I learned to sew from my mother. She learned from her mother (with assistance from 4-H, I believe). And her mother learned from her mother. There’s something about that consistency that…
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It’s time!! Today, we open up the list to add names to the Sewing Buddy Project for 2011. I had SUCH fun hearing all the stories from last year and seeing…
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2010 has been the most amazing year. I can’t think of any other year in my life where I’ve had so much excitement and surprise and frustration and expectation and anxiety…
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Because fabric prices are about to go up. That’s the simple answer: you should care that China and Pakistan experienced massive flooding in 2010, that India had record droughts and that…
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It’s done, y’all. The hunting/sewing/crafting the perfect gift, the anticipation, the giving and getting, the exhaustion, the revelry, the overeating, the sheer love that Christmastime brings. And here we are, in…
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Image via Apartment Therapy Christmas Eve (that’s TOMORROW!): 10-2 Christmas Day: CLOSED December 26: regular hours (12-5) New Year’s Eve: 10-2 New Year’s Day: 12-5 Happy Holidays to all of you!…
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I get so much email these days that it’s novel to get anything in the mailbox other than junk and bills (blech). So the other day, I was pretty excited to…
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Just a few more days until Christmas, and progress is looking very strong on the Advent calendar front. I’ve fallen a bit behind, but other than the fact that I feel…
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Congratulations to Sheila, who won the six cards of lovely vintage buttons! She said: Thanks to all of you for the great comments–full of really inspiring ideas for how to use…
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Seems like I’m having a lot of last-minute formalwear to sew lately. Not sure what that’s all about. Yesterday my sweet husband sent me a sweet reminder: “Did you make me…
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I’m delighted to be part of the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Days today and offer up some of our delicious vintage buttons for your sewing and crafting pleasure! I discovered these…
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Most of us are familiar with Groupon, the email that alerts you to deals at discounts at stores in your area. Not as many are familiar with Kiva, an organization that…
