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Sewing Thread Organization – NSM 9-10-15

Once you start sewing regularly you notice that not only does your material start reproducing, but your spools of thread start acting like unruly teenagers. You put them all together, but when you try to find them they are always … Continue reading

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Cost Effective Material – NSM 9-9-15

If you are new to sewing then you have no idea what you’re in for… Mwahahahahaha It’s a little-known fact that fabric breeds like rabbits. One day you only have a few yards sitting in your sewing room; within a … Continue reading

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My First Large Sewing Project – NSM 9-8-15

I have always been a huge Civil War buff. After college there was a time when I thought that I might try to get into reenacting. I didn’t know anybody who reenacted, but I knew that you could do it … Continue reading

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A Drawing Pad Carrier – NSM 9-7-15

My sister married Chuk, who has a daughter from a previous relationship. Since she will be the closest thing that I will have to a human niece, I want to do something really nice for her for Christmas. I asked … Continue reading

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A Fashion Show – NSM 9-6-15

For today’s post I wanted to put on a fashion show. After all, my sister isn’t the only one in the family with good fashion sense! Growing up some of the best gifts that I ever received were the dresses … Continue reading

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Wing Bags – NSM 9-5-15

Today Jay and I are going to an Air Show, so for my daily sewing post I thought that I would remind you of the wing bags that I made for Jay’s Rascal 110. Actually, on my blog this post … Continue reading

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CNC Router Projects – Bench and Sign

Jay made this bench for me this past winter, but it was his first try and it didn’t fit where I originally wanted it. Not a big deal, though, as the cats really love it. I made a blanket for … Continue reading

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More Wing Bags – NSM 9-14-15

I’ve shown the wing bags that I’ve made Jay in previous posts. One of the other guys in our RC club asked me to make him a set of wing bags. I took measurements and told him that I could … Continue reading

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Hooded Baby Towels – NSM 9-4-15

Yet again my mom is going to be brought up in my National Sewing Month post. She makes these hooded baby towels for gifts and to sell at her craft table. People love them and I can’t tell you how … Continue reading

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Yard Improvements – 2015

We have lived here for 2.5 years and sometimes I feel like we haven’t done hardly anything to this house. That’s when I have to pull out some of the pictures that I took on the day that we signed … Continue reading

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