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  • Gravenhurst, ON
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You can absolutely construct a garment with it. It's great with stretch fabrics and anything else not too thick for the needles to penetrate. When you get more familiar with your serger, you'll find all kinds of stuff that you can do with it. Have y…
June 25
I'm currently using a 4-thread industrial Juki serger and am ready to downsize to a MO655DE model. I love my industrial, it's so fast and powerful. I think I use it more than my sewing machine!
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Sewing goes better when the hands don't hurt!
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Going to work on downsizing my stash - I've run out of storage space!
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I'm still having trouble with my pants pattern. The crotch length seems to be the problem. I have a sloping waistline and the front crotch length is about 10" and the back one is 18". I'm not sure how to accomodate these measurements into the same p…
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About Me:
I'm a retired elementary school teacher and still teach sewing to adults and do some designing and pattern drafting. I designed costumes for dance studios for 25+ years. My collection of sewing and quilting related books is threatening to fill my house. I enjoy working with others to exchange ideas and techniques.
What type of sewing do you enjoy?
garment, drapery, home decor, quilting
What type(s) of sewing machine(s) do you have?
Janome 4900QC, Juki 3200 serger, Singer serger, Singer 20U32, a couple of older Kenmores and Singers
What brand of patterns do you prefer?
my own, Simplicity, Mcall, Butterick

Comment Wall (3 comments)

At 9:12am on June 24, 2009, Kathy Strain said…
You're not kidding a blast from the past. I am at the same place. All the kids have grown up and we are now grandparents of two little boys. Mandy lives in Prescott with her husband and two sons; Michael is at home right now having just graduated college and Matthew graduated college last year and has moved out last month with his girlfriend. I quit working at Fabricland 4 years ago at the end of July. It was great to hear from you.
At 8:12am on September 12, 2009, Mary said…
Hi Katriina
I'm from Sudbury, we are not that far apart.
At 7:18pm on December 1, 2009, Birdie said…
Hi there! I just saw your question @ Pattern Makers Group. Have you ever tried the Pattern Master Boutique? It looks like it might solve the problem you're having. I just heard an excellent recommendation for it from a fellow Sew What's New member. You can check it out on my page under the comments. Have a great day!

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