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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Craft & Hobby Show update

I just came back from sunny Anaheim (we have snow) where the Craft & Hobby show takes place each January. Store buyers attend and shop for new products for their stores, so as a writer I’m also looking for new things. Most of the new products aren’t even on sale yet, so it’s fun to [...]

Buying a New Sewing Machine

I’ve received many questions about purchasing a new sewing machine and asking me to recommend a certain model and/or brand. Obviously, I can’t really do that, but I can offer some guidelines for the selection process.
Firstly, look for a reliable dealer in your area–one who offers instruction on the new machine and perhaps classes specific for [...]

National Organize Your Home Day

January 14th is National Organize Your Home Day–now I don’t know about you, but this is not a task I could ever complete in a single day. Perhaps, I could get a handle on my desk in one day!
I think sewers are always lamenting the fact that they need to organize–whether its upcoming projects, the fabric stash, [...]

Sewing-related Stamps

I don’t know about you, but I love to tout my sewing habit any way possible. I have an assortment of shirts, including my fav “Fabric Fondler,” and even a baseball cap that says “You Sew Girl!” But, just recently I thought about stamps–yes, I know most people don’t write letters much any more, but [...]

Sewing New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year! It’s now official–the holidays are over and we’re into trying to make good on our New Year’s resolutions. I’m guessing that many of you have some similar to mine–clean and organize the sewing room, get rid of some old sewing magazines and save those stories that you want to keep (and file them [...]