Archive for August, 2007
Tip = Twice As Fast!
Excitement and gratitude abounds in The Stitichery today! The awful curtain saga may be over much sooner than estimated!
Upon hanging the first four panels in the school building I realized that I was going to have to make at least 42 separate panels to produce the desired opacity because this “fabric from ____” is [...]
Sewing Business: Bright Colored Threads
Summerset of the Pins and Needles blog commented here yesterday to the effect that even sewing a humongous, unenjoyable, number of simple curtains was better than doing nothing. She must be right: I sang to the dog all the way home last night. We even got in a few rounds of howling. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )It’s Curtains!
or will be…
I have curtains to make for 18 windows and 2 doors for the school building. I will (I must!) have the stamina to face the hours of pressing and straight stitching, I will, I will.
Fortunately this Janome 1600P was made for flying through the straight stitches. This is it’s [...]
Yay!!!! Yipeee!!!! WooHoo!!!!
No sign of the tumor!!!
Boy, it feels good to have that lifted from me.
OK, back to work! I feel like sewing
Tomorrow: ~ the test ~
I’ll have the test tomorrow that will tell if the tumor has been defeated.
I’m nervous!
‘Nuff said.
I’m feeling sure it will show an All’s Clear.
I get terse when I’m tense
Older Simplicity Sloper Compared to the Newer “Retro” Release
I see recent interest in this post so I’m editing because the main content was posted at The Sewing Divas blog.
Simplicity release 3833 in 2007, a “Retro” pattern:
of this pattern originally published in the 1960’s:
Here’s is the pattern comparison. The blue lines are the 1960’s pattern, the red 2007:
There are only 3 pieces. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Foolish Foolish Fashion
I understand the use of computer technology in fabrics used in warfare or exploration. The fabric can measure heart rate, the presence of bleeding or the degree of pressure being put upon the fabric. Earlier this year I linked to a fairly easy to understand scientific explanation of one of the fabric [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )~Hi~ Peeking Up & Waving
I’m here. Thanks to everyone for all your wonderful comments over the past 3 months – you helped me keep my head above water. Thank you so very much.
I am forcing myself to write something bloggy since I’ve been waiting for inspiration, worrying about taking photos and nothing was flowing to the page…. [...]
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