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2018 Sewing Goals In Action (or why I greeted everyone in the office today with, “Hello I made the shirt I’m wearing!!”)

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An Ode To The Walking Foot (It’s A Sewing Machine Miracle!)

January 22, 2018

How have I sewed this long and never used a walking foot? It is my new favorite thing. It is genius: So what exactly is a walking foot? It’s a foot attachment for your sewing machine that has a set of grippy feed dogs on it, so that it grips the…

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A Tale Of Two Sewing Machines (Again), This Time With A Happy Ending

January 20, 2018

Finally, finally, I got my first ever brand-new sewing machine! This year I am planning to make (not buy) my clothing and I decided to invest in a new machine: The Janome New Home DC5100 sewing machine. I’ve had it for a few months now and used it enough times…

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Starting to take some of the improvements from the guest room and add them to my bedroom, like this cool power outlet for the bedside table. I’m hoping it helps with the constant problem of needing to charge all devices simultaneously.

Still obsessing over Sew Over It and Lisa Comfort, the lady boss behind it all. Here is her site, YouTube vlog, and Insta. I bought pretty much every pattern they have during the recent 30% off sale.

Currently reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I need this book to help me but I don’t have enough time to read this book because I’m working nonstop, so…

Interested in these silica gel packets for my yarn stash. Does anyone out there add these to ziplock baggies of yarn?

Listening to lovely Carla Bruni singing “Quelqu’un m’a dit.”

Trying some cedar oil in my oil diffuser to ward off summer pests

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August 17, 2021

The @ParisAMDParis account is a little balm to your soul, with beautiful historical pictures of Paris 💓

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Perspective de la rue Saint-Jacques Quartier Latin c.1900 Paris

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Brad Stulberg@BStulberg·

January 25, 2021

Find and follow your passion is a load of crap.

Expecting to find something where everything clicks from the get go and is all good from there on out is a surefire way to never be happy.

Pursue your interests. Stay curious. Hone a craft. Passion emerges over years, not seconds.

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January 24, 2021

Snow in Wales this morning!!!!! #tregare #monmouthshire #wales

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January 24, 2021

The barn cats came out to investigate the snow with us at 5 am!
#tregare #monmouthshire #wales

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