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I say muslin, you say toile…

By on April 3, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

In the post about re-using muslins, Nic pointed out in the comments that it’s called “making a toile” in the UK, and the fabric itself is called calico. So here in North America, that means that both the fabric and the act of making a test garment are called muslin! (Kind of confusing to have [...]

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When In Doubt, Buy Three Metres (or Yards)?

By on February 18, 2013 in Fabrics

This is another really good question that I get asked from time to time! When you’re buying fabric with no specific purpose, how do you decide how much to buy? When I don’t know what I’m going to make, I know that 3 yards or metres will usually cover me. When in doubt, I buy [...]

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Do You Quilt?

By on February 15, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

A question for you today: do you quilt? Are you a serious quilter, or do you just quilt to use up fabric scraps? What do you do with all the quilts you make? (source) I was packing up fabric scraps this week, doing a bit of house-cleaning, and small scraps of fabric often make me [...]

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The Best Way to Learn to Knit

By on February 7, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Whenever I talk about knitting projects, people often ask me how to learn to knit. Burke asked in the comments of this weeks post: I was wondering if you had any tips for someone wanting to learn to knit. Did you just pick out a pattern and give it a go, learning as you went [...]

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A Little Less Inspiration, A Little More Action

By on January 28, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I was thinking about the recent Coletterie post on the creative reaction: how there are so many pretty things in the world, and it’s not possible to possess them all. How do I feel about this? I’m certainly a collector of inspiration. I have a sketchbook full of ideas, a folder full of images, file [...]

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How Do You Make Your Sewing Projects Look Less Home-Made?

By on January 14, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Happy Monday, everyone! A while back, Lora left an interesting comment about her fear of having her sewing projects look home-made, and not the good kind of homemade. Here’s what she said, in her words: I had a block of time (years) where I sewed very little while I worked and went to school. I [...]

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