UPS WAS HERE!!
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO HAD THESE MADE FOR ME.
THEY PROBABLY LOOK SMALL BUT THEY ARE 2X5 OR SO
WHO EVER IT WAS I LOVE THEM.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
WAITING UNTIL TOMORROW TO POST DETAILS ABOUT MY EARTH DAY GIVE AWAY SO MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK FOR THAT!!
THANKS FOR VISITING!!
HI AGAIN!!
I USUALLY LEAVE MONDAY’S FOR THE TIP OF THE WEEK
BUT I WANTED TO COME SHOW YOU MY NEW LABELS.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU LIKED THE ONE’S WITH THE SEWING MACHINE.
I STILL HAVE SOME OF THOSE, BUT I WANTED TO GET SOME OF THESE TOO
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A [...]
HI.
TO CONTINUE WITH SEWING TERMS FROM LAST WEEK,
HERE ARE TERMS D-G
Directional Print: A fabric with a printed pattern that has a definite “up” and “down”, or grain. Care must be taken to match the direction when piecing.
Drapability: Ability of a fiber to bend easily. A flexible fiber such as acetate can be made into a [...]
I HOPE YOU ALL PARTICIPATED IN EARTH HOUR!
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THOSE OF YOU THAT DID, I AM PROUD OF YOU.
IF YOU VISITED TOPSTITCH YESTERDAY THEN YOU KNOW THE LIGHTS WERE OFF HERE TOO, JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT HERE IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO YOUR PART FOR [...]
FYI: IN HONOR OF EARTH HOUR TOPSTITCH IS GOING TO TURN THE LIGHTS OUT.
ONLY THING IS, IT WON’T BE JUST FOR AN HOUR, IT WILL BE THE ENTIRE DAY.
VISIT TOMORROW AND YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TURN YOUR LIGHTS OUT TOO.
IT’S JUST FOR ONE HOUR. 8:30 LOCAL TIME.
WE [...]
HOLA!!
I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FANTASTIC WEEKEND.
FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE TIP OF THE WEEK ARE GOING TO BE SEWING TERMS THAT I CAME ACROSS. I HOPE THEY HELP YOU. FOR SOME OF THEM I WILL INCLUDE PICTURES, IF I HAVE SOME AVAILABLE
SEWING TERMS A-C
Absorbency: Ability of a fabric to take in moisture. Absorbency [...]
PLEASE GO CHECK OUT MARILLA’S BLOG. SHE POSTED PICTURES OF INDY WITH A BLANKET I MADE HIM!!!
YOU HAVE TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL HE IS!
I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT 4 TOTE BAG’S THAT I AM GIVING AWAY FOR EARTH DAY. I DIDN’T MAKE THE TOTE’S. I BOUGHT THEM. I WAS GOING TO MAKE THEM BUT I [...]
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MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IT OUT
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HI.
ISN’T THIS THE CUTEST THING EVER!!
A LITTLE MUSICAL SEWING MACHINE.
ONE OF THE GIRL’S AT WORK GAVE IT TO ME TO BRIGHTEN UP MY DAY
IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON AND I LOVE IT!
WHEN THE MUSIC IS PLAYING
THE NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN LIKE A REAL SEWING MACHINE.
THE PATTERN BOOK IS SO CUTE.
THANK YOU SO [...]
I DECIDED TO SHARE SOME FUN THIMBLE FACTS INSTEAD OF THE TIP OF THE WEEK. I WILL DO THAT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN!
The thimble has its origin in early civilization. Roughly carved of stone, bronze, bone or ivory, the thimble aided the sewer in pushing crude needles through animal skins to make clothing. Since that [...]