Lightning McStitch

Generally, cord is fluffy and bulky enough that it ‘puffs’ up once sewn so it is unlikely to be a problem.

If you are worried you can trim a bee’s whisker off your lining pieces before sewing them to the bodice but then your will have to be aware of that and take care matching side seams and notches.

Finally, children are a moving target. The…[Read more]

Oh Tamara, I am so sorry to hear that news. Big hugs xx

Oh Tamara, I am so sorry to hear that news. Big hugs xx

It’s not seasonal, but the best holiday celebration I ever experienced was on the Fourth of July.

Years ago I used to travel constantly for work. One year I found myself in Lincoln, NE over the Fourth of July–which fell in the middle of that week that year and didn’t really allow me to travel home and then back again just to take one day…[Read more]

So….a Southern California Christmas (from a former Bostonian…) – we have a lagoon across the street from us where there are lighted Christmas trees. On the night after Thanksgiving, there is a tree lighting celebration. There are Christmas carolers, and Santa arrives on a fire truck. Kind of nice.

We then have a Christmas parade in our…[Read more]

@Justmejay, that sounds like a caching issue to me. We’ll have @admin look into that for us.

Thanks mim22 for your condolences. The funeral will be on Thursday and then we can get back to normal.

Jennigirl I would LOVE to renovate! The laundry first then a much needed update to the bathroom. My poor boy’s bedroom drastically needs a makeover and as for the nursery! Well I think a fresh coat of paint will make it worthy of growing into.…[Read more]

Thanks mim22 for your condolences. The funeral will be on Thursday and then we can get back to normal.

Jennigirl I would LOVE to renovate! The laundry first then a much needed update to the bathroom. My poor boy’s bedroom drastically needs a makeover and as for the nursery! Well I think a fresh coat of paint will make it worthy of growing into.…[Read more]

Bravo Shelley

::waves::

The past few months have been a bit of a blur, and now there is snow on the ground and Christmas is 38 or 39 days away (per facebook), we’re in the middle of a remodel, and everything that belongs in the room under construction is in my sewing room. I have hire work to do, but all I want to do is selfish sewing, and no room to do it.…[Read more]

::waves::

The past few months have been a bit of a blur, and now there is snow on the ground and Christmas is 38 or 39 days away (per facebook), we’re in the middle of a remodel, and everything that belongs in the room under construction is in my sewing room. I have hire work to do, but all I want to do is selfish sewing, and no room to do it.…[Read more]