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January is always such a busy time: full of new starts and new calendars and new beginnings. We’ve historically had high enrollment in our sewing classes in January, but this year…
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I’ve spent most of my first day of this year planning and emailing and making lists and basically preparing to meet the New Year in some form of order. It’s made…
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We’re adding inventory and moving things around over here, which means lots of long hours in front of the computer, crunching numbers. While we’re busy doing our books and looking at…
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When the Great Flood of 2009 came through last Sept, one of the storage bins hardest hit was holding our Christmas things. I’m grateful that my husband’s vintage, 1950s artificial tree…
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Hope you all had an amazing holiday season! We’re still working to get back in the swing of things over here, and to stay on top of all our Big Plans…
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Me: I think after the New Year, I’m going to start running again. You know, like train for a 5k or something. Him: (snort) (snicker) (cough) Me: Um, why is that…
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I’m reading a seriously geeky-cool book right now: It’s written by an archaeologist from BU and focuses on the archaeological remains of sewing found in historical sites around the world. I’m…
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Yesterday, in between folding laundry and dropping kids off at Youth Group, we stopped in at a book launch: CRAVE is an organization that has been working across the country to…
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Coming along nicely! Y’all have a great weekend–I’ll be here. Sewing.…
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When the voiles arrived night before last, I couldn’t wait to dig in–I ran out the door to teach my class and had to actually tear myself away from playing and…
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At 6 o’clock this evening, as the rain poured down through the light cast by the street lamps, my doorbell rang, mysteriously. Thank goodness it was my best friend, the UPS…
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Some of you know that I’m a vintage sewing book junkie. I pick them up wherever I can: flea markets, thrift stores, antique malls, online, if it’s a sewing topic, it’s…
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Growing up, my mom had this wonderful Advent calendar that came out every year right after Thanksgiving. It was entirely made of felt, and she’d put it together when I was…
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During our FINAL Flood Sale this Sat in the shop, we’re bringing in the nearly 500 yards we have left of prewashed fabrics that MUST GO to new homes to make…
