Monthly Archives: December 2010

Presser Feet From Budapest

Ah, Budapest, I love you!  Along with a slew of old Burdas, look at what else I found: Three new feet for my Pfaff 1229! This one is a “Knit Edge/Piping/Beading Foot”.  According to my Pfaff accessory catalog, “[t]he Knit … Continue reading

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Dear Baby Lock . . .

.  .  .  please forgive me.  I have slandered you wrongly.  Or maybe I’ve libeled you.  In any case, I was wrong, dreadfully wrong.  Sigh.

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Serger Stuff Storage

The arrival of my new serger has occasioned a few changes around here:  I’ve been motivated to get a bit better organized, at least as far as my new machine and its ancillary bits are concerned. I’ve previously ranted about … Continue reading

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Felt Gift Bags

Just in time for Boxing Day — that is, if you’re doing nothing else today — are these felt bags, shamelessly copied from ones Starbucks sells every December.  (Or, at least, for the last few.) The Starbucks bags are much … Continue reading

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How To Find Your Bag Anywhere

When we travel, Mr. Noile and I are not big fans of shopping, unless we’re buying books or food, both of which we like to bring home from elsewhere.  So it goes without saying that we aren’t in the habit … Continue reading

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Polo-Palooza!

I finished a whole slew of my very favorite fall/winter tops just before taking a recent trip.  These are polos (those of us in the USA would probably call them “turtlenecks”)  from BurdaStyle’s 09/2010 issue, pattern number 121: They’re all … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong With This Picture? (UPDATE)

(Other than the fact that what’s wrong is not too obvious from my less-than perfect photo?) 12/29/10 — UPDATE:  OH, SO MUCH LESS IS WRONG THAN I THOUGHT!!!!  Friends, I have wallowed in ignorance, and I have whined and puled … Continue reading

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Project Records For My Serger

I vowed that I’d really get to know my  new serger this go-round, and have been devouring various resources.  Much to my surprise, my low-bump Baby Lock Lauren serger came with an excellent DVD, which I’ve watched, and found very … Continue reading

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ABdPM 20013: C’est Fait!

This pattern, my first Au Bonheurs des Petites Mains, was all about experimentation, and it has been a wonderful experience all around.  Not to mention that I love, love, love this jacket! The lower fastener is drooping a bit; I … Continue reading

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