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Oh Jay, I am sorry. If it were in my power to make it ok, I would. I am sorry I can’t.

Oh Jay, I am sorry. If it were in my power to make it ok, I would. I am sorry I can’t.

Thanks. I didn’t mean to be a bummer. But dang, I feel overwhelmed. And I will get through it all, I just wish it was spread out in like annual intervals. 🙂

Sigh… I haven’t been able to sew since Christmas. I need it for my mental health. So much has happened in the past two months.

The wee one has been severely constipated since birth. I have tried every natural home remedy that was recommended by our doctor. Well she’s exhibiting symptoms of a blockage. So she has an appointment with a…[Read more]

Sigh… I haven’t been able to sew since Christmas. I need it for my mental health. So much has happened in the past two months.

The wee one has been severely constipated since birth. I have tried every natural home remedy that was recommended by our doctor. Well she’s exhibiting symptoms of a blockage. So she has an appointment with a…[Read more]

My problem with carbon and tracing is that sometimes the marks need to be on the right side, and that stuff doesn’t wash off!

I am learning to love tailor tacks.

How does that notcher work, I wonder. But I’d use it. I hate notch cutting.

Nice glass head pins. If you’ve ever melted the plastic heads on your fabric when ironing, you quickly learn the value of glass head.

I once bought Dritz glass head pins with white heads. I was using them in a class and was told never to buy them because they were…[Read more]

Rebecca,
My daughter has the same needs. Buddha belly and higher rise in the back.

We love the afterschool pants for this reason. You choose the size based on the fit of the front, lower rise. Then on the back you do a small alteration that adds to the back rise.

Nicole, I think in your flickr account you drew a picture of the alteration for…[Read more]

Another pro digital: no tracing the original. Since you can print as many times as you like, you don’t have to trace the originals on tissue, parchment, swiss, freezer, or whatever paper. You can print, tape, and cut without worrying about nested sizes.

OOH this is funny! OMG 50F, and we would be wearing shorts, but that is what happens when you literally have the coldest February on record. The other day we broke 32 for the first time in more than 30 days. Kids outside without hats and gloves like it was a party!

As for the dressing… 50-60F may be cool to mcholley1, but there can be a…[Read more]

Isn’t it amazing when they are too young to have their language in a box and they circumlocute. Think about it… washyvision is PERFECT for what she sees!

It reminds me of a conversation I just had with Gigi.

We were discussing her hair cut and she wanted a pixie. She’s 5 and had 3 hair cuts and not because she has flowing locks but rather…[Read more]

The sewing room has come to a stall
while fashion week is here for us all,
If I could buy time,
I’d think of a better rhyme,

There are threads all over my house
The silk fabric frayed from the blouse
But it’s twenty below
And going to snow
This weather makes me feel like a louse.

The sewing room has come to a stall,

There are threads all over my house
The silk fabric frayed from the blouse

A Polar Vortex is heading this way
Do you think Santa would lend me his sleigh?
To go South for the winter
To get me out of this cold hinter