Archive | February, 2012

We Have Thread Again! The Sew-Along Continues…

By on February 29, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hello, everyone! What an exciting and busy week it’s been. I’m happy to report that I picked up thread to finish the Minoru Sew-Along jacket. You can see I picked up two spools, just in case I ran out again! I always multi-task on days when I drive the car to the office. I had [...]

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$100 Giveaway from Hart’s Fabric!

By on February 27, 2012 in Fabrics

**UPDATE** Entries are closed. Thanks everyone for entering and the winner will be announced tomorrow! I have an exciting announcement today, perfect for first thing Monday morning! Hart’s Fabric has generously offered a $100 gift certificate for their online store to one lucky Sewaholic reader! Isn’t this great timing? We’ve just been talking about where [...]

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Birthday Report, and a big thank you!

By on February 24, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Happy Friday, everyone! Thanks for all the kind birthday wishes! It was so nice to see so many comments on my birthday post, wishing me a happy birthday and telling me how wonderful the thirties are. You guys are wonderful. I’m lucky to have such thoughtful and caring people reading this blog! Just another reminder [...]

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Today I’m the Big 3-0. Happy birthday to me!

By on February 22, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else, Patterns

Today I’m taking the day off. It’s my thirtieth birthday! I’m 30. Thirty. The big three-oh. How do I feel? Older than I look, but overall pretty good about it! I’m rather aware that I don’t look like I’m thirty. I’m pretty sure that I’d still get asked for identification this year, and the legal [...]

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How Close Is Your Nearest Fabric Store?

By on February 21, 2012 in Fabrics, Inspiration and Everything Else

So, you might be wondering where the next Minoru Sew-Along post is. After sewing the lining, I’ve run out of thread! (It’s all that triple-topstitching, taking three times the normal amount of thread.) Cycling to work means it’s a lot harder to get around once I’m here. It would take hours out of the day [...]

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My Sewing Circle, Your Sewing Circle?

By on February 20, 2012 in Online Resources, Resources

Hey everyone! When we talked about our sewing lists spiralling out of control, a couple of people lamented that there was nothing quite like Ravelry for organizing our sewing queue. Then Alessa mentioned MySewingCircle.com – a fairly new website that’s based on the Ravelry concept but hasn’t really ‘stuck’ yet. (Or maybe all the cool [...]

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