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Sewaholic takes a holiday!

By on June 28, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Hey, everyone! Exciting news for me. I’m going on holidays starting next week, yay! It’s been years since I had a vacation. And even more importantly, this will be the first time I take a real break since starting Sewaholic Patterns. It’s about time! It’s scary, being away from my business, but I know I’ll [...]

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A New Sewing Site: Kollabora (Plus a Contest!)

By on June 7, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else, Online Resources

Have you heard of Kollabora.com? It’s a new community site developed by the creators of Burdastyle, featuring not only sewing projects but knitting, embroidery and jewelry projects as well. Kollabora, in their words, is a new community for people who like to make things. (Want to know more? Check out the video here.) The site [...]

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Getting Back to Sewing

By on March 20, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I’m so glad to be finished the Minoru Sew-Along. It’s been a lot of fun! This time, I was delighted to see people being helpful in the comments, responding to each other’s questions and sharing opinions. That was great! Half the fun of sewing along with a group is knowing you’re not alone, so it [...]

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Hart’s Fabric Giveaway Winner! Plus, a Shop Update

By on March 2, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Happy Friday, everyone! We have a winner! The winner of the $100 Hart’s Fabric Giveaway, picked randomly by Hart’s Fabric, is…

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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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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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