. I made a few with straps that tie at the back, but it is a […]

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My Facemask Gallery

I am making masks for friends and family to meet their specific preferences. I am going to maintain a little gallery of a selection of masks.

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Covid-19 Cotton DIY/Masks

As a person with a machine and fabric, yes I am absolutely making masks. In abundance. I started with the standard 6″ x 9″ inch square with pleats and elastic in each of the four corners. I followed this simple video, but there are masses of tutorials and patterns out there. I made my first […]

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Juki TL-2010Q Review

Getting Started with the Juki TL-2010Q Updated March 2022 Well, I got a new machine to help with making bags and purses. After a lot of research and questions answered it came down to a toss-up between the Janome HD9 or Juki TL-2010Q. I settled on the Juki TL-2010Q mainly because of price since they […]

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Bag Making Sources in Canada

Are you a Bag Maker in Canada? Canadian resources for us Canadian bag makers is getting huge and I find I need to update this list quite often! Included in this list is many suppliers of incredible fabrics, bag hardware, interfacing specifically for making bags. Also included here are many great independent bag pattern designers […]

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What the heck is the Popular NCW?

How it Found Me A few months ago a sewing blogger I follow posted a pic of a bag he had made. The first comment I saw said simply, “Wait til you try the NCW”. The what now? A new acronym? My interest was piqued. A few searches later and I found out that NCW […]