Oliver + S | Mardee | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/whereforart/activity Activity feed for Mardee. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:12:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7dbdceaa9aaa2318f6e1bd0570e2bba8 Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/page/375/#post-51256 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:39:23 -0400 Sarvi, I loved working in theatre, and it really is amazing what kind of costumes they can turn out. It’s truly couture work, but with extra durability. 🙂

Tamara, that’s so cool that you worked in opera. I did, too – during the fall, winter and spring season, I worked in a regional theatre company costume shop, but during the summer, I was the…[Read more]

]]> 0 7dbdceaa9aaa2318f6e1bd0570e2bba8 Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/#post-51256 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:39:23 -0400 Sarvi, I loved working in theatre, and it really is amazing what kind of costumes they can turn out. It’s truly couture work, but with extra durability. 🙂

Tamara, that’s so cool that you worked in opera. I did, too – during the fall, winter and spring season, I worked in a regional theatre company costume shop, but during the summer, I was the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f28488db3ae3b45d48678455bf570db2 Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/page/375/#post-51201 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:05:24 -0400 Thanks, Tamara! I have done some freehand quilting before – once on a wall quilt I made for my grandson, and then some Christmas stockings, but this will be the biggest thing I’ve done, so your tips will be helpful. I do take lots of breaks – mainly because I work full time and get my sewing and quilting in piecemeal during the week and on the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f28488db3ae3b45d48678455bf570db2 Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/#post-51201 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:05:24 -0400 Thanks, Tamara! I have done some freehand quilting before – once on a wall quilt I made for my grandson, and then some Christmas stockings, but this will be the biggest thing I’ve done, so your tips will be helpful. I do take lots of breaks – mainly because I work full time and get my sewing and quilting in piecemeal during the week and on the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f64300b0e8993be84cc7b0fd91393171 Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/#post-51170 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:01:35 -0400 Hello, all! It’s exciting to read about so many sewing projects! Right now I am trying to finish a patchwork quilt (queen size) that I am making for my daughter and SIL for Christmas. All the piecing is done – I just need to add the border, batting and backing and then quilt. This will be my first large quilt using freehand machine quilting, so…[Read more]

]]> 0 5853919523f39e1adca51b897aa1d989 Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/page/375/#post-51169 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:01:11 -0400 Hello, all! It’s exciting to read about so many sewing projects! Right now I am trying to finish a patchwork quilt (queen size) that I am making for my daughter and SIL for Christmas. All the piecing is done – I just need to add the border, batting and backing and then quilt. This will be my first large quilt using freehand machine quilting, so…[Read more]

]]> 0 5853919523f39e1adca51b897aa1d989 Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/#post-51169 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:01:11 -0400 Hello, all! It’s exciting to read about so many sewing projects! Right now I am trying to finish a patchwork quilt (queen size) that I am making for my daughter and SIL for Christmas. All the piecing is done – I just need to add the border, batting and backing and then quilt. This will be my first large quilt using freehand machine quilting, so…[Read more]

]]> 0 8fa3f87e5ff399bf3a99cf8af4b783cb Mardee replied to the topic Ethical concerns in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/ethical-concerns/page/2/#post-50159 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:00:00 -0400 This article is more about shopping for ready-made clothing as opposed to fabric, but she had some great ideas. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannon-whitehead/clothing-globalization_b_4733516.html

I try to buy natural fibers and buy indie patterns from local shops. I also try to use old clothing to make garments for my grandkids, but I do get…[Read more]

]]> 0 19d27fd8cc3100383aa57213a44cf5ca Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/page/372/#post-50158 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:50:06 -0400 @justsewit I can second the rec for Ottobre ribbing – I buy it all the time and it’s much better than anything I can find locally.

]]> 0 19d27fd8cc3100383aa57213a44cf5ca Mardee replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/#post-50158 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:50:06 -0400 @justsewit I can second the rec for Ottobre ribbing – I buy it all the time and it’s much better than anything I can find locally.

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