News — Dressmaking

On making house calls

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I hear so often from people around me that they're having trouble fixing something or learning something in the sewing world. It could be a new sewing machine, could be some new technology, or could be a problem getting a machine running or whatever. So I decided to offer my expertise and charge for it. I have the expertise in some areas and I'm good at tinkering so I can usually figure out things that I don't know. Normally, people come to me but depending on the circumstances, I go to them. Yesterday I went to her house. Why?? There...

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North Star Show n Tell - The Narwhale

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AH -- I'm back. I had a great night's sleep even though I had a wee nap around dinner time. Let's hope that I'm back in my time zone. I thought I had better get some of those edited pictures up for you to have a peek at. I'm going to start with the homework from the North Star quilt by Elizabeth Hartman. This is one of our ongoing classes at The Hobby Horse. There are nine blocks in total and the last block will be assigned at the next class at the end of this month! I put my...

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