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Happy Sewing - Due to renovating my sewing room, found this fabric in my stash. It is a knit and the color is so vibrant. Unfortunately, I do not recall where I purchased it. The New Look Pattern has been in the sewing stash for a while so the only thing that needed was the… Continue reading New Look – Dress Pattern 6322
We found this machine while in the mountains of Georgia at an antique shop. There is so much beauty in these sewing machines of the past and was looking to add for decoration in my sewing room. No plans to sew with the machine just wanted it for its nostalgic value. The first thing that… Continue reading Learn the Age of your Antique Sewing Machine
Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. This season is so enjoyable because you get to spend extra time with your loved ones and yearly family traditions. My favorites are to check out the lights, watch Christmas movies and listen to Christmas music. Every Christmas eve, we go to mom's… Continue reading Santa Made a Cutting and a Sewing Table
Happy Saturday- Hope you are having a fun week. This week has been one of those super busy weeks. I have had something going on every night. Due to limited sewing time, I planned a quick project. My goal over the next week, is to clean out my fabric stash, organize and start planning projects.… Continue reading Striped Knit T-Shirt – McCall’s M6036
Happy Saturday! Hope that your week is going well. We just got back from Daytona and the weather was gorgeous. We were able to see the sun rise as we walked on the beach this morning. It was great start for the weekend. Update on the blouse, it is done. This is the first time… Continue reading Completed New Look – Gingham Blouse
Happy Saturday - Hope you are having a great weekend. My current project is this gingham blouse. This is going to be little bit of challenge, since it will have buttons going down the front. Buttonholes has been my nemesis when constructing clothing. Hopefully, this time it will not be the case. Purchased cute little… Continue reading New Look – Gingham Blouse
Happy Saturday- Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com I just want to discuss the advantages of sewing over buying your clothes in the store.' Clothes will fit better. You can customize the outfit to accommodate your size. It is very frustrating when you are petite, and everything is too long such as sleeves, the top length… Continue reading What are the Advantages of Sewing over purchasing your clothes?
Happy Saturday! Hope you are staying warm. One of my favorite past times besides sewing is to read. My favorite books to read are about everyday people that overcoming obstacles. Always rooting for the "underdog". I just recently read the book, How to Stitch an American Dream written by Jenny Doan and Mark Dagostino. You… Continue reading My review of “How to Stitch an American Dream”
Updated status on the McCalls Pleated Dress
Photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels.com Happy Saturday - I just wanted to discuss what I feel is the most important things to do before you start cutting and sewing. You were inspired by a beautiful outfit and thought "I can do this". So, you run to the fabric store grab the fabric and start… Continue reading Three things before you start sewing
The Saturday Seamstress 