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January 2015 Blog Posts (5)

Bag of the Month Club - January - The Companion Carpet Bag

I joined the Bag of the Month Club back in December, for the bargain price of $35, and looked forward to having 6 bag patterns to try out over the next 6 months. …

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Added by Karen on January 28, 2015 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

Sewing Garments with Knit Fabrics - The Surplice Dress

I was pleased with the results of my first experience sewing with knits, so I decided to get straight on with my next project, the Surplice Dress from Meg McElwee's Craftsy…

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Added by Karen on January 26, 2015 at 8:30am — No Comments

Imperial Sewing Machine Model

So I picked up this baby for $30 dollars at a local value village when I thought my Kenmore had bitten the dust. Turns out I was just using a shoddy bobbin with a but on it the was almost invisible to the baked eye. So I found an old rusty one that worked perfectly. Lately I've sewn a bit of leather on my Kenmore but I'm worried I might tire the motor. So I. My online searching for a leather sewing machine I remembered I had a couple of old spares laying around that…

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Added by Erin Alison MacKay on January 17, 2015 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Sewing garments with knit fabrics - The Babydoll

My first knit garment is going to be my version of this Babydoll dress from the book Sew U Home Stretch by Wendy Mullin. I made the necessary pattern alterations and a muslin in my …

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Added by Karen on January 12, 2015 at 7:33am — No Comments

New Experiences Sewing Garments With Knit Fabrics - Surplice Dress and The BabyDoll

As I said in my last post I bought the book "Sew U Home Stretch" back in February 2010. I read it with great interest, and put it on my bookshelf where it has since gathered…